mostly david ephgrave

Today was a day of pragmatically working through a list of admin that needed to be done to essentially clear the decks for me to get on with some writing. I’ll often check things off a list when I have a few deadlines as it helps concentrate my mind on what needs doing, as well as giving me the sense that things are moving forward. Today I was particularly insistent and stuck to the list without deviation, even if it felt like, as ever, I was drowning in a sea of everything but the creative side of what I need to do; I knew that ultimately I’d thank myself for keeping at it, and I genuinely feel doing so will stand me in good stead for the next few weeks. Much of what I did today makes for dull reading, but it was still worth it. I pulled together a blurb for the back of our St Albans Mostly Comedy flyer, wrote a press release for the middle of our three dates there, finished the artwork for my Bath Comedy Festival dates - as well as ordering it - ...

Today saw the first Mostly Comedy pre-sale of the year, with tickets for April’s gig with James Acaster (and a secret special guest) selling out to our mailing list in just forty-six minutes; I’ve left jacket potatoes in the oven for longer. It’s amazing how demand for the club has grown, with dates now habitually selling out long before they reach general sale. While this happens more often than not these days, I’d never get blasé about it, as we know how fortunate we are for the interest, but it's likely to continue providing our line-ups are right, as once people are aware of how quickly tickets go on pre-sale days, they’re more inclined to be at their computers from the moment the secret link goes live, clicking refresh repeatedly in the hope seats become free; it’s the dictionary definition of a snowball effect (well, nearly). To keep track of how quickly seats are snapped up, I make a point of noting down how many have gone as time ticks away. Thanks to this, I k...

I sent out the press release for next month’s Brighton Fringe Festival show this morning; the easiest mass-mail-out of my life to date. We’ve recently started using Mail Chimp, which was recommended to me by my artist friend Sarah Graham . It’s a great, smart way to organise and customise promotional emails. In the past, mail-outs have always been laborious, particularly when you’re working from a long and detailed media list. With Mail Chimp it’s a doddle: a Glenn Hoddle, Chris Waddle doddle. (Twaddle.) I did today’s mail-out in the fraction of the time it usually takes. And we’re talking a tiny fraction. This much: When it usually takes this much:     I think I’ve made my point. Come and see us in Soho , Brighton , Leicester Square and Hitchin ; you know you want to. Oh, and you can also join our mailing list .