The winner was OOOps and he was given a plastic fish. In hindsight the winner should have been ......."Bob went totally off the rails after being crushed by a giant white smartie"
Friday, 10 October 2008
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Radio West Pier
INTRODUCING RWP !
The worlds first on-line interactive comedy
show incorporating local artistic talent. Welcome to
the imminent arrival of Radio West Pier, a comedy
show presented by Jah Scooterman and
Rico Mortis, and is run on a bit of a shoestring show incorporating local artistic talent. Welcome to
the imminent arrival of Radio West Pier, a comedy
show presented by Jah Scooterman and
budget. Our studio is a converted underwater shack
that used to be part of the West Pier until it fell
off during a severe storm, at which time we squatted
it. After selling bits of West Pier driftwood on e-bay
we had the money to run a power cable from the
candyfloss shop on the seafront. Thanks to the
cleaner pulling the plug out of the wall socket in
the Candy Floss shop,our power source went to
cock, so our attention is now on green energy and
generators operated with excercise bikes. We're in,
were on, were rockin and set up to broadcast a zany,
upbeat, visually impacting comedy show with more
quirky edges than a hedgehog in a bag of pick n mix.
Jah Scooterman and Rico Mortis are Matt Whistler
from Burnley and Eric Mahoganeigh from
Clapham respectively. We first met while collaborating
on pirate hospital radio and did quite
well in doubloons and the wooden limb health plan,
but we know we've done the right thing setting up
our own venture with a radio shack that can ocean
hop courtesy of bits of engine run on bottled flatulence.
Our guests either arrive in our rented Swimousine or
jump off the West Pier.
THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE (Not that the above is
any less of a reality) Matt Whistler holds two world
records on self-propelled push scooters, has acted
bit parts in countless TV Dramas and films and
once turned a multi-talented eccentric
bi-lingual technophobic parrot into a
national celebrity overnight. He also conceived
and organised the world's first naked
speed dating event. Eric Mahoganeigh
writes for the Chap magazine andthe
Treason show. Eric has also performed
on stage at the Big Green gathering.
Copyright All rights reserved RadioWest Pier 2006
Speakers corner The Argus
Crowd tunes in to Whistler
Passers-by were urged to pour their hearts
out at the inaugural session of a new speaker's
corner. Public speeches will take place at The Level,
Brighton, on the last Saturday of every month.
The meetings were launched at the weekend by
Radio West Pier, an internet comedy show that
claims to be recorded under Brighton's West Pier.
Standing on a metal box, he said he found in a squat
on the seafront, radio presenter Matt Whistler declared
a "People's Independent Comedy Republic" in which
there were no taxes on humour. The
34-year-old of Goldstone Road in Hove
said he had ordered 1,000 flippers so
members of the public could swim to visit
the radio shack.
Dressed in a brown velvet hat and Seventies
embroidered jacket, he encouraged others
to get up and shout through the megaphone
woman complained about the police presence
at the event, which was being monitored by
several officers at the other side of The Level.
Another advertised breast-feeding awareness.
Mr Whistler said: "We did it for an hour.
In that time, we had about ten people.
I was very pleased."
The next is on Saturday, February 24
from 1pm. Radio West Pier is presented
by Mr Whistler and Rico Mortis. Hear it at www.myspace.com/radiowestpier.
Is this pier lunacy?
Comdedians are to declare independence
for Brighton's West Pier.Matt Whistler, who
earlier this year announced his intention to
smash all Evel Knievel's world records,
wants the pier made its own state.Mr Whistler
and his sidekick Eric Mahoganeigh, who
run comedy show Radio West Pier on the
MySpace website, are planning the stunt
to launch the Brighton Whinge Festival -
a version of London's Speakers' Corner.
The duo will set up a platform at The Level
in Brighton at 1pm on Saturday and invite
people to stand on it and whinge about
anything they want. The best whinge will
be filmed and posted on their MySpace site.
Tune in to Radio West Pier at myspace.com/radiowestpier.
Lancashire Evening Telegraph
CAROLINE DUTTON spoke to Burnley-born
comedian, actor and performer Matt Whistler.
YESTERDAY daredevil comedian Matt Whistler
smashed motorcyclist Evel Knievel's world record
for jumping over 13 parked trucks. But trickster
Matt gave the challenge a cheeky twist.
