I had my second gig of the year on Wednesday. It was at an alternative book club night in Cheltenham, where comedians do material specifically about books. I’d like to…
Stunted growth
After getting a little too cocky with my hops growth, the normal order has been restored. In a month, my largest vine has barely grown three inches. Looking at pictures…
My Chemical Romance: I’m not MK
This week, I went to my first music gig since… Well, I couldn’t actually remember when. I’ve just checked and it was in 2018 when I was still living in…
Music festivals
This week, I added another gig booking to my diary and I will be performing at a music festival in July. The best part is that I get a free…
The admin secret
This past week, I finally stumbled on the most successful and effective approach for comedy admin. And by comedy admin, I mean emailing or messaging promoters to book gigs. It…
Gigging again
On Thursday, I performed a stand-up set for the first time in six months. In these Covid times, I have had a few long gaps between gigs. So, I almost…
A gig. An actual gig
I actually have a gig this week, making it my first gig of the year. Since I finished my run at NZ Fringe at the start of March 2020, my…
To not to Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe early bird deadline has passed and I have not put in a show application or even made any provisional enquiries. For those not in the know, the…
More about hops
I missed an entry last week, mainly because I forgot. It’s commitment like that that gets me all the traffic here. So much traffic. I may as well talk about…
The two-year mark
This week marked two years since I arrived back from New Zealand. I had been travelling for more than 30 hours, then passed through through an eerily quiet Paddington Station…