Sam Freeman

Storytelling | Theatre | Arts Marketing

Tag: beat the frog

  • Gig #10 – Rawhide RAW

    I really didn’t want to do this gig if I’m honest, I think I’d had a rough week at Beat The Frog where I got my bi-monthly assassination and was losing the love for stand-up a little. I’ve never been particularly good at dealing with disappointment and tend to beat myself up when something’s not…

  • Prestogigaphobia – The fear of gigging in Preston

    Guess what this blog post is about… Yes, you’ve guessed it, I’m heading back to Preston to see how I get on at Beat The Frog. Me and Preston have not had a good relationship since we first met nearly a year ago. Well actually it started long ago when I decided not to go…

  • Resolutions 2013

    Every year I have a habit of, like many other people, making new year resolutions. Originally when I first tried doing them they were unrelenting failures, mostly because they a) had no sense of reality, b) required willpower or c) I made them on New Years Eve and had forgotten them on New Year’s Day…

  • The (almost) rise of the Phoenix…

    After last week’s horrendous gig in Preston morale was pretty low approaching the Manchester Beat The Frog event. I’d had a week fixating on Preston Disaster Stats: 2.5 hours travel for each minute performed 5 hours of travel for each beer consumed 5 hours of travel per laugh achieved 70 Preston folk willing me to…