hair by Jupitus

I'm a regular go-er to radio 4 comedy recordings and last night I had tickets to a pilot show hosted by Marcus Brigstock. The premise is that he invites a guest to the show who he gets to experience/do things they've never done before. As they were trying out the format, there was rather a lot of material and the show went on for some 2 hours, but there were some very funny moments. The guest was Phil Jupitus - he of Buzzcocks fame.
The first 'experience' was food related and started with Findus Crispy Pancakes. He then moved on to Fois Gras, which as a lapsed vegetarian he was somewhat tentative about, but seemed to rather enjoy! There was then a probable world first of Fois Gras on Findus Crispy Pancakes, which apparently was delicious! The final taste sensation was roasted pigs trotters, again which went down very well. He then had his palm read, his shoes shined and a colonic irrigation! Fortunately that was not live - we just benefited from a recording of it... Nice.
Phil then tried a very large glass of Absinthe which he really didn't like, but like the consummate professional he is, he downed the lot. Which leads to the final 'experience' for the evening. It turns out that he'd always wanted to cut someone's hair using an electric razor. Volunteers were asked for from the audience, and my friend David was chosen as the suitable guinea pig... Considering the amount of Absinthe consumed, that it was his first time cutting hair, and that it was a grade 2, he didn't do a bad job!
So, despite the lack of leg-room and the 2 hr duration of the show we all had a good time. It will be interesting to see if it gets commissioned...