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• UK Comedian Sarah Hendrickx Setting off on a 800 Mile Cycle Ride Having Only...

  

  Sarah in Spain 12 years ago, when it all went wrong for her“So just to check,” I said to comedian Sarah Hendrickx on Skype yesterday. “You’ve gone mad. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Organised Religion Usually All Ends in Tears, Discrimination and Beheadings…

  

  What a well-dressed Siberian shaman looked like, circa 1692I have no problem with religions. They mostly boil down to the advice: Be nice to other people.This i... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, RELIGION

• Edinburgh Fringe BBC News Crisis Comedy – and Without Jimmy Savile!

  

  Sara Pascoe, Hal Cruttenden & Dan Starkey in Making NewsAt the Edinburgh Fringe in August, there will be a play titled Making News about a newly-installed... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Jimmy Savile Death Threat Linked to Beatrix Potter’s Historic Child Abuse Via...

  

  Mr Methane, farter of alternative comedyIn yesterday’s blog, I mentioned that Mr Methane, the farter of British alternative comedy, had e-mailed me:“I met Bob... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Casual Violence with Mr Methane Farting Around, Plus Fringe Comedy, David Icke...

  

  Last night, I saw comedy sketch group Casual Violence performing what they called a ‘work in progress’ version of their upcoming new Edinburgh Fringe show... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Comedian Malcolm Hardee, a Man in a Van from Up North and a Beautiful Swan

  

  Confrontations with swans very seldom have a good outcomeWhile comedian and prop-maker Martin Soan was painting the public areas of my home at Fleming Towers,... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• The End of the UK’s Greatest Show On Legs and the Naked Balloon Dance?

  

  Martin Soan rubbers-up for Thriller at The Hob last nightLast night I went to see Martin Soan perform as part of The Greatest Show On Legs, the comedy troupe... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• British Comedian Martin Soan Forgets Two Old Vaginas but is Offered a Third

  

  Martin contemplating vagina offer yesterdayThe redecoration of the public areas of Fleming Towers continues apace with comedian and prop maker par... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• A British Film About a South American Psycho Killer Made by a Kung Fu Master

  

  Chet Jethwa – kung fu manYesterday, I got an e-mail from Chet Jethwa about a movie he has directed which is currently being sold at the Cannes Film Festival.... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• A UK Comic with a Building Reputation and a Collapsing Edinburgh Fringe Show

  

  Martin Soan – stimulated by home decorating“I don’t mind admitting what I find stimulating,” said Martin Soan over breakfast this morning. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Nine More Answers to Questions Asked by Virgin Edinburgh Fringe Comedians

  

  What performing looks like at the FringeA couple of days ago, I re-blogged some two-year-old Answers to nine questions asked by first-time Edinburgh Fringe... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• A Sound Technician at the Edinburgh Fringe Can Face Wetness and Nudity

  

  Misha Anker sounded good at Hampstead Theatre yesterdayLast August, Misha Anker was sound technician for the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show - as she was for... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Answers to Nine Questions Asked by First-time Edinburgh Fringe Performers

  

  My first view of the world from bed this morning was fuzzyI did not get to bed until 4.30am this morning, only had three hours sleep and have to go out. This... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show Gets Thrown Together – Much Like...

  

  The Awards Show poster at the 2012 FringeI always tell people that staging the annual two-hour Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show at the Edinburgh Fringe is a... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Is the Comedy Business More Important to the UK Than the Financial Industry?

  

  Dr Brett Mills, ‘Principal Investigator’ of comedyYesterday, the Daily Telegraph reported that the UK’s creative industries generate £36 billion per year... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• At the Edinburgh Fringe in August – Five Daily Chat Shows Based on This Blog

  

  Pay a fiver and be guaranteed a seat & a chance to heckle meI am staging five daily chat shows at the Edinburgh Fringe this year allegedly based on this... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Comedy Writer James Hamilton Tries and Fails to Persuade Me He is Not Weird

  

  I only just discovered this morning, when inserting a link into this blog, that James Hamilton has put a very large quote from me on his website. James is the... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Anorexic Comic Sectioned Under the Mental Health Act and What God Said

  

  Juliette Burton in London yesterday“Someone recently told me,” I said to comedian/actress Juliette Burton yesterday, “about a 26-year-old female comedian who wa... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• “People Who Are a Bit Physically Odd Are Attracted to Comedy” – Marfan Mutants

  

  Exotic and flexible – Anna SmithThis blog’s occasional Canadian correspondent – former exotic dancer Anna Smith – was in hospital recently. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Cutting Edge Camera Technology Reveals Great Open-sewered Slums of the World

  

  “You were thinking about making a 5-minute science fiction film called Avatar last time I saw you,” I reminded Danish director Nicolai Amter yesterday. “I... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 SOCIETY