mostly david ephgrave

I don’t know what it is that’s making just a single couple tend to turn up to see my show so frequently but it happened again today, though this time they decided against watching it on their own, which is completely understandable, and not something I’d do myself anyway, other than yesterday when the gig started with one of my flyerers in too. Unfortunately, today ended up being another no-show day, which was a shame, but such is life when you start at midday; a couple did come along, though they snuck off when they realised they were the only ones and who can blame them; not that I would have performed the show to just the two of them as it would have been too intense. Once I’d packed down my gear I nipped home for a shower and then on to the station to meet my wife, who’s up until Sunday. The route to the station was packed with the usual dawdlers with no spacial awareness who spread out across the pavement when you’re trying to sneak past, or s...

I’m getting to the point now Fringe-wise where I could do with a little break. Today’s show was good, though the reaction was a little early morning-ish compared to the last few days, which isn’t surprising considering it starts at midday and we're only midweek. It’s easy for me to forget my show is almost certainly the first one people will have seen that day and their heads may not have adjusted to watching stand-up yet. How often do you watch shows at noon in normal life? The earliest you’re most likely to see is a mid-afternoon matinee, and the reaction to those is often pretty flat; I’ve always advised people against coming to see matinees of productions I’ve been in in the past. It was a shame today was a little quiet as I had my PR in, and you always want people you know to see your show at its best; that said, I’m being hypercritical as it was still a good one; it’s probably just my tiredness speaking. What’s great is my wife co...

It’s nice to be at home tonight instead of doing a gig. I haven’t been in of an evening all week. I’m glad I’ve been productive, particularly when I want to get as much material run in as possible before my work-in-progress dates at the Bath Comedy Festival, but I also need a break. A consecutive run of late nights takes it out of you and make it harder to focus on writing when you need to do it. Consequently, tonight has been spent catching up on a little television, and having a long chat with my wife. You’d think we’d have run out of things to talk about, but it seems we haven’t; we haven’t consulted my Big Book of Icebreaking once. I like that we still have so much to talk about and are by no means bored of each other’s company. This bodes well for the future; I mean…imagine having to live with me. The smell alone is bad enough. I'll keep it brief this evening, as my bed and book are calling. Night night all; be good.