I am Bob Slayer – I used to be a Jockey – Then I broke my back – And got fat
I have toured all over the world with Rock Bands such as Electric Eel Shock
I am now touring with Bob Slayer’s Punk Rock Chat Show
A review from Simon Donald (the Man from Viz):
“Bob Slayer’s gigs are made of the stuff that, although once commonplace in alternative comedy, is sadly hard to find nowadays… They are unpredictable, joyfully, silly and as likely to go horribly wrong as they are to succeed magnificently… A sublime shambles that is not just another night out, but an experience you’re unlikely to forget.”
6:15pm @ The Hive (313)
15 – 17 Niddry Street, EH1 1LG (5th to 22nd Aug)
“Wild liberating banter, games and stories from a rock’n'roll tour manager who has travelled the world with Stooges, Electric Eel Shock, Bloodhound Gang etc. Punk rock comedy: no rules, no limits, no refunds!
Press Release
http://www.bobslayer.com/press/1Edinburgh_2010_Bob_Slayer_punk_rock_comedy.pdf
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I found Frank backstage at last year’s Bizarre Ball and I gave him a few beers out of Electric Eel Shock’s rider. We sat drinking a beer together watching the various performers prepare or recover: naked people getting into rubber, a woman from the Circus of Horrors getting out of a bottle and a psycho cyborg having her tits sewn back up. It was quite a scene. Frank turned and said:
“Of course I have seen it all before… although not necessarily quite so much all at the same time.”
He was a lovely man and a one off.
Johnny Vegas – I first saw him perform at the Talk Of London in maybe 1999 in a tour sponsored by Hob Nob biscuits. A complete and utter natural comedian who some people hate but I love to pieces.
Phil Kay – Wild and free, Phil Kay has been around for years and still obviously enjoys it. His secret seems to be that if you don’t worry about material then you can’t get bored of it.
Phil Nichol – His stage presence is amazing full of infectious energy, with brilliant stories too
Dr Brown – I made friends with Dr Brown the first time I did anything at Edinburgh Fringe and he continues to inspire
Paul Foot – a Unique comedy hero who tackles everything from a unique angle. He has made me laugh loud and hard at things I could never explain afterwards.
Jethro – a fantastic ‘old school’ story teller, who looks like he just loves being on stage
Freddie Star – I met him at Warwick Races in the 80′s, he’s still going!
Chris Lynam – The first time I went to the Comedy Store in the 80′s I remember seeing Jo Brand but the act that made the most impression was Chris with a banger up the bum!
Lenny Bruce – The original alternative comedian who broke more new ground than anyone else
Dave Thompson – The man who was Tinky Winky brilliantly headlined the first comedy gig I promoted at Dirty Dicks, we have since done seveal gigs together including a great trip to the French Alps.
Dave Allen – Another forerunner of Alternative Comedy
Martin Soan – The king of prop comedy who has been going over 30 years and still one of the happiest most creative men I know
Tommy Cooper – A true genius!
Andy Kaufman – And another
OK I have a question: Imagine that you have a job working in a morgue. Maybe it is a weekend job pushing dead people around. You are left alone with the bodies but of course you are not supposed to touch them. Then one day a celebrity chick comes in. Imagine if it was 1997 and Princess Diana’s lifeless body is wheeled in. Or maybe it is longer ago than that and you are alone with a dead Marilyn Monroe. Or perhaps it is this weekend and it is Katie Price who comes in – OK she’s not dead yet but fuck it, we could get lucky – Anyway the point is, whoever it is they are dead sexy in the most literal possible sense. Read more »
A nice review from Bath:
“Bob Slayer, manager of Japanese Rock band Electric Eel Shock, commenced to tear it apart with his chaotic, improvised style and crazily rude and in your face way a kin to maybe Frankie Boyle but definitely Henry Rollins, although far more drunk and disorderly.”
http://www.listomaniabath.com/reviews/bob-slayer,-jimbo-and-dynamite-p/
Bob Slayer’s Punk Rock Chat Show @ Brighton Fringe
An act clearly more drunk than the audience… and there were some very odd looks when he took his socks off. Once he got going, though, Bob Slayer worked through his paying guests with amazing skill, making humour out of our responses and expressions, and getting us to laugh at ourselves as well as him. The format means that every show will be different, but that’s the charm of it, so expect to become involved. His incredibly rude comedy and outrageous stories may shock some, and that’s nothing compared to other scenes, which left us emotionally scarred, yet in fits of laughter. This is what happens when real rock, comedy and a lot of drink mix together, and it should never be any other way.
www.threeweeks.co.uk
The scene he describes as emotionally scaring yet had him in fits of laughter was me receiving a Prostate examination from an audience lady on stage… I am not sure if she found it but boy did she search!
In another gig I only had three people in and couldn’t get going at all…
And Fringeguru said: “Bob Slayer seems like a pleasant and friendly guy, but as to his ability as a stand-up, who can say?” It is a shame he completely failed to report that I managed to get a man who had never been on stage to dress as Freddie Mercury and tell us stories for 15 mins. He needed to kept up there that long because I knew there was comedy gold deep down and we just needed to keep working the seem. Finally it came, and oh what a belter: He used to live next door to a male brothel (I forget where) and Freddie Mercury was a sometime visitor – it may have even been where he caught The Aids!
Sometime in 2007 I was given the autobiography of the late great Malcolm Hardee, the godfather of Alternative comedy, I was fascinated by his wayward background prior to comedy. It inspired me to have a go myself and now I often stand on stages and do things which some people find funny and others just find odd. On October 1st 2009 at the 20th Birthday of Up The Creek, I was asked by Martin Soan to get naked and join him in the Balloon Dance playing the part of his old mate Malcolm Hardee who had started the club. It was indeed an honour and the comedy equivalent of Dee Dee Ramone ringing me up to come and sing like Joey down at CBGB’s… Knob Out!
The Greatest Show on Legs and the Balloon Dance (as seen on OTT) at the 20th Birthday Party of infamous Grenwich venue Up The Creek. Opened by Malcolm Hardee 20 years ago. Martin Soan (original Ballooner!), Bob Slayer (channelling Malcolm) and Dr Brown… Introduced by Terry Alderton (Doing a much better job as Malcolm!)
On April 29th I was Compère at the premier of Killer Bitch at The Curzon Cinema:
“Before we begin Liam the director of the film has asked me to do a few notices:
Please keep an eye on your possessions as Thieves and Pickpockets have been known to operate in this area.” I hear a few titters and groans from people who have anticipated where I am going and I continue:
Most notably:-
• Dave Courtney
• Roy Shaw
• Lenny Hamilton
• And Freddie Foreman
I get some cheers of approval as I read out each name and Dave Courtney calls me a Cheeky C**t.
Sunday Sport Review:
“It was a brave man to stand up in front of an A-list of the UK’s celebrity gangsters, assorted fighters, convicted football hooligans and the notorious Outlaw Motorcycle club at the premier of schlock Gangster film Killer Bitch.. To then proceed to ’slag’ off this scary audience was surely suicidal? … Compère Bob Slayer’s introduction scored top marks for sheer audacity. He picked his targets well and delivered cutting lines with such innocent cheeky charm that he had the likes of Dave Courtney (Gangster turned author) and Stormin’ Norman Buckland (the new Guv’nor of unlicensed British boxing) declaring afterwards that he was indeed a ‘right funny c**t’…” Read more »
