Here are 20-second excerpts from all 31 pieces I created in December during a #SpokenWord challenge. What began as monologues and mini-plays eventually became more experimental. My original influences included #AlexeiSayle, #RikMayall, #GeorgesPerec, #WilliamSBurroughs, and #LaurieAnderson, then later #KurtSchwitters, #BernardHeidsieck, #NicklausEinhorn, #ArrigoLoraTotino, #RaoulHousmann, and #DemetrioStratos. #SoundPoetry #Dadaism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHlCnzFlliQ

I'm watching Bottom

#RikMayall #AdrianEdmondson #Bottom

Ben Elton Reflects on His Creative Partnership and Friendship with Rik Mayall

Comedian Ben Elton shared how working with the late Rik Mayall brought him some of the most glorious creative moments in his career. The two met as teenagers at the University of Manchester and collaborated on several iconic BBC comedies including The Young Ones, Blackadder, and Filthy Rich and Catf... [More info]