John Gushue . . . Dot Dot Dot

Where it's at

"Life is generally something that happens elsewhere."
- Alan Bennett

 

A thought on knowing your place

"The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is."
- Alan Bennett

Daily Dot: Beyond the Fringe

On May 10, 1961, Beyond the Fringe debuted in London. This wasn't a debut written from whole cloth: the troupe had actually made their first bow the summer before at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Besides being the four smartest folks in the room - any room, for that matter - Beyond the Fringe paved the way for a satirical brand of comedy that's still dominant. Click here to see a vintage BBC bit with Alan Bennett  briefly talk about the Fringe experience and its limitations. (Given his success as a playwright, screenwriter, novelist and author of bestselling memoirs, his expectations of hitting a plateau were certainly overtaken by reality.)