I should have blogged sooner but I have been busy working on my Dick, however, there is a brilliant production of Spamalot at the Pantages (LA) for a few more days. It is on tour round the country, and I can wholeheartedly recommend it. It’s an absolutely fabulous cast. John Du Prez and I attended the opening on Tuesday. We laughed, we cried, we danced, and we were very grateful and very happy. Bravo to the whole company!
Well I must say if you wanted to impress me with the power of social media you couldn’t have done better.
The pre-sale Facebook and Twitter announcements opened the booking for What About Dick? on Tuesday morning, by Friday night we had sold over fifty per cent of the available seats! We don’t go on general sale until Tuesday the 28th No advertising, no print, no tv, no radio, just one story in the LA Times and the rest social media. It went round the world, stories of my Dick even appearing in India. Brave new times. But then Russell Brand has 4.2 million Twitter followers, Eddie Izzard 1.5 million and Billy Connolly over 750,000.
Ok Jim Piddock has 3 and I have none but we are still very funny….
And I have to apologize to Jim Piddock that his name got left out of the LA Times Article, though they still mentioned Tracey Ullman, Sophie Winkelman, Eddie Izzard, Russell Brand, Billy Connolly, Tim Curry, and me. So I am going to mention Jim Piddock’s name at least three times in this blog, because he is very very funny despite being a Crystal Palace supporter (as so is Eddie). And he was very funny in the rather funny An Evening Without Monty Python show a couple of years ago. That’s Jim Piddock, starring as The Working Classes in What About Dick? Currently selling out fast at The Orpheum in LA in April, By which I am gob smacked and thrilled.
It promises to be quite an event at the Orpheum. Try and be there if you can, though if you can’t attend , sign up to our list on Facebook and the Website and we’ll send you a DVD or download when we’re done. I had a reading of the play last week and well these people are extraordinary…. Even my words couldn’t prevent them being funny.
Bythe way I am on Ferguson tonight Monday 27th, selling the last three tickets. So hurry, this is your only chance to see this amazingly funny cast, and yes, as Emily Blunt said, it is comedy porn…
Yes, it’s Dick time again. It’s a play with songs by me and John Du Prez.
And look who I have got to play with my Dick this time……
Russell Brand, Billy Connolly, Tim Curry, Eddie Izzard, Jane Leeves, Jim Piddock, Tracey Ullman and Sophie Winkelman.
Oh, and me.
Four nights only, at the Orpheum, LA, April 26th thru 29th.
Very limited tickets.
Book now.
I’m trying to post the Priority E card….but I’m failing right now.
If I manage that you can book from tomorrow, if not from the 28th February.
For additional information or to purchase tickets, please visit: www.whataboutdick.com or http://www.ticketmaster.com/What-about-Dick-tickets/artist/1696044. Tickets will also be available by calling 800-745-3000 and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
