Author: Mosh

Amateur Transplants in Theatre

Adam Kay & Suman Biswas
Adam Kay & Suman Biswas

After years of listening to their dodgy songs and buying their albums online, I got to see Amateur Transplants live as part of the Edinburgh Fringe. My first Fringe show as well, in fact.

For those who don’t know, Amateur Transplants is made up of two medics – Adam Kay and Suman Biswas. They sing very rude songs full of swearing and bodily functions, many based on popular hits. Often they’re not complete songs – just enough to tell a joke with a punchline. As a result in the 60 minute show they probably played in excess of 40 songs.

I was surprised to see that many people at the show obviously hadn’t heard many of the songs before. For them it must have been a great treat – very much like watching a stand-up with a good routine for the first time. Having said that there were a good few new songs in the mix, including some ad-libbing from Adam that threw Suman for six.

They involve the audience a bit as well, with Adam strolling through them during a couple of songs. Made a little less easy due to the venue basically being a “lounge where you want” one with few seats and more beanbags!

I can say that, especially given the low ticket price, I was definitely not disappointed by the show. Very funny, more laughs per minute than I’ve seen at many “regular” comedy shows. Plus Adam and Suman wander around afterwards to sign CDs and the like. Don’t forget that Macmillan Cancer Support gets a share of all their profits.

I’ll leave you with the following YouTube video of their original “hit”, London Underground. WARNING – it contains lot of swearies!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYVJSOFZxDE

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Ryanair talk fecking bollocks again

Ryanair
Lyingair - talking crap once again

I pinged this on Twitter and facebook, but it really deserves a proper little rant on here. Ryanair (Lyingair has never been a more apt pseudonym) have popped a story on their news page. Go have a read – it’s laughable:

DUBLIN AIRPORT TO BE RENAMED ‘THE JEDWARD’

There are several things wrong with this story. First up is the mis-spelling of “pipped”, but I’ll let that slip although it does enforce Lyingair’s overall slipshod impression.

The main thing is that the story is factually incorrect. Hell, it’s bollocks. Dublin airport is not to be renamed “Jedward Airport”. Just because Ryanair pushed it as their little comedy entry does not mean it’s going to happen. Of course, expect a lot of whinging from Michael O’Leary when it doesn’t happen.

I also find it profoundly ironic that the names for the airport were all picked for reasons along the lines of “prices go up faster than Jedward’s hair”. This from an airline that sells tickets for a penny. Plus checking-in fee. Plus luggage fee. Plus booking fee. Plus tax. Plus the cost of getting to the remote airport that’s nowhere near the advertised destination.

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Currently…

2000 AD logo.
The Galaxy's Greatest

Pinched this from JAC:

Reading:

A 2-month backlog of 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazines. And then back to David Baldacci‘s Last Man Standing.

Listening:

Ashes to Ashes season 3, episode 7.

Watching:

See above. Ploughed through the whole series in a day.

Eating:

Not enough… still digesting my jumbo sausage and chips from last night. Not actually eaten anything today yet!

Liking:

My last week off before going back to full-time work for the first time in almost 5 years. And the fact that I have a flat/room of my own with someone who seems like a great flatmate.

Pondering:

Far too many things at the moment! Mostly work- and future-related.

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Alphabetti Meme

A – ACCENT:  Varies. “Northern” seems to be about it. Most people seem to guess at Scots, but I pick up the accent from who I’m with at times.

B – BOOBS: Yes. I like them. I am also getting old so I’m developing a pair of my own.

C – CHORE YOU HATE: Cooking.

D – DAD’S NAME: Robert

E – ESSENTIAL MAKE-UP ITEM: Bright red lip gloss. Goes with my Rocky Horror costume.

F – FAVORITE PERFUME: Eu de Armpit

G – GOLD OR SILVER: Probably silver but I don’t wear jewellery

H – HOMETOWN: Born in Gateshead, will be living in Edinburgh from this month till July next year. After that… guess I’ll be a drifter again.

I – INSOMNIA: I wouldn’t say I have insomnia, I just don’t need much sleep

J – JOB TITLE: Newly Qualified Teacher (as of August 16th)

K – KIDS: None yet, but good grief I want them. Badly.

L – LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Tonight? Air bed in Kaz’s spare room. Last three nights? Tent in a field. Before that, 2 nights at Andy’s and a night at Helen’s. Bangkok airport the night before that, hostel before that (2 different ones, 2 nights). Hostel, boat (room and deck in various occasions), island (mattress, hammock and table) for the previous 8 weeks… Will be house-hunting in Edinburgh next week for a flat/house-share which should hopefully last me till July 2011.

M – MUM’S NAME: Mina

N – NUMBER OF TIMES YOU WANT TO SLAP SOME SENSE INTO SOMEONE:  Varies from day to day. Note that I am a secondary school teacher… so obviously this never happens with the kids. I just feel the urge to repeat myself, rephrase myself, and then hand them off to a psychologist to find out what one of a billion “conditions” they could have which would explain their laziness and unwillingness to learn. Honest.

O – OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAYS: Never since I left with my mum the first time.

P – PHOBIA: Heights, probably. Not a real phobia. I jumped out of an aeroplane after all. But I could never bungee jump

Q – QUEST: Wife/partner, couple of kids, secure job I’m happy with. How hard can that be?

R – RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: None at all whatsoever in the slightest. OK. Heavy Metal, if you insist

S – SIBLINGS: None

T – TIME YOU WAKE UP: Usually by 8am. Earlier if required by work

U – UNNATURAL HAIR COLOURS YOU’VE WORN: Had the tiniest bit of purple in my hair once for about 2 days, but you could hardly see it.

V – VEGETABLE YOU REFUSE TO EAT: Sprouts

W – WORST HABIT: Pick my nose and eat it. Hey, I could be a serial killer.

X – X-RAYS YOU’VE HAD: Just tooth-related ones as far as I can remember

Y – YUMMY FOODS YOU MAKE: Worlds most awesome chicken burgers

Z – ZANY QUIRK: Zany? Erm. Nothing zany, really. Unless anyone wants to correct me?

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