25/08/07
1 show to go -
Categories: Arthur's Seat is deceiving steep and more so when you are hungover and in a rush. Hills seem to have the ability to become only more difficult when you are in some way handicapped. This is again one of the reasons why Edinburgh is the worst place in the world to be with a hangover.
The reason for this morning's hike was to take part in This Sketch Group Belongs to Lionel Richie's show up on Arthur's Seat. They were going to do their full hour, but realising that some sketches may be tough to do without a stage and lighting, they decided to split the bill. And despite the trek (which was to be fair only bad because of my beer gut and unhealthiness) it was a great gig, with a fantastic view. About 100 people showed up and were all really receptive despite the strong winds. It was fun to be part of something that felt like it was truly the spirit of the fringe. Consequently as well, any other hill I have walked up today has been easy to deal with. The place where Arthur rests his bum is clearly king of the hills.
Numbers finally picked up for our show today which was nice and I can only hope that it will be the same tomorrow, not least so that I don't have to flyer much in the morning. I am finally so so sick of flyering that it has risen high on my list of most hated things. Its the if.comeddies tonight, and while I am there to see who wins, I am mainly there because of free booze. Free booze + fun = next day flyering pain.
We are both pleased there is only one show to go now, and doing it that million times has made us realised what bits we've done wrong and could do better next time. Doing things like Arthur's Seat today and Devlin's Daily at the Stand yesterday keeps the enjoyment up. But we are truly sick of the script, the music used and just about everything to do with our show and I'm looking forward to shoving to the back of my head for a bit, and just enjoying my last couple of days here.
Saw Stewart Lee last night. Another brilliant show from him. It was only marred by some complete twat who walked right across the stage behind him, once about 20mins, and once at the end when he as trying to close the show. Stewart dealt with it brilliantly, but the man's sheer incompetence was ridiculous. People like that should not be allowed to see comedy, or at least snipered if they do things like that.
Night before I went to see the Shins who were amazing. So nice to once again do something completely not comedy related. I also saw the Witching Hour which was quite possibly the scariest live show I have ever seen. I didn't know I could scream like a girl until I saw that show. I highly recommend it, although I will never ever go again as my nerves cant take it.
Home soon! Real food, actual sleep and preparation for next year awaits!
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