Doctors Told Me It Was Your Chutney Killed My Gut Flora
Current mood: Bought 1st iPod. Excited like Child.

Hello there, lover of comedy/eternal masochist.. It's that time when I (Silky) send out slightly forced emails in the vague hope that there's someone on the other end, and copy them to my blog because I'm lazy, then feel guilty and put a bit of extra personal stuff on the end. I've got a fair bit of news, including bargains, telly gubbins, live gigs and comedy festival shows to tell you about.

Liverpool gigs; Four for the Liverpool Comedy Festival..

10th June (4-6pm) Bus Stop Stand Up.

I'm hosting this freakish Liverpool Comedy Festival show on a double decker bus as it careers round the European Capital of Culture.. Did you know double decker buses are designed to lean at an angle of 33 degrees from the vertical without tipping over? Fingers crossed the driver is qualified. Last year was much fun, (I did a set) and this year why not experience travel sickness with the myself, the excellent Marcus Birdman and A.N. Other, from the credit cards..

http://www.liverpoolcomedyfestival.co.uk/comedyfestival/Archive/Bus+Stop.htm


10th June (7-8pm) Silky: Answer Me. Basement Bar, Royal Court Theatre, Roe St, Liverpool

2 for 1 offer for mailing list members.. Demand it of the booking line (0870 787 1866) by telling them you're on the mailing list. Hour long solo show in the beautiful basement bar at the Royal Court Theatre. New songs, old head, young shoulders. Go on.. The more of these 'beautifully intimate' (Sheffield Comedy Festival) shows I get to do, the sooner I can get my platinum hovercraft.

http://www.liverpoolcomedyfestival.co.uk/comedyfestival/Archive/Silky+Answer+Me.htm


14th June 8pm The World Stands Up, Royal Court Theatre, Roe St, Liverpool

STEPHEN LYNCH SPECIAL. Hosting this rare UK appearance by the stunning Stephen Lynch. Chances are you like funny people with guitars: he's one of the very best. He's already sold 650 tickets for this show, and the adverts aren't up yet. Seriously, book now. Google him.

"The World Stands Up comes off the TV to The Liverpool Comedy Festival. …live at the Royal Court. The two hour show (with interval) will be hosted by Liverpool's very own Silky and feature the unique talents of Henning Wehn, the German Comedy Ambassador – yes, he really is German. Topping the bill and performing his full USA concert set is Stephen Lynch who has sold over 250,000 CDs and spent all last year as the lead in "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway for which he received a Tony nomination. Though Stephen may have an angelic voice, his songs are not for those who are easily offended."

http://www.liverpoolcomedyfestival.co.uk/comedyfestival/Archive/World.htm

www.theworldstandsup.com will shortly have my recent Paramount Comedy channel set on, but in the meantime, there's just a photo.. Hiccup cures for all!


24th June 2007 Liverpool Comedy Festival Best Of Liverpool Night, Royal Court Theatre, Roe St, Liverpool
Always sells out, always much fun. I've even written new stuff just for this one-off gig, just like Pauline Daniels.. The mighty John Bishop is your genial host, worth the admission price alone, and 'Pete Price' is on as well, which should be interesting. Target acquired..

http://www.liverpoolcomedyfestival.co.uk/comedyfestival/Archive/The+Best+of+Liverpool+Night.htm

http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/8050/Silky.html

LEEDS gigs:

Thursday 21st June
Friday 22nd June
Saturday 23rd June (two shows)

I'm doing sets all weekend at Jongleurs in Leeds, with a set at the Saturday Session at the Hi-Fi Club too. On the Saturday Night, but you knew that. I'm modishly reducing my carbon footprint by cycling to these gigs, so be sure to give me a wave as you drive past me struggling drunkenly up a hill on the way home, bike in one hand, guitar in the other, dignity nowhere to be seen. At Jongleurs I'm on with Martin Bigpig, Rudi Lickwood, and Hal Cruttenden (except Thursday when Alex Boardman is on). Should be much fun, and I may be able to do a little guestlisting, depending on how full the clubs is. If you don't ask, you don't get..

Other gigs:

Monday 25th June Mirth On Monday. Des Sharples' Monday night club at the Iguana Bar in Chorlton. I once owned a heckler here. With fire. True story.
More gig listings to follow.

Stay classy. It's my birthday on Monday and I'm going to have a beer..

Silky

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Bank Holidays

Best things to do this weekend: fill your mouth with dried peas, tilt your head back and pour in a good glug of water. Close your mouth, and as the peas start to slowly expand, you find out how strong your lips are. Yeah. Beat the chimp to win a prize. Chimplips are the strongest in the animal kingdom.

Be careful around fireworks, especially if you're covered in petrol. Always dunk used sparklers in butter, because it looks hilarious.
Toffee Apples are fun, but remember to make sure none of your teeth are loose, or they'll become exponentially more crunchy.

Happy Winterval. Have I become confused? My Grandma died on Tuesday, and I drove from Liverpool to Pontypridd, then Leeds, then up to Edinburgh on the Wednesday, then to North Wales on Thursday.. Must sleep now. We've five more gigs on the tour.. Tonight in Holmfirth

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I've got my Spelunking head on.

