I have been unable to write for the past couple of days, due to the new part of my Fringe routine that involves having a sleep for an hour and…
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Edinburgh Fringe 2019: Day 2
My second show of the Fringe ended up being two people short of officially selling-out. However, when the room is full, some poor sucker needs to be wedged into a…
Edinburgh Fringe 2019 – Day 1
As you may have guessed from the title, Edinburgh Fringe 2019 has now begun. I had my first show of the run today and it was good fun. Not everything…
So this is Fringemas…
In 24 hours time, I will have just finished my first Edinburgh Fringe show of 2019. Ticket sales are currently ever so slightly down on this time last year. With…
Unemployment and other forthcoming adventures
I have handed in my notice in my day job. I don’t have another job to go to and am not earning anywhere near enough from comedy to make a…
Trial and error
On Tuesday, I did something I haven’t done in a good few years. No, it wasn’t that. I performed the latest incarnation of HTWAPQ in front of an audience who…
From Queenstown to Swindon town
I still don’t like Queenstown. It’s beautiful to look at, but it also knows this. Unlike the rest of New Zealand, it lacks a soul; largely as it’s pretty much…
How To Win A Pub Quiz Mini International Tour. Stop four: Dunedin
The final stop of my mini international tour was Dunedin. I liked Dunedin last time I was there. Back then, it was a welcome escape from what turned out to…
How To Win A Pub Quiz Mini International Tour. Stop three: Christchurch
In Christchurch, things didn’t go entirely to plan. What was originally offered as a free stay in a four-star hotel turned into a stay on a sofa, which later turned…
How To Win A Pub Quiz Mini International Tour. Stop two: Wellington, NZ
I am writing this entry from an environment that was highly familiar to me in 2007, but where I’ve not been since. I’m not referring to New Zealand, I am talking…