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
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Still Japanese, still strong
Remember when I told you we were working on a Japanese-style piece for the Rhodes drama department? Well, we've been at it for a while now. The show is in a couple weeks time. Check out these ridiculously epic studio shots:
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
One does not simply forget this
Priceless. That's the simplest way to describe the experience at the HSS Cultural Show this weekend. I can't think of any other place that would grant me a shot at hosting an event on such a grand scale. A huge thanks, then to the organising committee! Last year's experience was already a huge deal but … Continue reading One does not simply forget this
On to the next one
The work just rolls on. It's that time of the year when just about everyone has a formal event. Societies gather to elect new committees, hall balls aplenty and leavers' dinners are being munched all over the place. All of these, of course, demand some form of constant entertainment. Cue the opportunities for MC work. … Continue reading On to the next one
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