Tonight I have been thinking about a podcast I have been making for one fo the TV channels, who shall remain nameless for legal reasons obv, but... y'see normally I might tell you about an interview I've got lined up with Stu Who or Billy Kirkwood but I was thinking about it in an entirely juvenile way, you know, about whether or not the word "podcast" isn't really just a shit name? I am 35 I have worked in New Media technology for eleven years and I therefore like to think I have some credibility to my opinion on the subject...

But I do reserve the right to point out the truth once in a while, so tell me, Why the Fuck are podcasts called podcasts?

As it turns out, Podcasts are the bastard children of Ipod (TM) and broadcasting, but in order to qualify as a podcast, it doesn't need to be broadcast; it can be downloaded instead, AND from most internet clients and browsers, not just the ITunes/Ipod platform, so sorry to be pedantic, but (whisper) it's just a fucking mp3.

...in other words, a big one sure, with some radio programme or some comedy or something, right? ok fine.

OK so you wanted to make some vaguely informative and useful radio programme, and put it on the internet?

YEah.

See this I can understand, But why do we hae to walk around saying podcast to each other, why the fuck call it anything? I downloaded it, yeah, cool. Endof.

But no
HUhh? Huh!!!!
Why do you have to call it a podcast, answer me damn your ears!!!!

Hello

I am a character act

I am the mad character act of a real person, but ultimately, I'm just a character act.

If you too, like me, wish to disagree with the author of this statement in any way shape or form, please make your voice loud and clear in the comments,

But, I did a gig at The Ivory, a very posh hotel in Glasgow, and I did it, as myself, without my protective cloak of comedy power, and I'm delighted to tell you I rocked the place, I was really really good, so good in fact the promoter mentioned me by name on the otherwise quite infamously bitchy ScottishComedyForum.com

he said I was very very good, yes he said very twice, look here you can see for yourself:

ScottishComedyForum - Alan Anderso quote

scroll to the bottom of the page that loads up and it's the second last post from the bottom

So Anyways, I'm putting Mac and speedos in mothballs until further notice, and going to just go on as myself for a while. I can't say I havent shed more than a few tears...I have progressed from wearing a speedo to wearing two speedos during my set, to emphasise just how little danger the audience is in, but it can still be a very overpowering performance, the frail young minds of the youngsters and all. I think I'm doing great rock and roll comedy, but it has a tendency to either be really good, or bomb, and if it bombs it bombs leaving a really despicable taste in the mouth, so to speak, so where were we, oh yeah - i'm now a family act, do read on...

I still have to one post left to make after this, and that is to post the video from the Fringe 2007, which is going to be amazing, amazing, oh it's so good, really nice edit job, when i reawaken the mcFunk from it's slumber, to rein victorious comedic fury in the future obv I'll let you know, meantime video thing coming soon i hope it's got three of my sets from the fringe, and running up and down the royal mile in a speedo - guranteed to be a big youtube hit - get there first, watch it, hope you like it.

ciao for now and all that
love
J

anyways

take care

speak soon

Ok so,

take one mug shot of somebody, anybody

Get a copy of it

Draw on a pirate's hat, eye patch, black teeth, whatever

and do a funny voice

Then try and do one every week - same magazine, just the front covers.

Ok here goes, the picture - and I'll send the video in a bit

video:

And you know what it is THE best larff

Of course it is, you spend four hours talking to girls, how else are you going to do that without going speed dating?

So, I as backstage the other night and recorded a wee song, stuck in youtube and here it is

Once again darling, it's not for the faint-hearted, however, this one is particularly xxx rated so please don't anyone be offended, ok, it's just comedy baby...