04/08/08
All the Freaks Come Out on Saturday Night -
Categories: Sometimes I get so caught up in the fringe spirit that I forget that Saturday nights are the same in any town, despite festival activity. Last
nights stand-up gig was to a small room of a hen do, stag do and birthday party who proceeded to heckle me and each other throughout my
allocated time. Why they had paid to watch a show on the fringe I don't know, but what is evident is that they wasted the money of the 15 odd people
who were there to see me and Sean.
Its something that I still cant understand as an act, how people choose to watch comedy when they clearly should be out fighting each other in a gutter
instead. It took 15 minutes of dealing with heckles before I could attempt to do material. The material got either silence or heckled and any good retorts
from me (and yes I did a few) were ignored as they were too busy being drunken arseholes. Sadly for Sean I had to leave after my set to head to a
much nicer gig, leaving him to fend for himself.
Maybe its just because its the weekend, but the festival seems full steam ahead today. There are a lot more people about and there is a vibe about the
place that has been missing from Thursday to now. All the other gigs have gone splendidly. Tea and Cake today truly kicked ass, with a fullish crowd who
liked all but one sketch. This sketch is now being amended in time for tomorrow. Its amazing how a show can continue to grow as the festival develops.
Its something that critics often don't realise, but no matter what you do at previews, fringe crowds like and dislike different things and there is no way
to tell exactly what will work in the space we're in until we are well and truly in it. Our show has changed loads since day one. We are now 7 minutes less,
minus one turtle, and 3 sketches have changed. By the end of the festival it will truly be the best it can be, although by then its a little too late. Edinburgh is
one big stable door, with critics comments and careers, very much being the bolted horse.
I've had several lovely stand-up gigs too, and have officially met someone who spotted me by face alone and told me they were a fan of my stand-up.
My ego has swelled accordingly and I am now officially a minus Z-list celeb. Speaking of celebs, yesterdays blog has had over 200 readers more than
my usual ones because of my comments on Mr Bloom. I have also received some slander because of this from his precious fans. I have posted these
because they are damn funny. I hope you enjoy them as much I as have.
Realising this popularity I will now put at least one celebrity's name and a body part on each of my posts to see if this boosts number. Today's celeb:
Paris Hilton's tits (This is sure to be a winner. I laugh in the face of disappointed men at their internets right now. Mwahahahaha!)
I didn't drink any booze today. I feel proud but also strangely like everyone is having fun without me. This I fear is the beginning of alcoholism.
Comments:
"Orlando Bloom carried the film, and proved that not only can he act,a he has great presecne on film. His performance is quiet and subtle when need be, feroucious in the heat of battle, but never overplayed. (Review by Oscar/Watch.com: and by James Christopher - one of the top reviews on the Times: " The hero of the hour is Orlando Bloom. He is fabulously uncomplicated and effortlessly sexy. He's grown up from juvenile swashbuckler to a handsome and earthy lead. Ridley's ripping crusades epic mkes a man of Orlando Bloom" We could fill your whole boring, colourless and egocentric column with comments like these....
David and Betty backed by a large crowd of OB fans who think he is a fabulous actor.
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