11 May 2014 With my film project now moving from ‘development’ to what’s known as ‘pre-production’, I have decided to write a new blog-diary (and who knows, hopefully one day a book) about trying to get a movie made, as well as actually now making a movie. You don’t have to read it – although…
My last blog about stand-up comedy was supposed to have been exactly that: my last blog about stand-up comedy. It was also an attempt to start writing up my ‘diary experiences’ from Edinburgh. An attempt to close the chapter on my attempt at stand-up comedy. But last week I was persuaded to do 5 minutes…
I have shelved my attempts at ‘comedy’ for I-don’t-know-how-long and am in hiding and entrenched with writing yet another (final, final) draft of ‘the novel’. But as the Edinburgh Fringe draws to a close today, I thought it was time to at least also start updating my blog with my Edinburgh Diary to conclude the…
It was a week before Christmas, Tuesday 18th December to be exact, and I learned a lot upstairs at The Library Comedy Club in Upper Street, Islington. In fact I learned a great deal about the world of stand-up from then on, too – at least London’s ‘world’. Thanks to the fabulous compere James Redmond,…
A week today, I would have just completed the first of 4 lunchtime stand-up performances at the Edinburgh Free Fringe – and I will be getting legless out of relief or shame or both. I know all this because Ryanair have emailed to remind me. Okay, they didn’t actually remind me about the stand-up or…
In a few hours I’m going along to see the stand-up comedian, Adam Bloom, who is performing in my home town. Ricky Gervais has described him as being one of his favourite stand-ups for about ten years (ten years – get it? – please see the previous chapter of this blog, if not). ‘Bloom,’ says…
OK … here’s what I’ve learned so far about stand-up. It’s f***ing hard. I’d almost given up. I’m probably still giving up. In fact, I’ll probably always, almost be giving up. But I’ve promised to participate at a SUCK event again this coming Saturday in Barcelona, so I can’t give up until at least Sunday….
I had a phone call this lunchtime from Frank Blunt, the documentary film-maker. He’s back in Glossop, Derbyshire, and he sounded breathless and excited – or maybe just pissed. He said he’d been viewing some of the footage this morning of his ‘no-nonsense Frankumentary’ on stand-up comedy together with his producers, and they’re now commissioning…
I’m back and so is this blog. Frank Blunt and his documentary team are back in town, too – but they’re not letting on when or where they’re going to film next. It’s to do with their ‘fly-on-the-wall’ psychology bollocks. (Who came up with ‘fly-on-the-wall’ in the first place? What fly? Whose wall?) Anyway, I’ve…
I’ve just heard that Frank Blunt and his documentary crew are returning next Tuesday to follow me around for another week. As if 10 days at London open-mics wasn’t enough, he now wants to see another SUCK show in Barcelona to see if the comedy has ‘improved’, and to interview me about my ‘one-man 40-minute…