The Year of Fun #17: Audience Participation

Last weekend was opening weekend and I surprised myself: I got stuck in to Brighton Festival for the first time.   On Saturday I went with a friend to a comedy gig. I didn’t have much in terms of expectations, I just knew it was at the right time of day (early evening - I’m not going to an 9pm gigs because, bedtime) and it was in the right place: the Warren. The Warren is a part of the festival that I’ve heard very good things about, so I wanted to explore it. And oh boy: was I in for a treat. I have this thing, may be it’s because I’m fairly empathic or maybe it’s because I know how it feels to be on stage… But I make extra effort to smile and laugh. And may be it was the beer, but after the initial awkward 5 minutes (which by the way EVERYONE experiences - something to think about if you’re scared of being on stage - you only need to get past the first 5 minutes) After that passed, I was basically in hysterics. And I mean hysterics: laughing and crying. Yes, there were tears. I think the comedian took a shine to me then, because I was clearly a fan - and pulled me on stage to dance with him as part of this bit where he acts out the starting credits to Magnum PI, with the themesong playing… Apparently I was only there for 15 seconds, but it obviously felt like an eternity. Thank god there was some booze in the system or that would have been much, much worse. Click here for show notes