In this past week, I have battled two very different but nonetheless challenging rooms. The first gig was in Windsor, where I was opening. The audience were mostly middle-class and…
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Paranoia
I am always a bit sceptical when I receive emails offering me gigs through my website when I have not previously had any contact with the promoter. The level I…
Selective ignorance
Here’s a philosophical question: if there are no audience and the gig still goes ahead, is it a gig? The rational answer would be ‘no’. However, if I lived my…
Back in action
After a full-run at Edinburgh Fringe, you probably need at least a week of doing as little as possible to recover due to how much energy the experience takes out…
Edinburgh Fringe 2013 – Day 22 and post-Fringe thoughts
That’s it for Edinburgh Fringe for another 11 months and it is now time to reflect on what has taken place. In case you were wondering, our final show did…
Edinburgh Fringe 2013 – Day 21
It turns out that our penultimate Fear and Loathing show actually took place on the previous day, as what would have been our penultimate show yesterday had to be pulled.…
Edinburgh Fringe 2013 – Day 20
In 48 hours, my run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2013 will be at an end. Not that I’m counting down the hours or anything. Well, I quite obviously am. In…
Edinburgh Fringe 2013 – Day 18 and 19
I was all set to denounce Bob Geldof for being wrong in his dislike of Mondays, when it should be Wednesdays that should be held with such contempt, at least…
Edinburgh Fringe 2013 – Day 16 and 17
On Sunday, Simon had another day off, so my plan was to draft in two replacements who would then flyer outside the venue for an hour before the show. Unfortunately,…
Edinburgh Fringe 2013 – Day 15
The end is in sight. In a week’s time, my 2013 run at the Fringe will have finished. It has been a hard slog so far in terms of promoting…