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