These years go by faster and faster… Well, hope you had a good 2018. Here are the things what I did: I started the year again at the Australian Open working nights at the Rod Laver Arena audio panel. Highlights include playing “Men in Black” on the PA when the camera cut to Will Smith […]
That’s your 2018 right there
Richard Marsland and me
On the morning of Sunday 7 December 2008, I was sitting in my bedroom playing ‘Heroes of Might and Magic 2’ when Mum appeared at the door. She had just read some bad news in the paper. “Richard Marslands has died,” she said. Obviously, she must be mistaken. It’s ‘Marsland’ not ‘Marslands’ and besides, he’s […]
The 2017th Year
Well that’s another year. A year of two blog posts. Here’s what I was doing when I wasn’t writing stuff on here: In January for the first time I worked at the Australian Open as an audio operator at Rod Laver Arena. It was similar to the panelling I’ve done for radio, but the audio […]
8 things I learned from my first comedy festival show
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival wrapped up its 30th year late last month. A significant achievement for live comedy in Australia. Although perhaps less impressive these days, with all this “30 is the new 20” kind of talk. Still, it was especially significant for me as it was where I chose to perform my first […]
Something hits/for the fan(s)
It’s happening! My debut stand-up show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (or indeed any festival) is one Earth month away. If you like gags about man caves, poignant observations about umbrellas, questionable advertising campaigns or sitting on a chair in a dark room, you won’t want to miss this for all the gold on […]
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