He leapt on a push-powered scooter and
the 14 lorries he used for his attempt were
Matchbox toys. "I was very nervous about the
challenge. I had to constantly wipe the sweat from
my brow. It was quite a feat,"
said Brierfield-born Matt, 34, who is one half of
internet comedy show duo Radio West Pier.
"i got the timing just right if id have tried to do
it earlier in the week think id have been blown
to France - I could've brought some duty free
back!" The stunt was the latest in a long line
of zany antics that Matt and partner
Eric Mahoganeigh (and their alter-egos
Jah Scooterman and Rico Mortis) have pulled
off in the name of comedy. The pair, who
are both based in Brighton, launched
internet comedy show Radio West Pier in
September. The shows, based on the
fictional lives of two men living in the
wreckage underneath the seaside town's
famous landmark, West Pier.Matt and
Eric made a pilot episode of the show
for a new sitcom on a budget of £20,
and are hoping it will be picked up by
a television company. At present they
broadcast monthly audio versions of the show
on their website. "It's a zany, upbeat comedy
which has been likened toThe Mighty Boosh,
" said Matt. "We ..filmed the pilot through
TV Brighton, the city's community television
channel. It is part animation and part live action.
We begged, borrowed and stole equipment
and a number of very talented local people
donated their skills and expertise for free.
"Our ultimate ambition is for it to run as a
sitcom, but we're also looking at taking a
show to all the comedy festivals next year." Matt already holds two scooter world
records. The first for scooting from Lands
End to John O'Groats and the second for
the most miles travelled on a scooter in
24 hours - 161. "At the time of the first world
record my mum owned a fairly well-known
cake shop called Sophisticakes in Brierfield
so I stopped off for a cup of tea and a slice
of cake on my way down from John O'Groats."
And some of Matt's crazy stunts have given
him national publicity, including when in 2004
he organised the world's first naked speed
dating event in Brighton.
"A lot of people turned up wearing fig leaves
and because the theme was the Garden of
Eden," said Matt. "Although in the end it
turned out to be a load of hippies dancing
around in the knacker to be honest. But
some people met new friends and one
person resolved a homeless problem
so some good did come of it." So how
did a born-and-bred Brierfield lad end
up creating a spoof radio show in Brighton -
the UK's capital of cool? "I was born and
bred in Brierfield, although I tell people
down here it's Burnley because that's
the place they recognise," said Matt.
"I left home to do a radio course at
Liverpool University and when I graduated
I moved to London. After that I gravitated
towards Brighton." He met comedy partner
Eric during a chance meeting on Brighton
seafront. "He stopped me in my tracks and
asked if he could have a go of my self-propelled
scooter. He said he'd never seen anything
like it before," explained Matt.""I let him have
a go on it and he immediately fell off. At that
point I decided our destiny was in the making.
" But despite stardom beckoning Matt still
finds time to visit his home town often."I spend
quite a lot of time in Brierfield visiting family,
" said Matt, "although I don't know whether
I'll ever move back into the area. "I still miss
the Lancashire people, they're definitely
friendlier, which I notice when I come home.
And I miss the rolling hills of Pendle."
Visit Matt and Eric's website www.myspace.com/ radiowestpier
comedian, actor and performer Matt Whistler.
YESTERDAY daredevil comedian Matt Whistler
smashed motorcyclist Evel Knievel's world record
for jumping over 13 parked trucks. But trickster
Matt gave the challenge a cheeky twist.
He leapt on a push-powered scooter and
the 14 lorries he used for his attempt were
Matchbox toys. "I was very nervous about the
challenge. I had to constantly wipe the sweat from
my brow. It was quite a feat,"
said Brierfield-born Matt, 34, who is one half of
internet comedy show duo Radio West Pier.
