A Fringe Quickie (#448) with ‘Jonty O’Callaghan’s Got Some Notes’

Questions answered by Jonty O’Callaghan.

Q1: Aside from this Quickie, what is the most desperate marketing tactic you plan on using to get bums in seats this August? 280 chars

I have three Unicorns that feature in my sketch show. Yep – three actual, real Unicorns. And if you don’t get tickets I am going to kill them. Don’t test me.

Q2: Cancel culture has finally come for your show. What sins has it committed?

It’s a one-man show.

Q3: The Fringe is horribly expensive. How are you financing this run? Did you remortgage your house, sell your granny, or start an illicit side hustle?

I am a master-thief and, along with 11 hand-picked team mates, I plan on robbing 3 of Terry Benedict’s Las Vegas Casinos simultaneously (and stealing his girlfriend, who happens to be my ex-wife, while I’m at it). Also GoFundMe.

Q4: We all have weird pre-performance rituals. What is yours, and how confused would a normal person be if they walked in on you doing it?

I don’t think they’d be too confused. Anyone with even a casual interest in Satanism would know exactly what ritual I was doing.

About the show

Jonty O’Callaghan’s Got Some Notes

Date(s): Week 1 (Fri 7th to Thurs 13th Aug) • Week 2 (Fri 14th to Thur 20th Aug) • Limited run

Time(s): Evening (Between 6pm and 10pm)

Ticket type: Paid

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