Well, this has truly been a tour of both hits and misses.
I might tell you more details later... or not. ;o)
On Monday I'm going back to Sweden. So thanks for this time, England. :o)
Check out the film site once again, or just watch the trailer:
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
A day off in Manchester
Today is a no comedy day. I'll probably just be walking around in Manchester. Or maybe sitting in the hostel where I'm staying.
I'm reading a book about fundamentalism in christianity, judaism and islam. That's at least as interesting as Manchester.
I would like to do something on the subject of fundamentalism. Not only the religious kind, but also (and not least) nationalism, which I think is another kind of fundamentalism. And I think all fundamentalism is potentially dangerous, and some fundamentalists may trigger each other.
Therefore I'm worried about the (supposed) growth of political parties like Sverigedemokraterna in Sweden and the BNP in Britain, for example. I see them as fundamentalists.
I really want to say something about these things, but I don't know if I can do it in the form of stand-up comedy. I don't know if I can find anything funny in it. Maybe I can comment on it in some other way. We'll see. (Well... I've already commented on it now, haven't I?)
Anyway, I had a very nice gig at XS Malarkey yesterday. Tried a new thing I've written which isn't meant for stand-up, but I tried it on the audience and I think it's gonna work.
Tomorrow I have a secret gig. I'll only tell you what it was if it goes well. ;o)
I'm reading a book about fundamentalism in christianity, judaism and islam. That's at least as interesting as Manchester.
I would like to do something on the subject of fundamentalism. Not only the religious kind, but also (and not least) nationalism, which I think is another kind of fundamentalism. And I think all fundamentalism is potentially dangerous, and some fundamentalists may trigger each other.
Therefore I'm worried about the (supposed) growth of political parties like Sverigedemokraterna in Sweden and the BNP in Britain, for example. I see them as fundamentalists.
I really want to say something about these things, but I don't know if I can do it in the form of stand-up comedy. I don't know if I can find anything funny in it. Maybe I can comment on it in some other way. We'll see. (Well... I've already commented on it now, haven't I?)
Anyway, I had a very nice gig at XS Malarkey yesterday. Tried a new thing I've written which isn't meant for stand-up, but I tried it on the audience and I think it's gonna work.
Tomorrow I have a secret gig. I'll only tell you what it was if it goes well. ;o)
Monday, 26 October 2009
A small setback
My gigging has been so great lately... so yesterday was a bit of a setback.
Not a complete mystery though. It was a small audience, which in itself doesn't have to be a problem. I've had lovely gigs with small audiences.
But I've been thinking about yesterday's gig, and there's one thing I don't understand...
Imagine this;
You want to have an evening of fun, so you decide to go to a comedy club. You go to the club, you pay some money to go in... There's not many people...
...and then you all decide to sit in the back of the room, in darkness, as far away from the stage as possible.
That's a bit like starting a relationship on the condition that you're not going to touch each other or even sit close together, and sharing a bed is totally out of the question.
Well well... At least I had a great gig in the same room the night before.
Tonight I'm just having dinner with some friends where I'm staying. Tomorrow it's Manchester and XS Malarkey, which is another favourite. That should be nice. Haven't been to that club for many years.
Not a complete mystery though. It was a small audience, which in itself doesn't have to be a problem. I've had lovely gigs with small audiences.
But I've been thinking about yesterday's gig, and there's one thing I don't understand...
Imagine this;
You want to have an evening of fun, so you decide to go to a comedy club. You go to the club, you pay some money to go in... There's not many people...
...and then you all decide to sit in the back of the room, in darkness, as far away from the stage as possible.
That's a bit like starting a relationship on the condition that you're not going to touch each other or even sit close together, and sharing a bed is totally out of the question.
Well well... At least I had a great gig in the same room the night before.
Tonight I'm just having dinner with some friends where I'm staying. Tomorrow it's Manchester and XS Malarkey, which is another favourite. That should be nice. Haven't been to that club for many years.
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Oh what a wonderful gig
Yesterday. Downstairs at The King's Head. Crouch End, London.
This is one of my favourite clubs, and it's the first club I performed in in England, almost ten years ago now.
I've always enjoyed performing there, and yesterday certainly wasn't an exception.
