Always Pressing.


I started my day by trying to get the press release together for the next Hitchin Mostly, which takes place in a fortnight with Kate Robbins and Jay Foreman, so I could send a campaign to our mailing list about it and forward it to the local press.

I’ve written here before of how tired I am of the process of putting together press releases particularly for Mostly Comedy, as it’s such a tedious time-consuming practice I’ve done so often. It’s a necessary evil to help push sales, but it’s so unsatisfying and about as far away from creativity as anything is likely to be. It’s particularly frustrating when you can’t find a solid act bio to work from as it takes so long to draw together a few paragraphs that cover enough to rouse interest while also being well-written. Thankfully my wife gave me a hand this time by writing a rough draft based on the recent press releases I’d sent for the John Thomson Mostly and my show so I had something to work from, which helped make things a little more speedy.

Once the copy was finished and the mailing list campaign had been sent, I did a vocal warm-up and ran through the songs from my show so they start to become second nature again as per Edinburgh. After I’d done that, I decided that was enough show work for one day as I felt I was entitled to have a bit of a Sunday rather than spending every minute rehearsing; as long as I run the show a few times from Monday to Wednesday all should be okay.
  
Here’s the press release for the next Hitchin Mostly Comedy on 18th October; it should be a good'un:


Press Release – 06.10.18

mostly comedy
a monthly comedy club at the sun hotel in hitchin


Hitchin’s comic duo DOGGETT & EPHGRAVE celebrate the tenth anniversary of their successful monthly club Mostly Comedy on 26th October by hosting a cracking line-up at The Sun Hotel, headed by the multi-talented KATE ROBBINS.

Kate is an actress, comedian, singer and songwriter who first came to prominence in the early 1980s after scoring a half-a-million-selling No.2 hit with the song ‘More Than in Love’ whilst appearing in the TV soap opera Crossroads, before representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest with the group Prima Donna, coming third. She went on to become a prolific voice artist, most notably on the satirical show Spitting Image, for which she provided the majority of the female voices for nine years. Her songwriting credits include the original theme tune for Surprise, Surprise.

As an actress and comic performer, Robbins’ CV is broad, including appearances in The Comic Strip Presents…, Dinnerladies, Victoria Wood: With all the Trimmings, Shooting Stars, The Harry Enfield Show, Phoenix Nights, Last of the Summer Wine and Casualty, plus Dead Ringers and Just a Minute for BBC Radio 4. She is also the sister of comedian Ted Robbins, mother of Inbetweeners star Emily Atack and first cousin (once removed) of Sir Paul McCartney.

Musical comic and Mostly Comedy favourite JAY FOREMAN joins Robbins on the bill. Jay’s a hit with the critics, having received five- and four-star reviews almost across the board for his four sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He supported Dave Gorman on his 2011/12 tour Dave Gorman’s PowerPoint Presentation, and has made a variety of documentaries, with his 2010 film The General Election Xplained winning Gold at the New York Festival.

The gig will be emceed by the club’s custodians DOGGETT & EPHGRAVE, with the first act on at 8:00pm. Tickets can be bought in advance via www.mostlycomedy.co.uk.

Date:              Thursday 18th October 2018
Venue:           The Sun Hotel, Sun Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1AF
  Time: Bar open all day. Doors at 7:40pm. First act on at 8:00pm.
  Admission:   £11.00. Book at www.mostlycomedy.co.uk

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