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2010: Welcome To Crazy Town
Welcome To Crazytown was my most ambitious show to date and one that I am most proud of. Working again with my writer friend Greg Neale, we took Bobby Spade to another level. I performed Welcome to Crazyytown at the Stand One with a jazz backing band that included Jono Eio on piano, Phil Moriarty[…..]
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Categories: Edinburgh, Standup.2009: A Deadpan Poet Sings Quiet Songs Quietly
A Deadpan Poet… saw me heading back to my favourite venue the Stand II in 2009. The smaller venue allowed me to experiment once again and I took full advantage. With the help of writing partners Greg Neale and Glenn Christie I successfully attempted to fuse one-liners, poetry and jazz. The show was a tribute[…..]
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Categories: Edinburgh, Standup.2008: 8 Nights Only
Eight Nights Only! was a ‘best bits and greatest hit’ show performed on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the Fringe 2008. This remains one of my favourite Edinburghs simply because I was able to leave Edinburgh and go travelling Sunday to Friday and then pop back into Edinburgh on the weekends for sold-out shows at[…..]
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Categories: Edinburgh, Standup.2007: Hiro Worship
Hiro Worship, in 2007, was the last of that trio of story-telling shows which saw me move downstairs to the Stand I. Hiro Worship was the comical yet true story of Hirofumi Makami, a Japanese friend that I met one night at the 100 Club on Oxford Street in London. I performed the show every[…..]
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Categories: Edinburgh, Standup.2006: The Naked Racist
The Naked Racist was my tribute to pacifism. It was the 2006 follow up to Nearly Gay and it recounted an incredible wonky night in Amsterdam which ended with full frontal nudity and a new perspective on racial harmony. Again at the tiny Stand II, the show included a full metal band, The Shitsticks, that[…..]
