The 2nd Annual Conference of Boring (2011)
22 Nov 2011 4 Comments
in Artists, Comedy, Society & Culture Tags: 2011, Adam Curtis, boring, boring 2011, Chris T-T, Conference, Felicity Ford, Galit Ferguson, Greg Stekelman, Helen Keen, James Ward, Jon Ronson, Josie Long, Leila Johnston, london, Mark Stevenson, Matt Crosby, Matt Parker, Peter Burnett, Rhodri Marsden, Richard DeDomenici, show, Tim Steiner, Toby Dignum
It was time for the festival of the obscure, the mundane, the common, the twisted, the funny, the celebration of Boring! This year, the Boring conference was taking place at York Hall on Old Ford Road in East London. A sold-out event; it had twice the capacity of the venue used last year and this notice greeted the worryingly excited people upon arrival –
Looks like last year’s inaugural conference had caught the attention of quite a few people!
Freedom of Information Request Prompts Zombie Attack
18 Jun 2011 26 Comments
in Artists, Comedy, Film, Historical Re-enactment, Society & Culture, theatre Tags: attack, freedom, freedom of information, leicester, undead, zombie
A hoard of zombies recently attacked the offices of Leicester City Council.
A Date With The Deputy Prime Minister – Nick Clegg
02 Apr 2011 8 Comments
in Comedy, Political Events Tags: cinema de lux, condem, election campaign, government, leicester, liberal democrat, nick clegg, Q&A
Campaigning ahead of a local by-election, Nick Clegg recently visited Leicester where residents were ready to give him a warm welcome –
The Downfall Meme
21 Feb 2011 Leave a Comment
in Artists, Comedy, Crime, Political Events Tags: hitler, meme, radiohead
There are probably millions of these Downfall Memes floating around the internet. I’ve wanted to make one for ages – so when the opportunity arose to make one about Radiohead (who I adore) and Hitler (who I don’t adore), I couldn’t resist……..
Leicester Comedy Festival
19 Feb 2011 1 Comment
in Artists, Comedy, theatre Tags: Comedy, leicester, leicester comedy festival, matthew smolka, mime, protoballet, richard peel, werewolf, werewolf island
It’s February? Then it must be time for the Leicester Comedy Festival! Here’s an sample from one of the 350 or so shows taking place –
A Series Of Curious Events
03 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
in Artists, Comedy, Film, Historical Re-enactment, Love, music, nature, Old English Traditions, Political Events, Religion, Society & Culture, Sport, theatre Tags: annual review, anthropology, curiosity, human
In the first year of www.lucypeel.com, a variety of age old traditions, circus shows, conferences, fairs, farming events, festivals, ghost hunts, theatre productions, music concerts, parades, political events, protests, religious gatherings and sports events have been discussed as illustrated in the following short film –
A Conference Named Boring
13 Dec 2010 7 Comments
in Artists, Comedy, theatre Tags: boring, boring 2010, dominion theatre, James Ward, london, Rhodri Marsden, Robin Ince
Inside a mirrored room within the depths of the Dominion Theatre in London, over 200 people gathered to attend the Boring 2010 conference. Paper bags containing the following items were awaiting all the attendees -
The 21 presentations of Boring 2010 were as follows…
Roll Up! Roll Up! It’s The Moscow State Circus
19 Oct 2010 2 Comments
in Artists, Comedy, music Tags: acrobats, big top tent, circus, clowns, fire, juggling, knives, moscow, moscow state circus
Artists at the Moscow State Circus rehearse before a performance:
At The World’s Biggest Sideshow – The Edinburgh Fringe
26 Aug 2010 1 Comment
in Artists, Comedy, music, Old English Traditions, Society & Culture, theatre Tags: abstract, art, attention, edinburgh, expression, fringe, Kevin Eldon, music, performance, reginald d hunter, richard herring, sarah millican, show
There are so many crazy and curious things happening out on the street in Edinburgh during the sweltering month of August. Enough to keep you occupied, to cloud your mind and make you lose track of time. Beware if you have other Fringe shows to go to!
School For Gifted Children – Science Edition
09 May 2010 Leave a Comment
in Artists, Comedy, Society & Culture, theatre Tags: Adam Rutherford, Andrew Collins, Ben Goldacre, Bloomsbury theatre, Brian Cox, Evan Harris, Gavin Osborn, Marcus Brigstocke, Martin White, Robin Ince, School For Gifted Children, Science
Robin Ince is just the most amazing comedian and curator. His latest collection, presented as a School For Gifted Children show at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London had a delicious science theme.
WARNING – this article contains some swearing.
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