Last night we had our tech run (Matthew talks about it on his blog) for our Edinburgh Festival show, Pappy's Fun Club's World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches in an Hour, which went pretty well. We arrived a little early and so had to wait for the show before us, Four Poofs and A Piano, to finish their preparations. Sitting at the back of the room, we watched as their director talked the crew through the final few cues. Honestly, this is a genuine quote from him:
"Ok so when you say, "Do you take it up the arse?" HOUSE LIGHTS UP!"
We can't wait to see their full show. It's just disappointing that we appear to have so much crossover in material.
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Monday, 8 June 2009
Our Twitter Posts In Full
We took part in the Twitter Comedy show tonight (June 8th 2009). Here are all our posts in full. Enjoy!
Before we begin, let’s do our pre-gig ritual. We all get round in a circle and chant “AT LEAST WE’RE NOT GIGGING IN NOTTINGHAM.”
Our pre-gig ritual only changes if we’re playing in Nottingham, when we gather in a circle and chant, “WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE.”
Br: Hey everyone, I'm Brendan
Tom: I'm Tom
Ben: I'm Ben
Mat: and I'm Matthew. Together we are Pappy's Fun Club!
Br: I don't like my abbreviation. "Br". It makes me sound cold.
Tom: I'm cold.
Mat: You should put some clothes on. Anyway this is us: [twitpic]
NSFW
Nice Subject For Wanks!
That's not what it means Tom. Anyway, on with the show!
Performing sketch comedy on Twitter isn't easy. We're normally quite visual.
We're not going to be able to do the sketch where we all play curries, Korma Comedian.
And the sketch about the Cosmetic Surgeon who used to be in a biker gang, Harley Street Davidson, is no good.
We even wrote a sketch about Twitter. Unfortunately the cast is too big. It's got 140 characters in it.
Tom’s got a new game. Singing the song Thriller but replacing the word thriller with rhyming words. #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ Cos it’s VANILLA! VANILLA night. #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ Cos it’s CHINCHILLA! CHINCHILLA night. #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ George Forman GRILLER! #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ Cos it’s MANILLA! En-vel-ope! . #alt-thriller
Everytime we do a text-based online gig we give out presents.
Ben: Last time I got Tom a paint set.
Tom: And I've put it to use. Matthew, I've painted you a picture!
Mat: Oh. That's disappointing.
Tom: Don't worry. It's a picture of you being disappointed on receiving a picture of you. [twitpic]
Br: That's great. I'm a bit jealous, actually.
Tom: Well Brendan, I've painted you being jealous of Matthew being disappointed by a picture of himself. [twitpic]
Ben: What have you painted for me?
Tom: This. [twitpic]
♫ ♪ Sienna MILLER! #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ GrooveJet by SPILLER. #alt-thriller
We're pitching for a horror movie. It's called "Things That Are Only Scary For A Short Amount Of Time".
Here are a few scene ideas! You'll shriek but then instantly recover.
Thinking you've seen the ghost of a headless monk in your room when actually it's a dressing gown on a hook #scarymoment
Thinking you've lost your phone when actually you're talking on it. #scarymoment
Overhearing a parent telling off a child with the same name as you. #scarymoment
Wow. That was scary... but only momentarily. I did half a shit. Let's do something more upbeat!
♫ ♪ Heinz Sandwich FILLER. #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ Ben STILLER! #alt-thriller
This is the future of comedy. Not having to leave Pappy Towers to do a gig.
In fact, today was our big spring clean. Ben cleaned a big spring.
To help speed things up we get to choose music to play whilst we’re doing our chores.
Chariots of Fire theme tune slowed down ‘chore time’ to a near halt. It’s very difficult to buff brass in slow motion.
Br: I took the bins out and washed up on ‘Chores 2’ my new Nintendo DS game. Finished the level just as the boys were done cleaning.
Ben: The toaster was so dirty I decided to take it into the bath with me for a clean.
Spent the afternoon trying to resuscitate Ben.
♫ ♪ Damon Albarn’s sideproject band, GORILLAz. #alt-thriller #notstrong
♫ ♪ Seal’s best single KILLER. #alt-thriller #kissfromarose? #tcgig
Br: I logged onto Second Life today. Alarmed to find that in his virtual world my avatar is spending too much time on the computer.
Br: Must spend more time online to ensure he has a more rounded existence.
Almost time to go. Just time for our final song.
RT @TerryWitter There's not going to be a final song. I'm shutting this Twitter gig down.
Who are you, @TerryWitter?
RT @TerryWitter I'm Terry Witter, the inventor of Twitter. I'm here with my friends Frank Acebook, Mike Yspace and Stephen Fry.
Why are you shutting us down, @TerryWitter?
