FIRST&LAST
First&Last The comedian and author talks pop music, Indian food and bad hair ahead of appearances at the Fringe, Book Festival and Book Fringe
First record you ever bought ‘I Should Be So Lucky’. Last lie you told It won’t hurt, I promise.
First movie you ever went on a date to American Beauty. Last time you cried Yesterday.
First thing you do when you’ve got time off work Onesie, beer, movie.
Last great meal you cooked Goan Kingi sh Curry. First crush Natalie Imbruglia.
Last time you were star struck Meeting Andrew Motion on a book show.
First great piece of advice you were given Ignore what everyone says. Last meal on earth – what would it be King prawn shaslik, veggie dansak.
First song you’ll sing at karaoke ‘Jailhouse Rock’.
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w were famous I don’t believe I am yet.
Last thing you recommended to someone Burger King. First three words your friends would use to describe you Hyper, funny, loving.
Last time you exploited your position to get something Sex. Lots of it. I’m shagging right now. Last time you bought someone l owers I bought l owers for a goddess from Manchester two weeks ago.
First concert you ever attended Unbelievably, I’ve never been to a music concert.
Last time you made an impulse buy and regretted it Paid for business-class l ights and felt like a total elitist capitalist pig. First object you’d save from your burning home Laptop with jokes on.
Last funny thing you saw online Barack Obama singing ‘Call Me Maybe’.
First job Copywriter.
Last person you fantasised about A goddess from Manchester.
First word you spoke I need poo poo. Last crime you committed My hairstyle.
First song at your (potential) wedding Drake – ‘Best I Ever Had’. Last song at your funeral I’d have punishing silence.
First thing you think of when you wake up in the morning Writing.
Last thing you think of before you go to sleep Sex. ■ Russell Kane: Posturing Delivery, Assembly Rooms, 0844 693 3008, until 24 Aug, 9pm, £15 (£12); Russell Kane: Comedy Winner with Caustic Debut Novel, Charlotte Square Gardens, 0845 373 5888, 17 Aug, 2pm, £10 (£8); Russell Kane: Reading, Word Power Bookshop, 662 9112, 20 Aug, 1pm, free.
WeLike The things making our world just that little bit better
■ Since the London 2012 Games es made us feel like the only people in the UK who aren’t golden, sculpted, Olympian dreamboats, we like imagining that if we started training now, we could be a champion heptathlete in time for Rio ‘16. Defi nitely. Just as soon as we’ve fi nished this pack of custard creams . . .
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of the Fringe, one way of of fi nding out about interesting fi shows is overhearing context- sh less conversations on the
In other outdoorsy news, we like watching dogs swim with dolphins. Dolphins are bored of humans now. They’re like, ‘God, here comes another unfulfi lled person wanting to have a paddle as if it’s the answer to something.’ This summer’s trendsetters are Kira the labrador (in
Royal Mile. So far we’ve heard ‘. . . Basically I just talk about my cat for an hour. I’ve had really good audiences’ and ‘You have to sign a waiver but it’s totally fi ne.’ No way of fi nding out the names of the shows, but it’s more fun this way.
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