SSP interrogated

On Monday, 30 April, editor Josh and I joined “On The Fringe”, resonance fm’s flagship fringe theatre show.
Poor old resonance.
The studio, which basically shares a space with the neighbouring restaurant’s toilet, suffers badly from a leaky roof/holey floor and nowhere near enough money to fix itself. Recently, the station laid on a fundraising comedy gig in Soho (read our review) but if you missed it, and still wanna donate money, well you can do that too. Here

Anyway, when we get a copy of the show, where Josh and I pimped SSP ourselves for all we’re worth (how much is that?), we’ll put it on a podcast or something.

Thanks to all who listened – the multimedia comedy takeover is nigh.

georgie x

Ricky Gervais – total rip-off?

Tickets went on sale at 10am this morning for Ricky Gervais’ dates at the Hammersmith Apollo later this year. If you book through TicketMaster you’ll be spending just over £40, including booking fee and postage, for the privilege of sitting in a seat in six months’ time and watching one slightly pudgy man standing alone on a stage (I’m making assumptions based on his last tour).

Is it just me, or does £40 seem a bit much?

Given live stand-up generally has such low production costs compared to, say, Opera or a classical concert, or even Kylie, it does seem like a bit of a rip-off to me. Huge bands command this kind of ticket price, with a lot more over-heads to cover with the takings. Yes, I must admit I’m not the biggest Gervais fan anyway, but honestly I wouldn’t pay £40 to see any comedian. Unless they had seven costume changes, a team of dancers and perhaps threw in a few free drinks.

Anna