Brighton Fringe

Enthused by the reception to our first show at the Brighton Fringe a few weeks ago Andy Onions and I returned for two more this past weekend. We figured that being on at midday was going to present challenges, particularly when the sun was out, but we got our flyering faces on and set out to convince random wanderers and early drinkers alike that what they really wanted to do was sit in a dark room and be entertained by two people they'd never heard of.

And it worked. Granted, the attendance didn't exactly lead to a standing room only scenario but at both shows we had people streaming in with minutes to go before the lights went down and the volume went up. Saturday's audience were quieter than their Sunday counterparts but within both ranks there were out and out zealots applauding and laughing at everything and bringing others on board the whole time. Not bad at all considering one group admitted they'd seen us in the program and come, "because you're on really early and nothing else is happening."

Andy's sets were tight and full of the kind of raucous nonsense he's famed for in comedy circles. Be sure to see Powerpointless at The Banshee Labyrinth come Edinburgh Festival. As for me, passing the box was a winner on the whole and people enjoyed pulling out the 7" singles and discussing their worst nights out, last things they'd bought or their experiences travelling abroad. Our youngest audience member, who I'd estimate to be 13 pulled one out and excitedly declared with pride she knew exactly what it was, "Hey, it's one of those things from the old days...a floppy disk!" I didn't have the heart to correct her.

Aside from being good fun, the shows were great in terms of building up my confidence for my debut solo show in Ed. I'm also finally learning how to control my voice so it doesn't fall into a croak by the third song. Drink plenty of water. Suck Soothers. Avoid shouting. 

Show this Thursday
Should you be in the London Fields vicinity, I'm previewing my full show at Pub on the Park this Thursday. Complete with updated backing tracks (new Soundcloud recordings here) and the Box of Frustration. Show starts at 8. I'm taking the second half from 9. See the Facebook Event for more info.