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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
Not many of you will know that I spent some of my youth working on fun-fair games. That’s right, I’ve been a gypsy, a tramp and a thief. For two ... Read more »| 15 Aug 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
Some say the Fringe is like the World Cup of comedy so as a guy from Scotland it’s such a relief they don’t make me qualify. Well I’d only ... Read more »| 14 Aug 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
Here I am back at Edinburgh and its sunny! Already so much better than last year when my cheap flyers all dissolved in the rain and were only good for people... Read more »| 13 Aug 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
It’s that elusive time of year again, mysteriously called summer time, when everyone looks to the sky and says 'Where’s the sun?' If you did miss... Read more »| 12 Aug 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
Well, festival season is upon us once more. I must say I love it. I tend to indulge in it all: the crowds, the daytime drinking, that electric excitement as ... Read more »| 11 Aug 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
As a comic, my only experience with festivals have been comedy and there are a few things that always seem to happen: 1. People getting sick Known ... Read more »| 10 Aug 2009
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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
The thing about festivals is they can feel like enforced fun. Particularly if you just happen to live in the place where a festival’s taking place and ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
When one thinks of Edinburgh the first thing that springs instantly to most minds is the story of Major Eustace Brankston, who famously foiled an attempt on ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2009 -
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The Comedy Blog
Hello and welcome to Fest's first comedy blog of 2009. I'll be blogging here every few days with tips and goss from the world of Fringe comedy. ... Read more »| 07 Aug 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
If there’s one thing that cities other than Edinburgh could benefit from it’s being built on the side of an extinct volcano. Birmingham’s p... Read more »| 07 Aug 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
Most of my festival experiences as an adult have been the big music festivals – Glastonbury being a firm favourite. My mother and I went together in 19... Read more »| 06 Aug 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: Comedy ramblings to inspire the dullest moments of your week
We're getting all festival special for the Dullest Blog this month, with a new collection of comedic ramblings now up every day this August. You'll be inspir... Read more »| 05 Aug 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: comedy ramblings to inspire the most tedious minutes of your week
Reality Bites Apparently you shouldn’t phone some people when Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) is on. Exactly when is BGT or one of its associated si... Read more »| 21 Jul 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: comedy ramblings to inspire the most tedious minutes of your week
Reality TV Big Brother is upon us and I have a dilemma; do I commit my summer to watching it and keep up with the water cooler chat or do I get a life? I&rs... Read more »| 14 Jul 2009 -
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The Dullest Blog: comedy ramblings to inspire the most tedious minute of your week
Why do comics still see reality TV as 'rich pickings'? To watch Big Bother haul its limp carcass into focus for the tenth time on our much loved but frankly ... Read more »| 07 Jul 2009