And there's nuthin' like playin' tae a home crowd! I'll have just come back from Adelaide Fringe right before my Glasgow Comedy Festival gigs and as much I love getting to play to audiences in different countries there's something so liberating about playing in front of people who come from the same place as you. You can really indulge yourself in the patter and it's a language that really lends itself to comedy so it's a joy to be able to relish it!
Glaswegians are inherently funny I reckon and everyone's got a tale to tell and we're able to laugh at ourselves which makes it a fun place to play. Humour is a big part of our identity and because a lot of my show relies on the impro between me and the audience the more outgoing, funny, gregarious characters I have the better the show is and Glasgow throws up plenty of those every year! Once I had a stag night in who when I asked, "How come you chose to come and see a gay comedian for your stag night, I’m just curious?", the stag replied ‘So am I!’ Love it! We've had guys who work in 'banqueting'( sausage rolls at a wedding!) and I remember fake tan Brad from Dumbarton (someone called Brad from Dumbarton-how wrong is that?) who let his phone go off and I answered it on stage and freaked his pal 'Bambie' out a bit! (Bambie sounded legless which was quite appropriate).
Glaswegians get comedy. They're totally up for it and want to be part of it so who wouldn't get excited about playing to that? I can't wait to have them snugly securely strapped into my 'Jock's Trap'! What a support!
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