And tonight I'll be there again. :o)
This is one of my favourite clubs, and it's the first club I performed in in England, almost ten years ago now.
I've always enjoyed performing there, and yesterday certainly wasn't an exception.
And tonight I'll be there again. :o)
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Some news
Hello again, English blog. Sorry once again for writing so rarely.
My first news is, I'm coming to The UK again. (And everybody cheers)
It'll just be for about a week, and here are my gigs:
Sat 24 Oct Downstairs at The King's Head, London
Sun 25 Oct Downstairs at The King's Head, London
Tue 27 Oct XS Malarkey, Manchester
Fri 30 Oct Frog & Bucket, Manchester
Sat 31 Oct Frog & Bucket, Manchester
But that's not all, to be honest. I've also got a secret gig, which I won't tell you about since it's secret. If it goes well, I'll tell you later.
And now another bit of news. Not new for those who read my Swedish blog, but new to my English blog.
Last year and this year, I've been busy making a film together with my friend Björn Engström and a bunch of other people. It's still not finished, but we've come a long way.
And we now have a website where we present the project, and where you can watch a trailer for the film.
The English part of that website (and the trailer with subtitles) can be seen here.
My first news is, I'm coming to The UK again. (And everybody cheers)
It'll just be for about a week, and here are my gigs:
Sat 24 Oct Downstairs at The King's Head, London
Sun 25 Oct Downstairs at The King's Head, London
Tue 27 Oct XS Malarkey, Manchester
Fri 30 Oct Frog & Bucket, Manchester
Sat 31 Oct Frog & Bucket, Manchester
But that's not all, to be honest. I've also got a secret gig, which I won't tell you about since it's secret. If it goes well, I'll tell you later.
And now another bit of news. Not new for those who read my Swedish blog, but new to my English blog.
Last year and this year, I've been busy making a film together with my friend Björn Engström and a bunch of other people. It's still not finished, but we've come a long way.
And we now have a website where we present the project, and where you can watch a trailer for the film.
The English part of that website (and the trailer with subtitles) can be seen here.
Saturday, 2 May 2009
Thursday, 9 April 2009
Just a quick note...
I'm spending my time in Sweden right now. I'm making a film, together with some friends.
Next gig in the UK isn't planned until October. I'd like to spend some more time in the UK next year, but right now the film is most important.
Here's a bit of old "news" that I forgot to tell you about last November. I was in Slovenia together with Noel James and Steve Barry.
We had a very nice gig in Ljubljana, and another gig in Maribor. The Maribor gig was difficult, and I wasn't happy with how I did there. But Noel was excellent.
I took some pictures in Slovenia, but they're still inside one of these single use cameras, which I haven't used up yet. (I bought it for Miami 2008, so I should really finish it soon and get the pictures developed)
But I do already have a picture which was taken on the train from Ljubljana to Maribor. It was taken by a "hard rock guy" who was on his way to Maribor with his hard rock friends. They were gonna listen to a Norwegian (!) hard rock band which was gonna play in Maribor. I've forgotten the bands name though.
He took this picture of me, Steve Barry and Noel James:
After the Maribor gig I bought this interesting piece of food:
I might be back with more about Slovenia (and Miami) once I've developed the pictures in my single use camera.
Next gig in the UK isn't planned until October. I'd like to spend some more time in the UK next year, but right now the film is most important.
Here's a bit of old "news" that I forgot to tell you about last November. I was in Slovenia together with Noel James and Steve Barry.
We had a very nice gig in Ljubljana, and another gig in Maribor. The Maribor gig was difficult, and I wasn't happy with how I did there. But Noel was excellent.
I took some pictures in Slovenia, but they're still inside one of these single use cameras, which I haven't used up yet. (I bought it for Miami 2008, so I should really finish it soon and get the pictures developed)
But I do already have a picture which was taken on the train from Ljubljana to Maribor. It was taken by a "hard rock guy" who was on his way to Maribor with his hard rock friends. They were gonna listen to a Norwegian (!) hard rock band which was gonna play in Maribor. I've forgotten the bands name though.
He took this picture of me, Steve Barry and Noel James:
After the Maribor gig I bought this interesting piece of food:
Erm... Is it chicken, or is it "chicken"?
I might be back with more about Slovenia (and Miami) once I've developed the pictures in my single use camera.
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