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2011: The Simple Hour
The Simple Hour was a conscious attempt to return to simple stand-up for 2011. The Bobby Spade project had taken over my comedy life and I realised that I had let my club material slip so I decided the new hour would be a stripped back solo stand-up show. No bands. No character. No overarching[…..]
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Categories: Edinburgh, Standup.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[…..]