Hello there.. Hope you're very well. I know I've sent this out as a bulletin, but here it is again.. There's a review of the tour show on Chortle.co.uk (http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/misc_live_shows/d/15182/doubled_up/review/)
and we've several tour dates left here (www.doubledup.co.uk). If you've seen the show please feel free to add a comment on Chortle, and if you haven't, you can catch us in Crosby, Newcastle, Pontypridd, Glasgow, Mold, Holmfirth, Hull, York, London and Birmingham before the tour is finished.. I'm also doing a bundle of non-tour gigs, headlining at the University of York TONIGHT (Wentworth College) and at UCLAN in Preston tomorrow night, (that'll be Friday 11th May at 53 Degrees). Sunday 13th May is the triumphant homecoming gig at the Village in Crosby, Merseyside (with Alistair Barrie) and Monday 14th May I'll be compering the Dementia benefit at the Comedy Store in that fancy London for the second year running: they asked for me back specially. In your face! Further ahead I'll be in Sheffield on the 17/18/19th May at the Lescar on the Thursday, and the Roundhouse on the Friday and Saturday. See you soon? I've also got some footage to add to the site, and am waiting on the footage from The World Stands Up to be released and I'll add that too.. I'll also let you know transmission dates asap.

Lots of love

Silky

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I can't leave the subject blank. Myspace will collapse.

Got away with it for another three nights running at the Hyena Comedy Club in Newcastle upon Tyne, and unpacking boxes at home, found one of my darkest secrets. A copy of Vogue from 1984. I'm in it. I was photographed by Lord Snowdon for Vogue.

True dat.

I'll put the photo up if you ask. You'll need to lend me a scanner.

Silky

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Bongo Bongo, Baghdad stylee
Current mood: cold

Now there's a turn up for the books.. A friend who is working in Iraq has been teaching English to his class in Mansour, Baghdad. One of the songs he's been using is my song 'Bongo Bongo.' There aren't many mental images as odd as kids in a war-torn country singing one of your songs about playing percussion on ladies chumblies. Very odd, but kind of cool.

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Diplomatic Incidents...
Current mood: busy

Hello you. I'm had my profile changed from a Band Profile to a Comedy Profile (because I was here back in the day, aw yeah) which means that all of my friends have become 'fans' apparently, which made me laugh until I was sick. Anyhoo, I've been shy at keeping my blog up to date, which I should remedy what with going on tour very shortly, so here goes. Several folks have said that they like the insult of the day and others that they like living vicariously through my exciting globetrotting life, so here are two paragraphs: Oil for the squeaky wheels.

Travels:

I've just come back from a week of gigs in Singapore. Disneyland with the death penalty. I'll post photos when I work out how, but briefly, apart from arriving a good day and a half before my luggage (big shout out to Emirates there: fingers crossed any Arsenal fans: don't believe any start times at the Emirates Stadium..). On the way back from Singapore, we were supposed to leave Singapore at 00.30 on Monday (local time) stop briefly at Colombo, Sri Lanka, change planes in Dubai and arrive at Gatwick at 12.30 Monday. However, the Tamil Tigers (and I never thought _they'd_ hove into view on my blog..) now have airstrike capacity, and hit the airbase that shares a runway with the airport at Colombo, so we diverted to Thiruvananthapuram, the state capita of Kerala in Southern India, and a place that no-one ever gets to if they're drunk. I know all this thanks to retrospective Wikipedia-ing. Home after 30 hours of travelling, planes trains and automobiles, I thank my lucky stars that I get to do odd things with my life, and in return life does odd things to (and for) me.

Insult of the day:

Ronan Keating thinks someone pissed in _your_ Mum.

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Wheeee!
Current mood: Overwrought

Hello world. I spent this morning doing a radio show on BBC York with David Nobbs, who wrote The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, and a Bit of a Do, and some of my favourite books.. Pratt of the Argus and Second From Last in the Sack Race. A most excellent fellow. I'm now sorting out the rest of my receipts for the revenue man.. Grrr... Taxy Vampires..

Today's insult of the day:

"You eight sided-leather bound gonad."

Try it out on someone who doesn't expect it, like a well-loved Grandparent.

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Insult of the day.
Current mood: Insulting

The first in an occasional series of great insults for you to cut out and keep.

Today, why not call someone a...

Fuckin' QUEEG

..?

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Did you know?
Current mood: Fumpling
Category: Fumpling Fashion, Style, Shopping

The second in an occasional series of astounding facts* to run past your incredulous friends.

Whereas honey is chemically classed as a WAX, biscuits are in fact a HERB.

*actual fact content may differ from astounding.

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Did you know?
Current mood: Apprehensive of weather
Category: Apprehensive of weather Dreams and the Supernatural

The first in an occasional series of astounding facts* to run past your incredulous friends.

The Director of PJ & Duncan's 1994 video 'Let's Get Ready to Rhumble' was none other than High King of Nepotism MARTIN SCORCESE.

*actual fact content may differ from astounding.

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