http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Bike-borne comedy with Phil Kay en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:35:59 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6778#post-72446 Mon, 28 May 2012 14:34:42 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 72446@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>Who wants a comedian shouting at them while cycling along?</em>"</p> <p>I think that was the point of the shift to radio mic and headphones... :P</p> <p>Gimmick or not, I like the idea of a wee bike ride, combined with some good comedy (I've sat in enough stuffy hot wee rooms listening to comics to know that outdoors is better - there's more legroom for a start when you're 6'3"). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6778#post-72385 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:21:32 +0000 Min 72385@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sound like a rather silly and pointless gimmick to me. Who wants a comedian shouting at them while cycling along? Not me! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6778#post-72380 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:06:56 +0000 Uberuce 72380@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That speedway track, perhaps? The bikes look helluva low geared, so they ought to give enough spare breath for Kaying. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6778#post-72363 Mon, 28 May 2012 10:13:07 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 72363@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And actually, speaking of bike comedy, Dara O'Briain on Saturday night did a great wee piece on taking up cycling as a middle aged amn who needs to get exercise and having his first clipless moment. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6778#post-72362 Mon, 28 May 2012 10:09:01 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 72362@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This sounds really intriguing. I wonder if he'd be amenable to a chat about it. Can obviously only really be done away from public roads and such, so I can't see it catching on at the Fringe (I doubt the NEPN or Innocent would be wide enough for such japes). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=6778#post-72297 Sun, 27 May 2012 22:21:33 +0000 PS 72297@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just back from a glorious weekend cycle-touring in the Lake District and I can confirm that there are some steep old hills to haul a couple of full panniers up. This is balanced by the large number of excellent refueling and re"water"ing venues...</p> <p>Anwyays, that's by the by. The Brewery Arts Centre was hosting its second free range comedy festival over the weekend, with comedians performing on the hoof and without a roof. Some on felltops, others in fields. </p> <p>As part of this, Phil Kay was doing a show for cyclists and about cycling at Grizedale Forest.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65947862@N07/7281940146/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/65947862@N07/7281940146/in/photostream/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65947862@N07/7281945308/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/65947862@N07/7281945308/in/photostream/</a></p> <p>It was a basically a 50 minute ride around one of the tarmac'ed tracks in Grizedale, with Phil rolling around in the group telling stories either while we swirled around where space allowed or, more often, when there was room for everyone to stop.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65947862@N07/7281949384/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/65947862@N07/7281949384/in/photostream/</a></p> <p>It was a fun 50 minutes' worth, but Phil admitted he's not sure if the format works. His normal show is much more stream of consciousness, so the breaks necessitated by having to cycle along interrupts his flow. He said he's keen to get it to work because he likes the energy of a cycling audience, so he was coming up with ideas like using radio mics and headphones (he'd abandonned his original megaphone idea because that wasn't going to work on the trail we were on).</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65947862@N07/7281954636/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/65947862@N07/7281954636/in/photostream/</a></p> <p>It was a nice change to your average comedy gig though - a different dynamic (the weather helped too) and it will be interesting to see if he can get the format to click.</p> <p>[I'll try to add some photos, if I can work out how to do it... Failing that, I'll stick them in as links] </p>