What I did in Edinburgh 2012
Interviewed Nick Helm
Interviewed Lara A King
Performed – for Funny Women while the power was down for the whole square
Performed – for Funny’s Funny with the bonus of electricity
Art – Harry Hill’s art collection
Art – Lovely student sculpture and painting exhibition
Art – Weird Monkey film installation thing
BBC Radio to Pictures masterclass – Scott Mills Nick Grimshaw Greg James Chris Ramsey and techy guys talking about the red button etc
BBC recording of Chris Brookmyre’s radio show with Alex Horn as guest
BBC screening of Nina Conti’s documentary and a Q&A with Arthur Smith
BBC writer’s masterclass with the writers of Whites etc
Shows
Abandoman– he rapped about my fridge at work and me stealing sandwiches from Usain Bolt
Billy the Mime - Sunny’s recommendation- (for the second show in a row, an act spat tic tacs in my direction)
David Bussell’s Visual Aids show (and half the set of the guy on before)
David O’Doherty 403 second master class with Sam Simmons, Al Murray, Mark Watson, Nick Mohammed and Kumail Nanjiani.
Disco Graffiti – Ashley Frieze
Dylan Moran
Funny Woman including Ellie Taylor, Lara A King, Tiffany Stevenson
Iszy Lawrence
James Acaster
Kate Smurthwaite
Kemble’s Riot,
Lewis Shaffer
McNeil and Pamphilon
Monkey Toast
Nick Helm
Pat Burschter
Stuart Goldsmith's pod cast interview of Abandoman
Tim Vine’s chat show
Tony Law
Trevor Lock
(I’d already seen Tim Key and Stew Lee’s shows or I’d have seen them too).
Miscellaneous
Met lots of lovely people from BCG and beyond - Hello
Inadvertently caused Mark from BCG to nearly concuss himself
Had a fascinating anecdote interrupted by David O’Doherty (a personal highlight)
Stood close to Isy Suttie thinking ‘Ooh there’s Dobby off Peep Show.’
Was possibly stalked by Marcus Brigstock (either that or it’s just coincidence he kept turning up near me one day – I guess I’ll never know)
Got my picture of the back of Tim Vine’s head for the second year running – one year he’ll turn around.
Funny Women work shop
Did loads of writing
What I didn’t do
See the other 2685 shows up here!
Answer my emails/ ring my mum enough.