Blunder

Went to see a recording of a new sketch show called "Blunder" last night; mixed feelings. This was the first time I'd been to see a recording with acting and costumes and sets and stuff, and special effects in the raw- a smoke-bomb goes off, the actor steps back, and from one particular camera angle he's vanished in a cloud of smoke- and all that was interesting, anyway. They would record a couple of sketches using the same set and then all the dressing that had made it into a bar would be whipped off and it got turned into an ice-cream parlour while they were changing costume, that sort of thing. Lots of crew zooming around magically keeping out of each others' way.

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I think when it's all edited together it'll be worth watching.

Wonderful cloudy day. Hooray for dampness and coolth. (Maybe I was a frog in a previous life?)