Northern Magic Circle’s Spring Parade
Hi folks Just a quick post to remind you that I am lecuring at this year’s Northern Magic Circle Spring Parade Convention which is taking place on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April (next weekend) in Scarborough. Here’s a brief run-down of who’s scheduled to be performing during the weekend:- LecturesPeter McLanachan (that’s me!) on […]
Comedy, Pool and a bit of a surprise visit.
Where to start? It’s been one of those crazy-busy weeks that you get every once in a while where you wonder where all the time went. Let’s start at the beginning, a very good place to start! As the regular reader of my Blog (hello!) may already know, I was going to see Dwight Slade […]
Dwight Slade – Oran Mor, Glasgow, Tomorrow Night
Hi folks Just a quick one of these to let you all know that one of my favourite Stand Up Comedians, Dwight Slade, is performing in Glasgow TOMORROW NIGHT at Oran Mor. Doors are at 7pm and I believe his show starts at 8pm. Tickets, priced £10, are still available and I would highly, completely […]
2008 Blackpool Convention
It is crazy, busy, rushed and leaves you shattered at the end of it. Yes, another edition of the Blackpool Magicians’ Convention is now a memory. It’s a chance to meet up with old friends, make new ones. It is a Convention with enough events to easily fill a 4 or 5-day Convention crammed into […]
Bill Hicks
Hi folks Today sees the 14th anniversary of the passing of, in my opinion, one of the greatest Stand Up Comedians who ever lived – Bill Hicks. He died in 1994 aged 32 from Pancreatic Cancer and performed comedy that REALLY made you think. It is just as relevant today as it was back in […]
The Real Hustle
Hi folks Just a quick post to say that tomorrow night at 7pm sees the fifth season of BBC3‘s hit show “The Real Hustle” start off with 2 back-to-back episodes. This time, our 3 friendly hustlers – Paul Wilson, Alexis Conran and Jessica Jane Clement – hit Las Vegas to see if they can swindle […]
Terrorvision Return?
One of my favourite bands is a group of lads from Bradford called Terrorvision. They played rock music like it was supposed to be played – LOUD! Sadly, in 2001, they decided enough was enough and, disillusioned by the music industry, decided to go their separate ways. Apart from a couple of wee semi-reuniouns, that […]
Lecture at Forth Valley Magic Circle – 18 February 2008
Hi folks I know I haven’t posted for a wee bit, but I’ve not been up to anything much that is Blogg-able (if that is, indeed, a word!). However, the Blackpool Convention is not too far away, so I’ll make up for lack of posts then. Anyway, I wanted to mention that I am presenting […]
Northern Magic Circle Spring Parade – 5 and 6 April 2007
This is just a quick post to let you know that I’ve been booked to present the one-hour version of my lecture at the Northern Magic Circle’s “Spring Parade” taking place in Scarborough on 5th and 6th April. I’m scheduled to lecture some time on the Saturday. The Northern Magic Circle’s convention is normally held […]
Dwight Slade’s coming to Glasgow
This March sees the 2008 edition of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, sponsored by Magners, and it seems to be fast becoming a well respected and very popular Comedy Festival. Each year sees a whole host of performers coming from around the world to grace the stages of a whole manner of different venues around […]