"i got the timing just right if id have tried to do
it earlier in the week think id have been blown
to France - I could've brought some duty free
back!" The stunt was the latest in a long line
of zany antics that Matt and partner
Eric Mahoganeigh (and their alter-egos
Jah Scooterman and Rico Mortis) have pulled
off in the name of comedy. The pair, who
are both based in Brighton, launched
internet comedy show Radio West Pier in
September. The shows, based on the
fictional lives of two men living in the
wreckage underneath the seaside town's
famous landmark, West Pier.Matt and
Eric made a pilot episode of the show
for a new sitcom on a budget of £20,
and are hoping it will be picked up by
a television company. At present they
broadcast monthly audio versions of the show
on their website. "It's a zany, upbeat comedy
which has been likened toThe Mighty Boosh,
" said Matt. "We ..filmed the pilot through
TV Brighton, the city's community television
channel. It is part animation and part live action.
We begged, borrowed and stole equipment
and a number of very talented local people
donated their skills and expertise for free.
"Our ultimate ambition is for it to run as a
sitcom, but we're also looking at taking a
show to all the comedy festivals next year." Matt already holds two scooter world
records. The first for scooting from Lands
End to John O'Groats and the second for
the most miles travelled on a scooter in
24 hours - 161. "At the time of the first world
record my mum owned a fairly well-known
cake shop called Sophisticakes in Brierfield
so I stopped off for a cup of tea and a slice
of cake on my way down from John O'Groats."
And some of Matt's crazy stunts have given
him national publicity, including when in 2004
he organised the world's first naked speed
dating event in Brighton.
"A lot of people turned up wearing fig leaves
and because the theme was the Garden of
Eden," said Matt. "Although in the end it
turned out to be a load of hippies dancing
around in the knacker to be honest. But
some people met new friends and one
person resolved a homeless problem
so some good did come of it." So how
did a born-and-bred Brierfield lad end
up creating a spoof radio show in Brighton -
the UK's capital of cool? "I was born and
bred in Brierfield, although I tell people
down here it's Burnley because that's
the place they recognise," said Matt.
"I left home to do a radio course at
Liverpool University and when I graduated
I moved to London. After that I gravitated
towards Brighton." He met comedy partner
Eric during a chance meeting on Brighton
seafront. "He stopped me in my tracks and
asked if he could have a go of my self-propelled
scooter. He said he'd never seen anything
like it before," explained Matt.""I let him have
a go on it and he immediately fell off. At that
point I decided our destiny was in the making.
" But despite stardom beckoning Matt still
finds time to visit his home town often."I spend
quite a lot of time in Brierfield visiting family,
" said Matt, "although I don't know whether
I'll ever move back into the area. "I still miss
the Lancashire people, they're definitely
friendlier, which I notice when I come home.
And I miss the rolling hills of Pendle."
Visit Matt and Eric's website www.myspace.com/ radiowestpier
The Argus
The Argus
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Monday 22nd Jan 07
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Monday 22nd Jan 07Record breaker
A daredevil comedian has completed
his latest attempt at smashing all of
Evel Knievel's world records.
Matt Whistler, of Goldstone Road,
Hove, beat one of Evel's records on
Friday - but on a miniature scale - when
he jumped over 14 toy lorries on a scooter
Thursday 14th Jan 07
Scooter hero savours world record challenge..
A daredevil comedian has set out his
plan to break motorcyclist Evel Knievel's
world record for jumping over 13 parked
trucks. But trickster Matt Whistler has
given the challenge a cheeky twist.
He'll be leaping on a push-powered
scooter and the 14 lorries he needs
for his attempt will be Matchbox toys.
Mr Whistler, one half of internet comedy
show duo Radio West Pier, said:
"I'm very nervous about the challenge.
I'm having to constantly wipe the sweat
from my brow. It's going to be quite a feat."
Mr Whistler, 34, of Goldstone Road, Hove,
already holds two scooter world records.
The first for scooting from Lands End to
John O'Groats and the second for the
most miles travelled in 24 hours - 161.
He will make his new record attempt by
the West Pier on Brighton seafront next
week with live commentary provided by
his sidekick Eric Mahoganeigh, who
plays Rico Mortis on the internet show.
The pair launched Radio West Pier in
September. The shows, based on the
fictional lives of two men living in the
wreckage underneath the famous
landmark, can be seen at
www.myspace.com/ radiowestpier
Mr Whistler has already
contacted Guinness World Records to
see if they will verify his achievement.
Legendary daredevil Evel Knievel set
his world record for jumping full-sized
trucks in 1972
Radio West Pier The Argus
Argus
Wed 13th Sep 2006
Seabed sitcom surfs the waves
By Rob Hustwayte
Matt Whistler and Eric Mahonaneigh
emerge from a shift in their radio shack.
