We don’t mean to brag, but Mark and I met Pliny.
His beak was like that when we got there.
This was at the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive at the University of Kent.
I felt like a very special boy.
comedy history
Do You Have a Mantra?
Ben Moor is a lovely, talented, warm-hearted person. Don’t take my word for it. He’s famously this.
A few days before my first proper show in 15 years, I asked Ben by email if he had any tips. He wrote back:
Breathe deeply before going on – do you have a mantra? – mine is borrowed from [American football coach] Marv Levy who used to say to his players “Where else would you rather be, than right here, right now.” It’s the last thing I say to myself before going on stage and it settles me nicely.
Also, if you think you’re talking too slowly, you’re probably talking at the right pace.
Have fun out there!
Love and peace,
Ben x
Heckling for Fun and Profit
Dembina: So I was walking down the road, as the comedians say…
Me: Which road?
Dembina: The Holloway Road. It joins up with the A1.
Me: Glad I asked.
Dembina: Good heckle.
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Dembina: What’s it called? Jewish Playboy?
Me: Playmensch.
Dembina: Nah, not…
Me: Playgoy?
Dembina: That’s it. You can have 50p for that one, not a pound.
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The spirit of the Tunnel Club is alive in Edinburgh.
Fuck Her Gently
Spümcø‘s video for “Fuck Her Gently” by Tenacious D isn’t on YouTube, presumably because of rudeness or Satanism or both.
Or maybe the hard fuckers at YouTube don’t agree with the song’s message.
Honestly, back in 2002 this played all day long on Kerrang! and MTV. Listen to Grandpa. Platform capitalism is stupid.
So here it is. Justice for KG.