RT @TerryWitter Twitter isn't about jokes. It's about boring minutae. You're making Twitter too entertaining.
RT @TerryWitter It's not about comedy. It's about telling people you've had a cup of tea. Or you've bought some cheese.
We're about to finish with a song.
RT @TerryWitter Not if me and my friends get there first. My song is here.
RT @TerryWitter and the lyrics are here.
I guess we've been defeated. Goodnight everybody!
Before we begin, let’s do our pre-gig ritual. We all get round in a circle and chant “AT LEAST WE’RE NOT GIGGING IN NOTTINGHAM.”
Our pre-gig ritual only changes if we’re playing in Nottingham, when we gather in a circle and chant, “WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE.”
Br: Hey everyone, I'm Brendan
Tom: I'm Tom
Ben: I'm Ben
Mat: and I'm Matthew. Together we are Pappy's Fun Club!
Br: I don't like my abbreviation. "Br". It makes me sound cold.
Tom: I'm cold.
Mat: You should put some clothes on. Anyway this is us: [twitpic]
NSFW
Nice Subject For Wanks!
That's not what it means Tom. Anyway, on with the show!
Performing sketch comedy on Twitter isn't easy. We're normally quite visual.
We're not going to be able to do the sketch where we all play curries, Korma Comedian.
And the sketch about the Cosmetic Surgeon who used to be in a biker gang, Harley Street Davidson, is no good.
We even wrote a sketch about Twitter. Unfortunately the cast is too big. It's got 140 characters in it.
Tom’s got a new game. Singing the song Thriller but replacing the word thriller with rhyming words. #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ Cos it’s VANILLA! VANILLA night. #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ Cos it’s CHINCHILLA! CHINCHILLA night. #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ George Forman GRILLER! #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ Cos it’s MANILLA! En-vel-ope! . #alt-thriller
Everytime we do a text-based online gig we give out presents.
Ben: Last time I got Tom a paint set.
Tom: And I've put it to use. Matthew, I've painted you a picture!
Mat: Oh. That's disappointing.
Tom: Don't worry. It's a picture of you being disappointed on receiving a picture of you. [twitpic]
Br: That's great. I'm a bit jealous, actually.
Tom: Well Brendan, I've painted you being jealous of Matthew being disappointed by a picture of himself. [twitpic]
Ben: What have you painted for me?
Tom: This. [twitpic]
♫ ♪ Sienna MILLER! #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ GrooveJet by SPILLER. #alt-thriller
We're pitching for a horror movie. It's called "Things That Are Only Scary For A Short Amount Of Time".
Here are a few scene ideas! You'll shriek but then instantly recover.
Thinking you've seen the ghost of a headless monk in your room when actually it's a dressing gown on a hook #scarymoment
Thinking you've lost your phone when actually you're talking on it. #scarymoment
Overhearing a parent telling off a child with the same name as you. #scarymoment
Wow. That was scary... but only momentarily. I did half a shit. Let's do something more upbeat!
♫ ♪ Heinz Sandwich FILLER. #alt-thriller
♫ ♪ Ben STILLER! #alt-thriller
This is the future of comedy. Not having to leave Pappy Towers to do a gig.
In fact, today was our big spring clean. Ben cleaned a big spring.
To help speed things up we get to choose music to play whilst we’re doing our chores.
Chariots of Fire theme tune slowed down ‘chore time’ to a near halt. It’s very difficult to buff brass in slow motion.
Br: I took the bins out and washed up on ‘Chores 2’ my new Nintendo DS game. Finished the level just as the boys were done cleaning.
Ben: The toaster was so dirty I decided to take it into the bath with me for a clean.
Spent the afternoon trying to resuscitate Ben.
♫ ♪ Damon Albarn’s sideproject band, GORILLAz. #alt-thriller #notstrong
♫ ♪ Seal’s best single KILLER. #alt-thriller #kissfromarose? #tcgig
Br: I logged onto Second Life today. Alarmed to find that in his virtual world my avatar is spending too much time on the computer.
Br: Must spend more time online to ensure he has a more rounded existence.
Almost time to go. Just time for our final song.
RT @TerryWitter There's not going to be a final song. I'm shutting this Twitter gig down.
Who are you, @TerryWitter?
RT @TerryWitter I'm Terry Witter, the inventor of Twitter. I'm here with my friends Frank Acebook, Mike Yspace and Stephen Fry.
Why are you shutting us down, @TerryWitter?
RT @TerryWitter Twitter isn't about jokes. It's about boring minutae. You're making Twitter too entertaining.
RT @TerryWitter It's not about comedy. It's about telling people you've had a cup of tea. Or you've bought some cheese.
We're about to finish with a song.
RT @TerryWitter Not if me and my friends get there first. My song is here.
RT @TerryWitter and the lyrics are here.
