Writing, cinema, music, following the career of Jodie Marsh, yada yada yada.
Music
I hate RnB with a vengeance. People who listen to it should be shot in the face. Also dislike the sort of music where it looks like they spent more time on the packaging and video than the song (e.g. Jessica Simpson, Gwen Stefani, Cascada).
Favourite bands/singers: The Smiths, Moz, Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Small Faces, Bob Dylan, Sex Pistols, The Pogues, Billy Bragg, The Kinks, Kate Bush, Blur, The Pixies, The Sundays, The Cure, Joy Division, New Order, Oasis, The Wedding Present, Pulp, Supergrass, The La's, Idlewild, Hope of the States. At the moment: Guillemots, Cortney Tidwell, The Good The Bad and The Queen, Phoenix, Captain, Fields, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, New Young Pony Club.
Movies
Withnail and I, Unforgiven, Casablanca, The Godfather 1 and 2, Goodfellas, Annie Hall, Donnie Darko, Boogie Nights. Favourite comedy films: The Producers, Airplane, Anchorman, The Jerk, The Man with Two Brains, Dumb and Dumber, Sleeper, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Television
Only Fools and Horses, Dad's Army, I'm Alan Partridge, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Arrested Development. Favourite shows at the moment: Scrubs, My Name is Earl and The Office USA.
Books
Catcher in the Rye, The Grapes of Wrath, Oliver Twist, Catch 22, The Wasp Factory, Wuthering Heights, Brighton Rock, The Great Gatsby, A Clockwork Orange.
Heroes
In no particular order, Muhammad Ali, Tommy Cooper, Karl Marx, Shakespeare, Tom Paine, Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David (for producing the best sitcom of all time), Daffy Duck, Bobby Moore, Charles Dickens...Shakin' Stevens, Steven Seagal, Bobby Davro and that guy from the Safe Style Windows adverts ("I said you buy one, you get one free!")
University of Central Lancashire
Preston, United Kingdom
Graduated: 1995
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: English Literary Studies
Journalist by day. Aspiring writer by night (and weekend).
I'm currently working on a novel - a black comedy/ghost story. First draft recently completed but still some way to go before it's finished.
I've also written five sitcom scripts. Influences include Seinfeld, The Simpsons, I'm Alan Partridge, Only Fools & Horses, Arrested Development and Dad's Army. I had some interest last year from a production company (who said that my work had a lot of potential) as well as plenty of positive feedback from other companies during 2006 and a recent breakthrough that I'm hoping will lead to a commission.
Below is some stuff wot I uploaded for your viewing pleasure - Bang Bang Machine (sadly missed), Hope of the States (ditto) and Big Train (remember when sketch shows were funny?)
Who I'd like to meet: Barry Scott. Just so I could ask him why he feels the need to shout so much whilst plugging his overpriced cleaning products. I would also enquire after his well-being as he looks like shit warmed up in his latest advert.
Would also like to meet anyone with an interest in comedy writing and performing and creative writing in general.
Our Record Label is about to forgo business, and is trying to get rid of its stock before it does, so both our albums are now just £0.01 +postage, basically free from http://d67.bigcartel.com
Just to let you all know that we are playing 'Shoreditch Camembert' at FAVELA CHIC (EC1) on Tuesday, Nov 4th. Its a completely FREE ENTRY gig, and there will also be an amazing food menu on the night with set menu deals and lots and lots of CHEESE.
Hello, hope all is good just dropping by to say our album is now only £2+postage, for 12 tracks on limited edition cd our shop is http://d67. bigcartel. com, thanks and take care, Absent.
GHOST SCHOOL IS TOMORROW! celebrating the death of summer and heralding in those shorter darker days. baked goods, disco dancing the best new live acts around; what more could you want! see you there, polar bear!
HELLO SCOTT!!!
THANKS FOR JOINING THE
"TEA APPRECIATION SOCIETY".
WELL DONE.
GIVE YOURSELF A PAT ON THE BACK
AND
REWARD YOURSELF
WITH A NICE CUP OF TEA.
We thought we'd swing by and let you know that you can download three of our tracks from our new 'Live Spaces' page at http://parkaonline.spaces.live.com.
Now for the really exciting stuff - if we can get loads of Live Space music downloads then we get to play at The Great Escape Festival in May! So, you know what to do... Run over to our Live Space page and download those tracks!
Hey Scott thanks for the add! Hope that you can come see the play. it will be ace! click on link for more info xXx luv 3rd year from actors @ uclan xXx
Hello, apparently youre now my friend, of which you should feel extrordinarily proud. Because Im a bloody great bloke. In fact, Im probably my favourite person in the whole world, so that should give you some idea of how truly great I really am.
I don't know if this is something that may be of interest but you could have a look anyway. www.myspace.com/thefilm are looking for writers to submit ideas for a filmmaking project.
