01/09/07
Post Edness -
Categories: I have now been back at home in my lovely flat with my lovely girlfriend since very late Wednesday night. I have slept loads, eaten well and generally made sure that I had at least a few days of nothing before I did comedy related madness once again. A lot of fellow Edinburghers and friends have asked if I have the usual post Ed depression but I'm very pleased to say its passed me by this year and for the first time in ages I'm very happy to be chillin' for a bit.
I am now officially a full-time comedian which is very nice. It seems alien to me to not be going to work on monday but I'm also very excited about it.
While most comics would probably be very unimpressed with this, I'm really excited that this is the first time in four years of slogging away on the circuit that I can actually survive on gigging, and various other comedy/acting related things alone. Its bizarre how many non-comedy people don't realise that its tough to make a living from the circuit alone. Before I did comedy I always naively assumed you did comedy and that was that, never before knowing the art of working up the circuit etc. Although I also used to believe that all comedians improvised every night, and never had a set script. How innocent and stupid I was. This was quickly beaten out of me in about two days when someone pointed out a comic who had been doing the same set for three years. While the latter may be less idealistic, its a damn sight easier for us on the circuit. Although I need to change some of my material soon before I bore myself to death.
Been booking up my diary which has been nicely easier than normal (although any promoters reading this - extra gigs are always nice! Nudge nudge, wink wink) and I've got some lovely stuff lined up, including Bestival next weekend, which I'm really looking forward to. Not so much my gigging, but the fact the Beastie Boys are headlining the Saturday, and the 'world's biggest fancy dress party' is pirate themed, so I'm excited all round. Someone recently said pirates are now too populist, which hurt. I can only hope that they said that after being a huge fan of the Normans or a group so unpopular that they were just trying to make themselves feel better. No one will ever dress up as the Ottoman Guard at Bestival and they will have to deal with that rejection.
I appear to have started a small scuffle on my blog about my post to do with Stewart Lee's show last week. I am amazed that dickheads such as the man who interrupted the show and his friends/followers are stubborn and stupid enough to believe that his actions made the show funnier. Its people like that that make me sad that comedians and artists hard work is wasted on their stupid tiny brains. I can only hope that at some point just before he dies, that man realises he is a complete cock. We can but strive for an open minded comedy literate crowd at every gig. Here's hoping.
For those who cant read the comments (I cant on some people's computers I discovered) here's what happened on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLiz_CbR8Po
Decide for yourself how much of a twat that man is.
Right must do some work. I have to update our sketch show script as the very nice man from the TV sketch show company who was at our show on the day of the evil laughing man, has agreed to read a script. He too agrees we were not to blame for the worst laugh of all time. Huzzah!
More blogging soonish!
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