many people high on mushrooms because nobody has yet. well. what comic's gonna miss that'.”
Burns. as you may have gathered by now. is not like most comics. (‘ensored by the BBC for a Live l’lrmr .S/mn' skit in which he simulated sex with a goat. he was one ol‘ the original I] ()'('/m'k Slum- presenters and among the few to crawl from its wreckage without a TV career. Already planning his next lidinburgh show. about a trip to l.as Vegas he embarked on with l’royenza and fellow stand-up Barry (‘astagnolzL he’s resigned to being overlooked for the Perrier Award once more. 'I honestly don‘t think about it. It‘s best to just communicate with your fans and do the
best show you can for them.’
In the meantime. he's writing a noyel l'or Penguin based on his Burnsy l‘.\' Brendon show and. incredibly. is penning a series of children‘s books with H: cartoonist Alex Collier. based on conversations with his young son and aimed at single-parent l'amilies. ‘Al‘ter all these years of being hilarious. the cash cow l‘ye ended up with is kids‘ entertainment.~ he laughs. 'l can actually use that hack line about being available for children‘s parties. No. really. I am.'
Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 5-29 Aug (not 18), 8.30pm, £10—£1 1 (£8.50—£9.50). Previews until 4 Aug, £5.
leap year
In an ironic twist of fate, Brian Donaldson has an email conversation with the booming Voice of Wales, RHOD GILBERT. But what does the title mean to him and why was 1984 such a bad year?
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‘lhe ‘.'/rn(lir‘.g; passer! twat fine emetrer‘val 5;r,;tr;; it i»: ‘ n whilef reealls; Gilbert electronically from i'it}i‘y’1(\ililtfitl(LC'H‘T r. Festwal. 'lvl; ‘.'.'hole life [)étf;f;(3(l hetore we. .'.hr; " was “it; T-fr disappointing) tll‘JEl‘. that the stage was 1m; rl'.(‘: feet preyrotissly have thetiott‘. that er‘ " a taller stage'
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f‘8.:’>()A 510.50 «33' 51”]. 1"etrezzr; .1 (i Aug/r.
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