IIndgxnn. 'I‘he e\eitement \xax perl'eetl} itixtilied and IIndgwn uItrmateI} eIaimed the Neuenmer Award despite heing enm meed that the \ietnr that night unuId he either .-\Iun ('nehrane i'hi\ \Ittm \\a\ hrilliant'i nr .Inanna Near} t‘xhe \\;t\ in a hand I liked eaIled IIItititI\;ttI\ttgL" t.
While his main memnr} nl that night was getting in meet ('hrixtian Slater. the knnek-nn elleet \\a\ terril}ing. .‘\\ part nl the I’errier paekage. the \ietnrx thimerl and Will .Xdantxdale .-\K.-\ .Iaekxnn\ \Va'w had In perl'nrm at the grand (iielgtid 'I‘heatre in lrnnt nl’ Xllll penple. \Vhen )nu ennxider that IIndgxnn had heen speaking tn 5“ penple a
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night at the IIHI_\l'tH)tI 'I‘a\ern. that amnuntx tn a \eixmie euIttire \hnek. "I‘hat \\a\ tea”) intitnidating and \er_\ ner\e—\‘.raeking. I like the audieneex tn he a hit \maIIer. 'I‘hnugh. \nmetimex an attdienee is \n \mall there‘s nn pnint in playing and nther times _\nu‘ll pla) hel‘nre a fire extinguisher heeauxe _\nu‘re \n pxyehed tip lnr it.‘
It has taken man} wars l‘nr IIndgsnll tn get lull} p\_\'ehed up l'nr this limited hnut nl lame. ()n the haek nl' I’errier glnr}. he \\a\ awarded a \pnt in (‘hannel 4’s \hnrt-IiVed entertainment maga/ine. 'I‘lit' .llnrning JI/Vlt'l' Slum: "I'he} said the) \\ ere lnnking l‘nr the next :\Ii (i and Dennis I’ennix and the) ended tip with [Ills gti} \xith \xeird hair and satiety pins in his giaeket. 'I‘he nne they
hrnadeaxt me in \\a\ nne nl the \knt‘sl preees nl \IllI e\et‘ nn IV. 'I‘here's nnl} \n mueh _\nu ean dn \\ ith the .Int'\ ik Viking (‘entref
'I‘hix I-ringe marks \nmething nt' a lull \lnp lnr IIndgxnn. .‘\lter gixing ux l\\n \Itn\\\ almui his dilt’ieult lnrmati\e _\ear\ in (‘hippenham. ‘li/It' III/ llmfgwn lln/Iu’m Spa M/ will hring that ehapter tn a elnxe. .\'e\t _\ear he \xill reinxent himsell \\IIIl a hrand ne\\ \et nl material and enneernx. But it's unlikel} that he.” gn haek In the day \\ hen he \\;t\ dning enmed} \enue\ in IIt‘ixlnI and attempting tnpieal enmed}. He l'elt the \tull he \\a\ dning “as 'ruhhixh' and that his \t}le \xax tnn aggrewne. ‘()ne ernud turned prnperI} naxt} when I did \tull ahnut the IlarnId Shipman enquiry 'l‘hnugh \xhne\er thnught it “as a gnnd idea In ptit me in hetxxeen :\dam IIile and .I\nd_\ .\Ia\\\eII muxt ha\e had web in their head.‘ .-\ pep talk l'rnm .Iimm} (’arr irnned ntll UIIL‘ ttl‘ I\\U \t}Ii\tie I-tllIIIN "I‘he III(I\I impnrtant thing he tnId me “as that I \hnuldn't tttn\ e arnund and just stand at the mie. .-\n_\nne uhn has \\Ul'I\etI \xith me a Int \\t)tlItI teII )ttll that with m} huild. \xlien I tttn\ e arnund I ha\ e the unrxt miernphnne technique nl an} enmedian eurrentl} \xni‘kitig.'
IIndgxnn has gnt rnund that h} \tanding \tnek \till helnre his audienee either \\ith Ill\ ill’llh linItIed. Iti\ Ittttldx ill Ilix pnekeh nt' Ilix Ltt'ltt\ \x'rapped rnund the mie \tand. a \tanee that hringx tn mind his l‘elInu \Viltxhire resident. .Iulian ('npe. Me \inI interrupt it nnl} at mnmentx nl' high passinn “hen herating the lam nl‘ I’eter Ka) and their Na/i karanke nr the editnrs nIi .\'1(l.\ and X00 and the Iadie\ \\Itn adnrn their en\er\. ’I‘hnugh he has \nlitened his I‘Uxilintt nn .-\hi 'I‘itinuxx \nttteu‘hztl. nnu that she has an extra leu‘ eentimetrex nI I-Iesh rnund her \x'aixt. \thexer Ilix targets are in Illx l/n/n/ui‘ .S'pt't'iul. this :\ugu.\t Innkx like being annther triumph nl‘ the \\'i|.
Holyrood Tavern, 556 5044, 4-27 Aug, 2pm, 8pm, £4-6.
Ex-wrestler Wil Hodgson isn't the only Fringe act to have a fascinating pre-comedy employment record. Brian Donaldson rifles through the CVs.
Jeff Innocent
Paul Lyalls : Andy Zaltzman
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