Some of you may have noticed I have links on the side-bar. Some of you may even have clicked on a few (if you clicked on the B3TA one you probably said 'Eek' and hit the back button before your boss saw what was on your screen.)
Squatting there is a link to the BBC audience ticket page. This is my secret hobby. Pick a Radio 4 comedy show, and the odds are that I'm in the audience. Its just great. Going to London? Pick yourself up some free tickets here. The radio shows are usually better than the TV ones from an audience perspective.
Why so? Firstly because the atmosphere (unless its in a theatre) is like that of an old comedy club. The venue is small, the audience barely a couple of metres from the performers. A bar is attached, and you're encouraged to bring your beer through with you. Oh, and did I say its free?
Tonight I'm going with friends to a recording of The Now Show.
Why the bladder reference? Last time we went (to The News Quiz, I think), we drank rather too much beer, forgetting that it takes over an hour to record a 30 minute show (outtakes are great.) One of our number had to make a break for the bathroom.
Unfortunately when you're on the front row and do this, you find yourself being referenced in the subsequent broadcast in a most unflattering manner.
