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Photo Diary - Thurs Sketch 9th Sept 21
🕑 Added 2021-09-07 19:43:29 +0000 UTCFoils got his big golden disc out, so you know he means business. He's doing an ace job of deflecting light to his eyes under very dark conditions. We're impressed. It wasn't always like that though....When he first bought that giant holy communion, myself and Hog used to secretly laugh at him trying to bounce light here and there and it making no difference (we weren't using the right lighting conditions).
But Foil had the last laugh. Little did we know he was biding his time, like a really good ten pin bowler who wanted to just barely win a match in order not ruin the date he was on but retain his pride nonetheless- he knew just when to strike. That's an appalling metaphor, could I please ask that it be struck from the record? Anyway, with light being an all new important aspect in this post gig filming world we work in, the disk is front and centre, and foil is golden boy.
Todays sketch is less funny than.. relatable? Its strange when your writing comedy and sometimes you find yourself saying "no, that joke is disrupting the flow, take it out!" or "the humour is in the rhythm, it doesn't matter what's being said" but that's the script vibe yo!
We have a few takes in the bag and decide to see what it looks like. We're using Foils Amplifier to play it. The amplifier is a staple of the office, reliable, sturdy and probably older than some of the people reading this diary entry. We used to bring it to gigs, and since we break most of the stuff we haul around the country, its a miracle it's survived this long. Although , now I do recall, it nearly had a premature death when Hog once threatened to throw it into the river in Galway, "For a laugh". I got so giddy at how annoyed Foil would get, that he nearly did it. Yikes. AAAAANYWAY, the amp is playing back the sketch, with some random sound effect accidently turned on, and guess what, it kind of.. works? SO, I'm excited about doing the soundscape for this one, its definitely a challenge.
We're learning lines, and Hog and myself keep messing up lines, Hog stumbles over the same one on three occasions and is now laughing so much we can't continue. Foil reminds us we're under time pressure, which as you can guess, makes things worse.
Costume time, let's do this.
We are searching for the monk hoods, and remember we left them in vicar street, oops. However, much like a very good ten pin bowler who's just missed the strike and is under a considerable amount of pressure in a game, we find a spare......Was that any better?
This is a "one take wonder" sketch and its super fast paced, which means we screw it up a dozen times before getting it right. I'm the main culprit here, but then again, I do have the hardest bit, well that's what I'm saying, because it's my diary. Still we manage to finish bang on time just as squeaky hoover man arrives. Job done!
So, I'm leaving from the office with Hog, it's a Friday and I'm in good form - the sketch is filmed and I'm off for two blissful days in the Dublin sunshine... beer and good times await. I realise I've forgotten the edit, no problem. So out I hop from the car and dash into the office to get it. I'm back in the car, door closed, in the driver seat. I get a terrible feeling. Something catches my eye. I look in the rear view mirror and SCREAM. Hog is in the backseat of my car. Smiling. I've seen it in Horror movies. But now I'm living it.
"JAYSUS!!!" WHAT THE F&^%&%^kkkkk!!!
He laughs his ass off, and confesses he thought about staying there till I got home. That would be commitment. Here's the thing with having Hog as a co-worker, anything is possible. However, much like a ten pin bowling player (this is the last I swear)... MUCH like a ten pin bowler who has left pins either side of the the lane after their first shot, he had to split.
sorry.
Comments
Honestly, that's my favorite moment in this diary entry. It's just so darn funny, even though I - of course - feel greatly for Arms because I know I would have screamed too.
selkie
These diary entries are very fun and engaging 😊 Now that we have seen the sketch that they were filming that day, and how creepy it was, it's even easier to imagine Arms' shock at seeing Hog in the back seat of the car!
Nadine Day
Ahh the golden boy strikes again 😂
Rose Main
You are just just just the best ten pin bowler metaphorer! Love reading your diaries. The photos look like a very great creative and happy time for you all. When the 3 of you are together there is a definite level of je ne sais quoi that the three of you give off that is different. It is almost an additional something that the combination of you all in one place allows to be manifest. A definite vibe that keeps you all fresh and brilliant, you are sparking and somehow more alive. I am astonished at just how much material you are able to keep delivering. Thank you I feel so grateful to have found you xxx
Christine S. Nielsen
🙏 Please Arms, will you also write us some diary entries about your prep for finally getting back on stage again next month? 🎭
Thank you for a great read, Arms, so funny! Great pics and it was lovely to see Duck too. I bet Foil’s happy he got play around with dramatic lighting again… can’t wait for tomorrow’s sketch to see what it looks like 😊 I can only imagine the shock and screams when you saw Hog in the back of your car… I would have loved to have been there to see that!!! 🤣🤣
@Karen Russell Agree--even if he pairs it with shorts!
Looking at the photo captured "Happy Boy" I start thinking it'd never be a complete BTS set of photos without Foil and his color card 😇😇
Karen Russell
I like to see the time on Foil's watch, if it's visible
Slow WiFi meant I read the diary entry first, then the captions, and FINALLY much later the pictures loaded and I could see them as well. The Hog jump scare had me cackling madly over my breakfast cereal, reminding me of a silly incident that happened last night: 4 of us were working late in a very small quiet and windowless room for quite a long time, so the sudden and very unexpected appearance of a sparrow in our midst resulted in 2 out of 3 grown men squealing before they realised what it was. I was the 4th person present and let the record show that I did not squeal. One thing I love about the BTS photos is watching the seasons change out the window - trees that were bare and grey are leafy and green now. Will you show us the autumn colours when they arrive Arms? I tend not to think much about what the photos represent in terms of the upcoming sketch, but there are boxes I like to mentally tick off though: Foil in shorts, Hog in yellow, Arms' selfie, at least one person corpsing. Bingo. I agree wholeheartedly with the vibe sentiment, it's such a handy way of avoiding using highly technical jargon in front of the uninitiated. Although I use it most often in relation to plants, when a non-botanical person asks why two species in the same genus are different. It's the vibe, yeah?
Karen Russell
Love me a suited/semi suited and booted Foil 🥰
Karen Russell
This is another fantastic BTS diary, we've missed these! Can't wait to see what you've come up with this week. Absolutely loved reading it, the fun you guys have together just shines through, and the Hog bits are just so funny, especially him in your car. Love the pics of beaming, happy Foil with his toys, and no, we weren't expecting Foil avec trousers (that sounds .... weird). Take care, guys
Exactly what I was thinking 😂
Vicki
This sketch looks very dramatic, I'm intrigued! Another villainous Foil? I'm cracking up imagining the scene with Hog in your car 🤣🤣
So was that final selfie taken before or after the Hog surprise 😂
Giant holy communion?!!! You have a way with words, Arms that's...funny is an understatement 😂😂😂 SOOO great to have these photos and diary entry back. Love seeing you working and messing, all the sweat behind our laughs. Office shirts on Foil are so sharp...but is that the only piece (lavender/lilac) you've got in the office? 😁 Hog in the car. You guys sure know how to keep your heart rates up ala Gerry 😂😂😂
This was great, Arms. Love the photos, especially the one of Foil absolutely beaming alongside his favorite toy, the colour correction chart thingy.
