Another episode of the Man-Mum podcast is up, if you want to go and support! Although there’s some obvious bias in my recommendation here, I still think it’s objectively a cool thing. I’m very pleased that I have such a thoughtful and lovely man as my brother, and I want his project to succ...
2019-11-22 05:20:32 +0000 UTC View Post
The air smells like bushfires here - it’s a hazy and worrying smell.
It’s been a strange and surreal delight being back in Sydney. Because I have some writing deadlines I haven’t done many gigs while I’ve been here - basically just people who have asked, and mainly headline spots r...
2019-11-21 07:31:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Lovely little piece of propinquity. Thanks for being famous and having a book called what my show’s called, Stephen Fry - you fill my days with nice coincidences.
If you’re in Canberra tonight, remember I’ll pop a plus one on the door for Patreons, so just message me here or email an...
2019-11-20 07:43:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I have to write a 2000 character summation/blurb of Savage for the Amazon Prime special, and I have no idea what to say. Or in fact, how long 2000 characters is, in words.
Any suggestions?
2019-11-17 23:38:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Richard Glover, Australian culture giant, writer and radio man talks over a cup of teabag tea about Yorkshire, teleology, peacock evolution, cultural cringe, anger and epidemics.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy 2019-11-15 01:33:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hallo Patreonites - I’m giving you this link before the rest of people, and big announcements on social media etc, because I want to give you things to thank you for your support, and here’s one of those things.
It’s a recording of MYTHOS at the Edinburgh Fringe - on quite a quiet hot...
2019-11-14 08:54:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Old colleague and friend, art maker and subcultural warrior, D.A carter sits with me over dandelion tea in his home in Sydney to do a crossover episode of Tea With Alice and his Working it Out podcast.
We talked about owning stuff, legitimising art, creating cultures, hugs, consent an...
2019-11-07 23:30:18 +0000 UTC View Post
My bro has done a little video blog, which is a lovely thing.
Henry has always been a perfectionist and put himself under a lot of pressure to make things very good before he lets anyone else look at them.
I remember when we were kids, him practicing his cello and pushing himself in...
2019-11-04 23:39:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Sibling tea time, over Rooibos with milk and Rose Pouchong, the Fraser twins talk toilet smells, rich people smells, maternity, male motherhood, climate change, discourse norms and gender biology. With lots of caveats.
Here you go: 2019-10-31 23:50:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Putting together a transcript of the jokes I’ll be telling at the JFL gala at the end of this week in Sydney.
Now I have to choose what jokes of mine I think are good for a ten minute set and then send them over. Which is weird, because usually with a ten minute set, I’ll plan out m...
2019-10-28 19:15:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Makes things easier to remember than writing them on the keyboard or the screen. I don’t know why that is, but for me it’s true - like dance steps and muscle memory. (At least I’m assuming that analogy for the purpose of this point I’m making. I never did proper dance, apart from a brief ...
2019-10-22 09:19:27 +0000 UTC View Post
The weather in London is turning grim, and I’m applying for visas (yes, more than one at a time - it’s complicated - of course it is) and writing synopses and lining up gigs for Sydney in November and then London into December and January next year. A good recipe for some moderate existential...
2019-10-21 19:02:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Tiff Stevenson came and sat with me while coping with jetlag. This conversation grew out of her combining fizzy drinks, coffee and tea, and we talked about the lessons that can be learned about complex and human characters from 90s teen drama Heartbreak High. A deep and excellent chat.
Here...
2019-10-21 08:29:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday was the anniversary of my mum’s death. It’s a very strange feeling when it comes around, because most of life is just about getting on with things and it’s sort of nice to take a day to just look at old photos and miss her. But it’s also a reminder that time is moving me away fr...
2019-10-13 14:00:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hallo! I had a fantastic chat with the excellent Sarah Keyworth about being on reality television, identity and fitting in.
