On Monday 13th April 2015, I went to my first ever DDG. I had an inauspicious start...…
I go the wrong way out of the tube and then, when I do get the right direction, I wonder if Google is trying to kill me as it leads down dark tunnels to what looks like a collection of wooden huts. One of these is the venue.However my reaction to the show is anything but.
Such a great event. I’m definitely going back to return as often as I can.This response is not a one-off. Indeed, judging from my entries, I use the word ‘fun’ more often than Jimmy Fallon.
‘Duck Duck Goose is a whole load of fun’
‘It's a very fun show’
‘So many fun friends in tonight’
‘[I had] Two great scenes. Lots of fun had’
‘Such a fun night’My limited range of descriptions also include ‘ace’, ‘brilliant’, ‘incredible’, ‘great’, and ‘good’.
Exactly four months after making my debut there, this happened.
Vic and Mark invite me to officially be part of the DDG team… as I’m such a hard-core regular (ironically, I’ll miss next week’s sesh for [Kit]’s graduation)I’ve been co-hosting and jamming with DDG ever since. It’s such a blast. Every show has something good.
‘The show is notable though for us surprising Liam… with a birthday card depicting bananas AFTER IT HAD BEEN HIS TEAM’S PROMPT. That is some Derren Brown shit right there. Or someone in the audience had signed said card. Whatever’
‘The room is packed... people had to sit on tables and the sofas either side of the room’
‘In a later group scene, I blurted out in a response to a mention of 'wigs', 'is that W-H-I-G or W-I-G?'. Mark then tagged all but me out so he could say how much he appreciated that joke'
Sure, not every moment has been amazing…
‘In the jam I only get in two scenes, one of which I used clumsy exposition setup “sorry Dorian Grey, I left my tent in your attic, could I go get it?”’
‘In the jam I came on in response to a call for a kid and, panicking, did a Mickey Mouse voice’
‘We’re all tired by the time we get to the stage which probably explains why some of the scenes didn’t go anywhere or were written off as the result of drugs or us being products of someone’s imagination. Oh well, at least I got to play a duck and a wrestler called The Bridge’And onstage I can have doubts…
[Anand] says I’m very quick-witted and energetic which is nice to hear because when I’m onstage time seems slow and it seems ages since you said anything and if you do say something was it any good etc etc
My one word prompt with Stef[f] is ‘delicate’. I immediately collapse to the floor, a move I regret as the back of my head hurts for a while after.But when an event provides me with one of my favourite photos ever taken of me...
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| 'All I know is I ended the scene cradled in Tai's arms as I napped' Photo credit: Amar Chundavadra. |
A team Christmas dinner can be described (in a manner which could very much apply for DDG shows in general) like thus...
‘One of the most enjoyable days of my life. The atmosphere is so relaxed… It’s such a warm loving safe environment. It feels like a proper family gathering’And terrific line-ups leave me ecstatic enough to write stuff like this:
‘The two acts are totally different and totally brilliant’
‘There were two rounds of twoprov with no dud scenes between them’
‘Every scene in Duck Duck Goose is incredible’It’s easy to see why I’ve stuck around. I love you, team! Here’s to the years to come.
