A musical segment from an unbroadcast pilot for a series called Crash made by
Talkback for Channel 4. This was the first gig I did after returning from the Edinburgh
Fringe in 2003, the first thing Gary ever filmed for the telly and the closest he ever got
to being on Top of the Pops. Shane Allen produced and Simon Amstell hosted, with
occasional help from Sarah Kendall and Rhys Thomas who, for some reason, spent
the whole thing dressed as Piltdown Man. It’s a rough performance from me but it
was late and they only let me do one take (and, to be frank, I didn’t really know what I
was doing). The main feeling I have when I see this is of wistful regret, that the
London Studios, where it was filmed, no longer exist. Best dressing room I ever had.
CRASH
TALKBACK/CHANNEL 4, SEPTEMBER 10, 2003
IS MY TOASTER SENTIENT?
TALKBACK/CHANNEL 4, SEPTEMBER 10, 2003
A musical segment from an unbroadcast pilot for a
series called Crash made by Talkback for Channel 4.
This was the first gig I did after returning from the
Edinburgh Fringe in 2003, the first thing Gary ever
filmed for the telly and the closest he ever got to
being on Top of the Pops. Shane Allen produced and
Simon Amstell hosted, with occasional help from
Sarah Kendall and Rhys Thomas who, for some
reason, spent the whole thing dressed as Piltdown
Man. It’s a rough performance from me but it was
late and they only let me do one take (and, to be
frank, I didn’t really know what I was doing). The
main feeling I have when I see this is of wistful
regret, that the London Studios, where it was filmed,
no longer exist. Best dressing room I ever had.
CRASH
IS MY TOASTER
SENTIENT?