A pilot episode for a new sitcom, set in
an underwater shack beneath Brighton's
West Pier, was put together on a budget
of £20.Matt Whistler and Eric Mahonaneigh
wrote, produced, directed and starred in
the first episode of Radio West Pier and
are hoping it will be picked up by a television
company.The show, based on a fictional
radio station transmitting from a domed
building which fell from the West Pier,
is being broadcast on the internet.Mr Whistler,
34, an actor and radio presenter, of
Goldstone Road, Hove, said: "It's a zany,
upbeat comedy which has been likened
to The Mighty Boosh."We filmed the pilot
through TV Brighton, the city's community
television channel. It is part animation and
part live action."We begged, borrowed and
stole equipment and a number of very
talented local people donated their skills
and expertise for free."It just shows how
in the digital age two people can film a
sitcom and broadcast it on the back of
a £20 note. "We're hoping to get it noticed
and will also be broadcasting monthly audio
versions of the show on our website."In the
show, Mr Whistler and Mr Mahonaneigh
play radio presenters Jah Scooterman
and Rico Mortis, who are squatting in the
shack under the pier.They raised the money
to launch their radio station from selling pieces
of driftwood on eBay.Mr Whistler said:
"It's got real potential and it is brilliant
that we can get it seen and broadcast
for virtually nothing."
Mr Whistler gained national publicity
two years ago when he held Britain's first
naked speed dating event at the Chez Nou
pub in Arundel Road, Kemp Town, Brighton.
He also holds two world records, for being
the only person to travel from Lands End to
John O'Groats on a footpropelled scooter
and for traveling 161 miles in 24 hours on
the same vehicle. 2006
Publicity stunt Matt Whistler
THE prospect of queuing hours for petrol proved the last straw for Matt Whistler as he contemplated his journey home from holiday. But his solution was radical, to say the least. Instead of joining the jams, the comedian of Radio West Pier traded in his Ford Fiesta for a push bike and pedalled the 284.6 miles from Brighton to Liverpool. The journey that would normally have taken him less than eight hours at the wheel lasted five long days, involved seven punctures and two near-misses - and a pair of very tired legs. And it changed his life. Yesterday, Mr Whistler, 33, originally from Waverley Road, Aigburth, vowed he will never drive again because he's fallen for pedal power. |
Publicity stunt Matt Whistler
Tuesday 13th Jul 2004
A naked speed-dating event has sold
out in a matter of weeks. Up to 120
singles have forked out £50 each for
the privilege of baring all before getting
three minutes to chat up a member of the
opposite sex. The Brighton event, believe
to be the first of its kind in the UK, will have
a Garden Of Eden theme.Despite the
popularity of the evening, organisers have
been forced to compromise their original
plans because of public concerns over
possible indecency.
Instead of an entire evening of nudity,
there will be a "naturists hour" when
people can strip off and take part in the
speed dating. The women will sit in one
place while the men move from table to
table, spending three minutes chatting to
each female. Once the hour is over, the l
ustful Adam and Eves will have to cover
up again. Those reluctant to put their clothes
back on can opt to hide their modesty with a
strategically placed fig leaf.
Activities will kick off in the early evening of
July 24 at the Chez Nous pub in Arundel Road,
Kemp Town, with champagne cocktails and a
barbecue in the garden, which will be decked
with fairy lights. Guests will dine on barbecued
vegetables cut into heart shapes while being
entertained with live music.
There will also be an alternative health
element to the evening. Those who
don't meet Mr or Miss Right can spend
time with one of the therapists and indulge
in some reflexology, reiki or have an Indian
head massage.
Organiser Matt Whistler, who plans
to go naked at the event, said:
"This night is meant to signify the rebirth
of romance, all tied in with the Garden
of Eden theme."Bar owner Dominique Burford
will transform Chez Nous to ensure daters
keep their privacy and shed their inhibitions.
The back garden is secluded
while the pub windows will be
blacked out to deter peeping toms.
Ms Burford also plans to ban
cameras and ask people to
switch off their mobiles.She said:
"We hope people will meet the love
of their life there or at least leave having
made one or two new friends."
