I was gigging in Glasgow the summer before last; I opened with a little comment about the weather - It was a beautiful weekend; hot, sunny, people walking round in tee shirts and shades; so different from the previous time I’d been there - January, freezing cold, driving rain, arctic winds; people walking round in tee shirts, shades….Not a great joke but a nice one to open with (obvously you don’t get my elegant delivery off the page, so do come and see me at The Stand on March 27th) and it did its job.
Point is though, afterwards, I’m having a quiet pint in a quiet corner of the club, (too much of a grown-up now to seek post-gig attention. Don’t need it. Sad really.) A girl comes up and says - “Very funny set, by the way, but it should be: in the winter, folk had on tee shirts, shades…and a wee scarf.” She has this little gesture to go with ‘wee scarf,’ and then she’s away on the back of my appreciative laughter.
Point is though, afterwards, I’m having a quiet pint in a quiet corner of the club, (too much of a grown-up now to seek post-gig attention. Don’t need it. Sad really.) A girl comes up and says - “Very funny set, by the way, but it should be: in the winter, folk had on tee shirts, shades…and a wee scarf.” She has this little gesture to go with ‘wee scarf,’ and then she’s away on the back of my appreciative laughter.
Next night ‘wee scarf’ was in. And the gesture. And it killed. Perfect.
So thank you, whoever you were. Attentive, sharp, generous and poetic. What more could you want from an audience?
That’s why I love Glasgow.
See Nick's festival show Revell Yell on Sunday 27 March 2011 at the Stand Comedy Club. Click here for show information.
Find out more about Nick at www.nickrevell.com.
See Nick's festival show Revell Yell on Sunday 27 March 2011 at the Stand Comedy Club. Click here for show information.
Find out more about Nick at www.nickrevell.com.
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