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Posted Monday, June 05, 2006
Hey guys First off, Id like to apologise for being so out of touch with you for the last few months ; I should only be spanked, very hard with a cut out of Dale Winton. News update Im appearing at the Birmingham N.E.C from 20 to the 23rd of December in Carrots Christmas Cracker. I dont know if anyone saw this last year, but it was a grade A hoot. Jasper Carrot puts together a variety bill and sticks em on the stage at the NEC for audiences of up to 8 000 people! Last year was brilliant-stand outs for me were Jasper himself and Bill Bailey and a thing called Reeling and Rocking which is basically people you thought were 6 feet under kicking rock and roll ass like Brian Poole and Tony Crane and the Dave berry, wonderful, exhilarating all at the same time. Jasper has asked me to come back he was very honest, he told me that he needs someone to get the Dudley posse off their bums and into Birmingham which I took as a compliment. Ill be touring before that though, because Im doing a show called Lennys Britain, which is exploring the idea of a region having an intrinsic sense of humour ; we all know about scousers but what about people from Norwich ? Were used to the Lancashire accent in comedy but what about Cornish humour ? and so on. Im really looking forward to it, and Ill be travelling around Britain on a kind of complimentary tour, so look out for that. Im also doing Three hour long specials for BBC one early next year. Were working on them now and Im very excited- Im working with various people on them, including Simon McBurney who consulted on So Much Things To Say so were really excited and passionate about the shows and want them to be a bit different from what you normally see me do. So Hurrah! Ive worked with Kim Fuller on a Comedy Playhouse, which at the moment is called Slings and Arrows and is about a group of mature students who take on a prep course for a BA hons in English lit. Kim is very much on form and writing up a storm (which is latin for were still re writing it, but were making ourselves laugh go figure). The wifes grafting hard on Shaftsbury avenue in her play Smaller by Carmel Morgan. (The play is called Smaller and the writer is Carmel Morgan. Smaller by Carmel Morgan is not the name of the play.) Ive seen it twice and Im sure will see it a few more times before itends. It is a very emotionally draining, funny, moving, evening out, and the wifes well good in it. Also, theres a play on at the Kings Head in Islington which you should go and see if you get a chance;Road to Nirvana. Its an Arthur Kopit play (won two tonys on Broadway) about two scumbag producers in Hollywood who would eat their own body parts for the deal of the century. It has all the Mamet /Tarantino style dialogue that Hollywood producers revel in, like Tony Soprano with tourettes syndrome. I have to say although I am an associate producer on it, I laughed my ass off, and I have considerable ass so this is not just some bullshit Im trying to lay on you here. Colin Macfarlane has done a great job of directing the cast, Sean Williamson (Barry from Eastenders ! Yes, that Sean Williamson )gives the performance of his life, I think. Well realised, funny and somehow truthful, Road to Nirvana is all about selling your soul for the American dream and coming back short changed. What else? Oh yeah, Im working pretty hard on the Open University course at the moment, my second short story has gone in, so Im just waiting for my appraisal if its any good, I might publish it on my web site so youll be able to see what Im getting up to in my studies. Im enjoying myself immensely, and big up to everyone in my group and my friends for enduring my endless wittering. I met up with Chris Crudelli the other day from Mind Body and Kick Ass moves on BBC3 what a great bloke! Hes from the midlands and hes a Kung fu master, gone beyond grades and belts (Kung fu isnt about belts and grades Len its about killing people, essentially ) and more than capable of pushing his fist through several concrete blocks. We talked about all sorts of things, and maybe doing a project together, so keep your eyes peeled for that. As soon as the tour dates are announced Ill let you know. Im going to LA soon to do a Richard Pryor documentary about the mans life and career. Bob Smeatons directing he did a great South Bank show about Bernie Taupin recently and I think Im gonna be hanging out with people like Paul Mooney, Lily Tomlin, Gene Wilder, Rain Pryor and so on, so wish me luck. Well keep you updated on whats going on and therell be new comedy stuff on the site very soon indeed. Keep checking up on it. Big love Len
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