Here you go: http://apple.co/2oyL7Vy
Non- itunes listeners can 2019-10-08 18:09:44 +0000 UTC View Post
This week has been a week of thinking about edits - the footage from Savage is on the table, as well as their “publicity shots”, which means I now have to wade through hundreds of photographs of my own face to find the ones that will make me look most... um... marketable?
I also have t...
2019-10-05 08:46:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hallo!
I have sorted out the timezone issue on my Calendly - now it's accurate to me being in the UK. I've also extended the hours on some days, so there's more crossover for Australia based and U.S. people. I really enjoy chatting with you, and if you're on the $15 or $25 level, and ...
2019-10-01 11:35:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Fantasy Novels are a building block of my childhood and young adulthood, (and let's be honest, Adulthood). I talk to James Nokise over a rose black tea about the Fantasy that shaped us in our youth, and whether we can go back and enjoy it or not.
Here you go: 2019-09-30 11:04:29 +0000 UTC View Post
There’s an article floating around on the internet (I know I shouldn’t respond to these things) about the civil war in comedy. It’s in The Hollywood Reporter 2019-09-27 07:26:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Richard Herring sits in Alice's flat over a herbal tea and talks about death, near death, success, family and fear.
This podcast was a lot of fun. Thanks as always go to Ben Wren for helping me with the audio and being an all round supportive legend.
Here you go: 2019-09-19 02:04:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay! I’ve had a week off - was intending to write this up earlier, but it turns out sometimes you have done so many things in a row that you need a day or two just staring at the horizon to feel human again.
I filmed Savage for Amazon Prime at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne on 10 Sep...
2019-09-16 13:25:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hallo! I’m writing up my impressions of the Amazon Prime Filming but it’s taking a while to sort out all my ideas.
For now, here’s a quick answer to a quick question. Always feel free to ask me questions and I’ll try to answer them! (Particularly on this platform - they can sometim...
2019-09-14 05:41:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hallo everyone, sorry for the delay in putting this episode up - I recorded it in Edinburgh with the delightful JJ Whitehead, but had microphone issues and then had to put all my attention on filming Savage for Amazon Prime. So it is much delayed, but please send JJ a message if you enjoyed the e...
2019-09-11 23:18:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hallo. If you are in Melbourne or like my work and are close to Melbourne or have friends in Melbourne, below is the 2 for 1 ticket link they have sent me for Savage.
Apparently I have sold about a hundred of the tickets, which is pretty good but also not really good, considering it’s a ...
2019-09-02 07:01:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hallo! The picture above is me showing a friend some instructions on looking sultry that a model once told me.
Tomorrow’s Tea With Alice Ep will be a Post edinburgh Pre-Savage Q&A. Question priority goes to Patreonites. Drop your questions below, or message me if you’re wanting to ...
2019-08-29 14:23:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I arrived back in London last night on the late train, on which I spent the whole journey reading and sleeping and thinking, “I should write an update”.
I think I had a good Edinburgh. I liked my show a lot and audiences als enjoyed it. I sold tickets. The show itself felt like a nice...
2019-08-28 11:55:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Above is a picture of me and Tiff at an industry party. She is excellent and protects me from all the awfulness and I will be forever grateful.
This week's episode of the podcast is with Tiff, and we talk about HEAPS of controversial stuff, from Joe Rogan / Sam Harris and the various ...
2019-08-21 17:36:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The picture above is the view from where I’m staying in Edinburgh. It’s a beautiful castle, and every night you can hear the tattoo and watch the flaming torches on the walls and the fireworks.
It’s a reminder that there is literally a whole different festival happening alongside and...
2019-08-21 13:18:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m sitting in the wine bar at The Gilded Balloon, writing Bugle jokes for tomorrow’s show.
It’s such an odd thing to read the news; the real world can feel very far away in the constant hustling of reshuffled value that is Edinburgh - a place where reviews are worth more than money; ...
2019-08-18 17:55:33 +0000 UTC View Post