Show 2 – Did Shoreditch Radio Know What Hit it?

Off the back of a solid start I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my second show. Express myself more and make more jokes.

I had sworn to go all out to be more entertaining, flamboyant and (above all else) funny.  I find this comes naturally when I have the right people around me and I don’t plan/script it.  Then management asked me to script up, look sharp and get in and out of the studio quicker than last time (which apparently is money…still).

I turned up early to meet with my cousin Tamin (adopted local Hackney lad and awesome photographer on the rise) and indulge in a drink whilst anxiously pouring over my script (with meticulous times noted to sync with the music).  I was confessing to him that what I had written the night before no longer seemed as hilarious as at 4am.  I could tell he didn’t know what to say.  He (like everyone else in my family and group of friends) thinks I am blessed with an abundance of confidence that never flags.

We downed our drinks, waltzed into the studio, bustled through the outgoing (day) session and set up in the vocal booth.  There was already a backlog of presenters for subsequent shows loitering in the studio.  As they milled around and peered through the perspex screen (iPhones recording video footage of the strange new guy) it dawned on me.  I had to just go balls out (as the mantra of Shoreditch radio states) and “Make it happen”.

Tamin clicked away at opportune moments to get some shots of me in full flow.  I wished I had downed something stronger than a pear Rekorderlig, but there was no time to wish.  The mix was super tight (even better than the last one) and I could see heads nodding and a few laughs at the right times.  In a flash it was over.  I couldn’t decide if it had sunk, stunk or offended.  Possibly it had done all three.  I would have to wait until broadcast time.

The energy was definitely there.  The jokes had been dropped heavily and it was definitely an improvement on the previous show…once I heard it back I realised i’m on to something here.  Tell me what you think.

Play Formless Show 2 on Shoreditch Radio

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