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Hay Festival Diary – 31st May
- 10:30am
After much needed break from the smug-fest we head back into the Hay fray, copy of Guardian tucked under arm. We get on site early in order to maximise the possibility of an interview with Harry Hill and try to act professional in the press area whilst bugging the PR ladies
- 11.00am
Having been told the chances of an interview are looking slim to none, ever the optimist, SSP heads off to buy a copy of Harry Hill’s book in order to fully prepare. £10! We’d seen them on Amazon for £5 last week. However, needs must, and we splash the cash in the name of journalism. Settling down on the main green with others enjoying a quiet read, SSP notes a lady to our left reading Swann’s Way and a gent across from her reading poetry softly to a small group. Easing open the cover of Tim the Tiny Horse we join them in the superior feeling of not only reading, but reading at a literary festival no less!
- 12.15pm
Devastating news! Harry Hill has turned us down. The only upside being that he turned down all requests for interviews and in rejection SSP finally finds some common ground with the others in the press office. We think about mingling with the proper journo’s to mull over our collective misfortune but then think again
- 1pm
SSP joins Django, Moonbeam and Farquah in the extensive queue for Harry Hill (which had to be moved to a larger stage!)
- 2.30pm
After a very entertaining hour with Mr Hill (a mix of stand up, reading from his book and getting posh kids up on stage) SSP again joins Django, Moonbeam and Farquah, this time in the extensive queue to get Tim the Tiny Horse signed
- 3.45pm
They’ve run out of books for Harry to sign and the stewards try their best to break the news gently to the gaggle of children either side of SSP. Having bought our book earlier SSP finally get to join the smuggery of the Hay populace. In your face Django!
- 3.50pm
This is it, SSP is next in line with Harry. We’re going to get the opportunity to ask one question in the time it takes for Harry to sign our book. We desperately try and come up with the one question that SSP readers would want asked of Harry Hill, the one thing that the comedy loving fraternity would want to know of the big collared gagsmith…um… "Any chance of an interview?"
- 3:51pm
Dejected and despondent SSP leaves the site
