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Oct. 30th, 2007 02:55 pmHow can you go to a two-hour session about the prohibitions on protesting near Parliament and end up crying with laughter?
Mark Thomas, comedian, protester and monkey genius, is how. I've been a fan for ages but hadn't seen him live before, and it was cracking- all done by telling true stores about the absurities thrown up as he organised demos within the law (by applying for a permit six days in advance.) Can 150 people each have their own demo side-by-side? If you move about, is each stopping point a separate demo needing a permit? Can you set up a company to demonstrate on other people's behalf? And will PC Paul McInally take a bag of 2,500 permission forms in the spirit in which it was intended?
(Plus! Secret advance notice of a highly amusing plan!)
The DVD's out soon, and Amazon's "also bought" feature is making plaintive noises and tugging at my credit card again- I hadn't realised Sean's Show was out! Xmas wish, I think.
Mark Thomas, comedian, protester and monkey genius, is how. I've been a fan for ages but hadn't seen him live before, and it was cracking- all done by telling true stores about the absurities thrown up as he organised demos within the law (by applying for a permit six days in advance.) Can 150 people each have their own demo side-by-side? If you move about, is each stopping point a separate demo needing a permit? Can you set up a company to demonstrate on other people's behalf? And will PC Paul McInally take a bag of 2,500 permission forms in the spirit in which it was intended?
(Plus! Secret advance notice of a highly amusing plan!)
The DVD's out soon, and Amazon's "also bought" feature is making plaintive noises and tugging at my credit card again- I hadn't realised Sean's Show was out! Xmas wish, I think.
