comedy
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“I realised, this isn’t me – it’s Leslie”: an interview with Simon Topping
For this week’s “interviewing someone doing something cool in Brighton” [2] section of the Indie Brighton Listings, I interviewed Simon Topping, who runs Extra Topping Comedy. I’ve known Simon a while now, and am a massive fan of both his character comedy and his ability to curate an ever-interesting lineup. I caught up with him in… Read more
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Indie Brighton Listings: an interview with Scoops Impro
Hello! I’m trying to interview someone who is performing in Brighton or is putting cool stuff on in Brighton every week. This is part of my exciting new gambit, the Indie Brighton listings newsletter. A newsletter you should absolutely subscribe to if you live in, or regularly visit, the city of Brighton. The only thing… Read more
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Complaining to the BBC is almost always pointless
I got very cross with the BBC for sticking Helen Lewis on Have I Got News For You and wrote to them to complain about it. [1] For context, Lewis is a journalist notorious for her relentless anti-trans grift. Obviously HIGNFY has had guests on with odious views before – Boris Johnson springs immediately to… Read more
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Audition
I had an audition yesterday. It was for a Brighton-based topical and satirical sketch show, which has been running for 24 years. More on that in a bit. Earlier in the week, I had my first coffee ‘n’ chat with Chris, a musician, writer and songwriter of significant repute. He is beta testing his plan… Read more
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A (very belated) list of stuff to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
I’m not at Edinburgh this year, but a friend asked for recommendations and I cobbled this list together. Old favourites abound – and pretty much all are on Joz Norris’ own, much more comprehensive list. I’m not sure how I feel about that particular Fringe these days. But so many people I know and love… Read more
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AndAlso Level Four Improv Showcase, The Lantern Theatre, Brighton
Over the last few months I’ve been doing an improv course with AndAlso (artists formerly known as The Maydays), learning “The Harold”. The Harold format is named after the 1960s Labour Prime Minster Harold Wilson, due to the way scenes and games emerge in the “white heat” of a three beat structure. A lot of… Read more
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Some Edinburgh posters
After the amusing hoo-hah of Actually It’s About Ethics In Comedy Journalism, I’ve noticed some folks bringing their shows to Edinburgh have quoted me on their posters or in their material. This isn’t new – it’s been a few years now of seeing my own words quoted back at me from a poster in the… Read more
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