So I've been here a day. Arrived at 1.30 Edinburgh time. And so far I've had a fantastic time.
The house is lovely. Big. Met Paul, the other Punter Panelist. We tossed a coin for the main bedroom, which I hadn't actually seen at that point. I won. The room is huge, with an en suite bathroom, complete with shower, jacuzzi, and bidet. Oh yes, I could have some fun here.
Here is a picture of the room:
Anthea was at the house to meet us, and gave us our itineraries for the day. She did it so we could meet up between every few shows, which is good. They all seem a friendly bunch. So far I've seen The Circus of the Future, http://www.chortle.co.uk/edfest2005/edshows.html?http&&&www.chortle.co.uk/edfest2005/circusoffuture.html which was ok, two women doing sketches based around a circus from the future.
Michael Mee, http://www.gildedballoon.co.uk/2005/fringe_show_review.php?show_ID=32 which was alright, treading that path of Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan.
Natalie Haynes, http://www.nataliehaynes.com/ who's show is based around Logan's run, and is said a warp speed. Boy can she talk fast.
Paul Chowdhry, http://www.chortle.co.uk/edfest2005/edshows.html I enjoyed the most from the day. Mainly dealing with racism, but without being too political. It was good fun.
Congress Of Oddities, I didn't enjoy so much, maybe that was because it was nearly midnight, but it was all a bit Acting School for me. http://www.chortle.co.uk/edfest2005/edshows.html
After the shows finished we went over to the Gilded Balloon to use our special bar passes. Introduced ourselves to someone running things, and got seats at the front for Late n Live. There was a fight there on Friday night, with an Aussie comic beating up a heckler. It's that sort of place. But last night was quiet by comparison. Only a few hecklers. The acts we saw were Simon Munnery, Jimeoin, and the Umbilical Brothers. Good night. We left when the band came on at 3. Got home around 4. Had to get up at 10.30 this morning to hand in my reviews and ratings for the acts I'd seen the day before.
Today is looking like another long one. I have 7 shows to see starting at 3.15pm, finishing around 1am.
So far it's been as I expected, a little mad. Everywhere I turn there are comedians walking around. Seen Daniel Kitson, Robin Ince, and a guy from the Smoking Room. As you can imagine, I'm in my element.
Catch you soon.
3 comments:
I claim foul on the alcholic tag, no stories involving drinking booze yet :p
It's bigger and tidier than your bedroom at home. I give it a week!
A bar pass. It must be so much better than a lottery win. With that you could have any man you want in Scotland ;-)
Nice room! So how much champers have you consumed so far? I think you need to post the total units drank each day!
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