Well the Leicester Comedy Festival is over for another year. Thankfully I managed to be a part of it this year by crewing for 3 of the acts (Jo Caulfield, Count Arthur Strong and Shappi Khorsandi) at the Little Theatre. The work literally involved me sitting and watching the act on the DSM monitor and it got me thinking that if I could do this as a profession, then life would be easy.
Jo Caulfield was good, didn't know what to expect having only every seen her on shows like Mock the Week and Nevermind the Buzzcocks, but the crowd reacted and interacted well. There was a few technical difficulties at the beginning, with Jo forgetting to bring her pre-show music CD. But the situation was easily overcome once all the crew members had listed the CD's in their cars.
Count Arthur Strong was amazingly funny and played to a packed house. This time there was a little more work involved with there being a scene change in the middle and there were a few shenanigans after the show, but thats another story.
Shappi Khorsandi was equally as funny. The show opened with support act Matthew Hardy and as with the Jo Caulfield show, there was little work to be done. Both Shappi and Matthew were very friendly and engaging people, with the show again being played to a packed house.
Now that the Comedy Festival is finished it's on to Billy Liar which I'm co-running the sound with Mr Atter. Hopefully this opportunity will be a massive learning curve for me and help me to hone in on some vital skills.
On with the busyness!!!