I guess we've been defeated. Goodnight everybody!
Lyrics to Terry Witter's Song
MIKE YSPACEMy Name is Mike Yspace. I’ve got a place for friends to meet.
And if you do not like those friends you can always press delete.
FRANK ACEBOOK
Myspace is for shitty bands. Facebook’s better yet.
You can get tracked down by someone you wanted to forget.
STEPHEN FRY
I’m Stephen Fry, I’m in a lift and everyone must know.
TERRY WITTER
That’s what Twitter’s all about. Not a comedy show.
MIKE YSPACE
So take that, Twitter Comedy. You’re far too entertaining.
FRANK ACEBOOK
I’d rather read what you had for lunch or the fact that it’s stopped raining.
ALL
That’s what Twitter is for. Let’s have comedy no more!
Hear the song here.
Monday, 27 April 2009
Thursday, 23 April 2009
PFC on Tour 32: Save the Wales 2
Saturday night was spent in Llandeilo at the superb Cawdor hotel. If you're looking for a place to stay in and around the Llandeilo area- and, let's face it- who doesn't find themselves in that situation at least twice a year- you should really check it out. By checking in.
On Sunday Ben, Brendan and Matthew drove into Cardiff (Tom was on family duties in Wolverhampton) in anticipation of our gig at Dempsey's pub. This had been moved fom our usual Cardiffian venue, the Hawaiian, which had sadly closed down since we were there last year. This is a real shame as any venue that served both the performers and the audience a free chinese buffet before the show certainly gets our vote. Admittedly, that vote is often a very bloated and sluggish one, but it gets our vote nonetheless. The show is organised by Dan Mitchell who is a very funny comic.
On the way to the venue we spotted a gang of youths in the car ahead of ours threatening anyone who overtook them by pulling a gun and pouinting it at the overtaking driver. Although we suspected it was probably a replica, this was still prickish behaviour of the very highest order. Luckily, Brendy snapped into action and called the police, giving the make and register and generally being a model citizen. We received a call later saying that the car's owner had been contacted- he was the grandfather of the gun-waving pricks- and that the kids, who were about to begin a holiday, had been taken down to the station for a caution. Once again, Pappy's Fun had Club saved Wales! You are very welcome.
NB. We forgot to write up Canterbury's gig so we'll rectify that in the form of a 140 character Twitter style summary:
Played Canterbury our old uni. Nostalgic and shambolic. The audience was small and overexcited. A girl gave us a Watchmen poster beforehand.
On Sunday Ben, Brendan and Matthew drove into Cardiff (Tom was on family duties in Wolverhampton) in anticipation of our gig at Dempsey's pub. This had been moved fom our usual Cardiffian venue, the Hawaiian, which had sadly closed down since we were there last year. This is a real shame as any venue that served both the performers and the audience a free chinese buffet before the show certainly gets our vote. Admittedly, that vote is often a very bloated and sluggish one, but it gets our vote nonetheless. The show is organised by Dan Mitchell who is a very funny comic.
On the way to the venue we spotted a gang of youths in the car ahead of ours threatening anyone who overtook them by pulling a gun and pouinting it at the overtaking driver. Although we suspected it was probably a replica, this was still prickish behaviour of the very highest order. Luckily, Brendy snapped into action and called the police, giving the make and register and generally being a model citizen. We received a call later saying that the car's owner had been contacted- he was the grandfather of the gun-waving pricks- and that the kids, who were about to begin a holiday, had been taken down to the station for a caution. Once again, Pappy's Fun had Club saved Wales! You are very welcome.
NB. We forgot to write up Canterbury's gig so we'll rectify that in the form of a 140 character Twitter style summary:
Played Canterbury our old uni. Nostalgic and shambolic. The audience was small and overexcited. A girl gave us a Watchmen poster beforehand.
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
New Edinburgh Show Publicity Photo and Show Title Revealed!
We can not only reveal this photo, taken by the fantastic Idil Sukan, but also that the title of our new show will be Pappy's Fun Club's World Record Attempt: 200 sketches in an hour.Fresh from Channel 4 and a critically acclaimed tour of Great Britain and Ireland, "the funniest sketch troupe on the Fringe" (Scotsman, Aug 08) return to take Edinburgh, and the record books, by storm.
In 2007 they were nominated for the If.comedy award. In 2008 they won Chortle Best Sketch Act, performed in Australia and had their own shows on Channel 4 and Radio 4. In 2009 they attempt the impossible.
200 sketches. 60 minutes. 1 World Record. Heroic attempt, or spectacular folly? Whether they succeed or fail, it's "the perfect way to spend an hour" (EdFest magazine, Aug 08).
"impossible to resist ... you really should see this" Metro, Aug 08
"Turbo-charged ... great jokes" Guardian, Aug 08
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