Geeking out over sitcoms
“Podcasts, interviews, Twitter writing bots – anything that looks vaguely like a source of creative influence fills my every waking moment. It’s getting to the point that if I listen, read, surf any more; there won’t be any time left for me to write.”
The Ghostman Cometh
Shirley Ghostman is a work of magic, managing to be both ridiculously over-the-top and yet utterly believable as psychic hack-for-hire.
In praise of Robin Ince
Robin was, and is, one of my favourite stand-up comedians. I hesitate to say ‘of all time’ because time spans an eternity and that could easily change; but he comes damn close.
Stag dos and don’ts
“There’s still a vein of thought that suggests mixing the communal experience of live comedy, with the selfish demands of a drunken stag do, is a match made in heaven.”
What a difference 10 years makes
A lot can happen in a decade. Governments’ change, technology advances, the Beatles can form and split up; and that untouched tin of potatoes in minted water can go from nutritional side dish, to deadly congealed concoction.
Ghostbusters, again
"For me, the idea of four women taking on a Ghostbusters film is incredibly exciting."
“A lot has been written about female Ghostbusters; quite often it’s abusive and mostly it’s utter shit. For me, the idea of four women taking on a Ghostbusters film is incredibly exciting.”
Deconstructing Peep Show
Warning: there are scenes of incredible pretention; chronic overuse of the word ‘fundamentally’ and some would say an almost flippant approach to describing feminism.
On the Fringes
The Edinburgh Fringe programme has been published and it’s the hottest ticket this summer. Or is it?
