Just the Tip Ep 14: Halfway to Cambridge

Woke Asian Guy and Egg White

Why Cambridge? Well, dear avid listener (of other podcasts) you will have to play this show to find out. It's our version of Jack Nicholson being told 'Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown' In this episode we break from normal proceedings and yammer on about standup comedy in general and our own personal failures in performing live. This one is worth listening to for any budding comics who want to get into comedy and feel the fear of standing up on stage.
Normal service will resume next episode
The Show Notes ——>>>>
There is no episode 13 of JTT. Why? Because Sands is a slave to mild stereotypical superstitions so we will bypass this unlucky number and really screw up the running order for future generations https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/23266/13-reasons-people-think-number-13-unlucky
We need to mention Michael Winslow who did the silly sound effects in Police Academy. He has made a cottage industry based on this one unique talent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Winslow
Any of the non Londoners (which seems to be our core audience) hear the mention of a standup venue The Lions’s Den should check out this link https://www.lionsdencomedy.co.uk/
Run by Tim Rendle who sadly passed away in 2018, it has been the showcase of a lot of comics who used the night to test their material in a friendly atmosphere. It’s still going and when reopened check it out. The place should have a Blue Plaque
Michael J Fox was excellent in Secret of my Success. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093936/
Big Respect to Vis the Spoon who’s anarchic and brilliant East London club night many moons ago showcased the non-start of Sands Stand-Up career. Listen to the podcast to understand. Vis’s website is here —>> https://www.visthespoon.com/
Spike Milligan browned up… what can go wrong? Well check out (or not) the completely incorrect Curry and Chips tv series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_and_Chips
For our American podcast listeners we mentioned the British 70’s tv series The Sweeney. Imagine a grittier more politically incorrect version of Starsky and Hutch… then you get the idea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sweeney
Another stunning fact about Dennis Waterman
In 1960, Denis Waterman began his film career, appearing as Ted Lewis in ‘Night Train for Inverness' and as Mickey Donovan in 'Snowball'. Also in the same year, he gave voiceover in ‘Ali and the Camel’ and appeared in two small roles for Royal Shakespeare Company.