It was quite the threshold. I know it might not sound like a big deal when I say that yesterday's freak out was all about a comedy set, but it IS that big a deal to me. It IS something to stand in front of 300 odd people and reveal just how insecure I was … Continue reading Small personal milestone reached
Tag: humour
Exposed: Doorway creeps me out
I can tell you that I haven't been this scared in a while. I stand facing a personal doorway that I've never opened in comedy performance. I don't know what will happen when I turn the doorknob. I don't know what lies on the other side. Tonight... I find out. There's an event I'm performing … Continue reading Exposed: Doorway creeps me out
Gangnam Styling all the way
Every now and then, a song just creeps out of the woodwork and smashes everything in its path. A song so bold in its flavour, so unbelievably punchy in its execution that it just grabs the world by the scruff of the neck and demands attention. Never in my life would I have imagined bumping … Continue reading Gangnam Styling all the way
Comedy cookbook: The rule of three
There's something about the number three in comedy. Something about the third time lucky. The third time funny. Welcome back to the Comedy Cookbook. The mini-series in this blog which looks at how comedy actually works. The Rule of three: A comic establishes a situation or statement and keeps coming back to it. The second … Continue reading Comedy cookbook: The rule of three
Bigger than yours
I have a massive head. It's enormous. You get used to it, though. I had to. The downside is that I can't wear hats because... well... they don't fit. Even caps with those clicking size shifters aren't enough. Remember them? They had plastic clicking adjustment dots. You know how the larger heads stretch that clicking … Continue reading Bigger than yours
Tyson Ngubeni 