Dinner in America is one of the most aggressive, obnoxious films I have seen. Imagine Badlands as directed by Todd Soldnz or John Waters. On paper I should have hated it. In reality it was one of the funnier films of the last couple of years. It was released in 2020 and, from what I … Continue reading Dinner in America (How they make you like Simon)
Tag: comedy
Character Comedy: Basil Cowan Script
Hi, I recently did stand up in Derry. I decided to do some character comedy I’ve been doing stand up semi-regularly for approximately five years. Let me tell you: I wasn’t good. I watched Dolemite Is My Name and the most interesting thing was Rudy Ray Moore created the character of Dolemite. It gave me … Continue reading Character Comedy: Basil Cowan Script
Futurama: 5 episodes you can watch now
Futurama had the task of following The Simpsons. No big deal, right? When it aired in the UK on Channel 4, they didn’t know what to do with the show. It looked like The Simpsons, but it wasn’t The Simpsons. It was bounced around the schedule and stuck on at the weekends at 2 am. … Continue reading Futurama: 5 episodes you can watch now
Chicken Box 26-9-19 Stand Up Set Script Second Draft
Here is the stand-up script for my set at Derry Chicken Box 26-9-19. There was an audio recording but the quality isn't great and there's a lot of background noise. I enjoyed performing and may stick with this one for a while and make a few alterations here and there. Some lines I didn't expect … Continue reading Chicken Box 26-9-19 Stand Up Set Script Second Draft
25-30 November 2018 Round up
25-30 November 2018 there were only two posts this week. It's winter and you might feel like it's all grim. You wake up in darkness you go to bed in darkness. It's like a metaphor for life isn't it? Oh and there's also the bloody rain and the cold. That's why I decided to write … Continue reading 25-30 November 2018 Round up