Hello fans of socially awkward singalongs and a BBC Three sitcom with Monkeys in the title.  I’m not sure what the Venn diagram crossover is amongst those two demographics.

With just a month to go until the Edinburgh Fringe Festival I’m gearing up with a whole bunch of preview shows - all listed on the Live page.  The next is on 14th at the Albert Club in Didsbury, Manchester.  Here’s a rather good preview article thing on Edinburgh Spotlight.  Going very well so far although I just need to learn it and sort out the end.  Well not the very end, that tricky bit just before the end.  You know the bit I mean.  I tried something at a recent preview and it was branded ‘awful’ by my greatest critic (that’s not me, but my girlfriend), but I reckon I’ve got another solution.  Otherwise it went very well indeed, so very happy that it will be a good, funny show - just working to make sure it’s the best it can possibly be.

Meantime, Lunch Monkeys editing is going very well and I reckon its more consistently funny than series one.  There’s some cracking stuff in it, with excellent performances from the regulars and fine guest appearances by Steve Edge, Eleanor Matsuura and newcomer Caroline Reed.

Anyhow, that’s it for now.  Keep it awkward.

Matt

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If you’ve ever been to a garden centre and been freaked out, then this is the song for you.  Phil Davies’ Enid Blyton live at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester.  I made this little vid for him - it’s a lovely tune.   I worked on the Channel 4 coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show some years ago (got some free plants, that promptly died a week after I bought them home - cheeky gets), so I know exactly what he’s talking about.  I avoid garden centres as I was traumatised by the experience.  Also living in a city centre with not a sod of earth in sight renders them largely useless to me.  Phew.  Anyhow here’s the vid:

Meantime, we’ve been in rehearsal and intense scriptification on Lunch Monkeys which starts shooting Monday.  Very excititing, all going really well and looking good.

There are some photos on the Facebook fan page.

Hope you’re having fun and enjoying the brave new world of coalition.

All the best.

Matt

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