Comedy news: Snowed in Comedy blog: Hitting the road in Whistler

So, the show is on the road at last! The quartet of comedians who make up the Snowed In Comedy Tour managed to get their first gig under their on Tuesday night and, though the gig was to a group of roudy ski kids in a packed-out ski bar, the general consensus is that it was a resounding success.

The idea of a first gig is an interesting one, it obviously acts like an ice-breaker for the rest of the tour. Until this marker has been passed there isn't can't be any celebration, achievement or shared experience upon which to focus the rest of the tour on. This kind of stress does affect the acts.

“I felt like a caged animal, cooped up in a room with a lack of sleep” Craig Campbell said after the first gig had finished. Though all the comedians on the tour have years of live experience under their belt I've become aware over the last few days that comedians themselves need regular gigs if only to retain their sharpnmess. Like in football, a lack of regular action can sometimes lead to a loss of form - or an anxiety that they may have lost form. Constant gigs are a good thing.

These thoughts occupied both Wool and Quinn in the build up to the show at the GLC. Wool, who has recently moved back to the West Coast of the U.S. hadn't had a gig for five weeks, (Which gave rise to a cheeky jab by Byrne, 'so, it's great to hear that America is working out for you') and Quinn hasn't gigged for a month.

The true story is that they took time out over the festive season so that they could avoid the shit audiences that come seeking comedy in the run up to Christmas. It seems that the chav-style drunken heckle is as prominent feature of the office Christmas do in the America as it is in Britain.

The tour next moves on into the Rockies and to the town of Penticton, which was once home to a peach riot (i'll let Campbell help me explain in the next blog post) which will be up on the site soon.

Tim