Media critic
Press more press. Radio West Piers first media critic.
Review of Radio West Pier Episode 3 by me Joolie Lurchdill in the Sunday Thames 1/10/07
God knows I've laughed, I've cried, I've screamed and I've ground my teeth but I don't think I've ever shat out an emotion until now-after watching Radio West Pier Episode 3. I sat down to watch this stuff with a bacon falafel ( like my good honest communist dad used to make) and a glass of Chateau Tres Moi, with an open mind. But really, what a waste of my time, when I could have been sharing the milk of my genuine proletarian kindness through a News International publication that doesn't have to pander to Muslim sensibilities or to Trotskyists who see the world through the bottom of their comfy beer glass. Anyway, back to the subject.
The opening scene almost says it all, with a sad Northener taking any opportunity to show his (thankfully pixellated) knob off at the first opportunity. And him doing that Evel Knevel stunt; the toy trucks he jumped over just screamed out his juvenility. And that bulge in his crotch? Socks. From Primark no doubt. And his sidekick Rico Mortis-what an old hippy he looks like. Haven't we had enough of teachers like that filling a new generation of brats with woolly liberalism that will come back to stab him? And I tell you I've actually met Mr Moronic Mortis, otherwise known as Eric Mahoganeigh. He was sitting at the same table as me in a pub, the Lion and Lobster in Brighton, and with an instinct honed by countless column inches I sussed him out as someone not worth knowing, and with honest journalistic integrity told the rest of the table so. But does he, this ageing hippy, act at all maturely? No, he repeats what I said, when all I want is for it to be overlooked. I mean, why didn't he make a comment about my vaginal hygiene while he was at it? I'm sorry, but I've lived in Brighton for a long time and with my social networking I would know if there was an underwater radio station under the West Pier. These are middle class bohemians (don't the oilskins say it all?) just playing around with a camera. They're not genuinely deserving working class like someone who writes for the Sunday Times. My fountain spurts truth. Trust me.
Review Radio West Pier
THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY FEBUARY 2008
Dr Simon Pulverness, former collaborator of Professor Oliver Sachs, the author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, begins a new series, Psychiatry on the Net, with the article, Radio West Pier: A Projection Explained?
If one were to take the pulse of Western culture's mental state, one could do no worse than to randomly select projections on the Internet. I use the term "projection" in both its metaphorical and literal sense. The reason that I have singled out Radio West Pier, an online comedy show that includes music and visual theatrics, is that virtually all manner of psychological phenomena are filtered through to cyberspace. Furthermore, there are insights to be gleaned from the viewpoint of all schools of psychiatry, from gestalt to object relations theory.
Let us start with the two frontmen, Jah Scooterman and Rico Mortis, whose relationship is constantly underlined by dominance and manipulation. Scooterman's inferiority complex manifests itself in the mundane, when Mortis is constantly sent on errands, to the more disturbing. An example of the latter occurs in Episode One when he insists on pulling out Mortis's nostril hair and twanging it for his own amusement. This Freudian violation of Mortis's orifice integrity, coupled with giving him literal marching orders, highlight his own underlying insecurity. Externalisation of this insecurity shows itself at the beginning of Episode Three, in Scooterman's naked handstand; exhibitionism intended to exceed the limits of his own ego boundaries. Again, hidden inadequacy is subconsciously projected at the end of the same episode by his artificially enlarged genitalia.
This leads to fantasized wish fulfilment, the most obvious example being the Evel Knievel "stunt", when Scooterman jumps over a line of toy trucks. Unsurprisingly, Mortis expresses his own desire for wish fulfilment in the dream sequence of the first episode, where the roles are reversed. Scooterman's ascent in the "swimousine" from the underwater radio shack to the surface suggests an emergence from id to super-ego. It is significant to note that above the surface he tries to control a newly uninhibited Mortis through radio; the violence of the West Pier's explosion is a consequence of actions that Scooterman cannot consciously acknowledge, and is in fact a projection of his own hostility.
Beside the master-slave dynamic there are a variety of cognitive conundrums. In the audio "Ghost" sketch, where only Scooterman is aware of the presence of the "guests", schizophrenic symptoms, i.e. hearing voices, are evident. In "Humour In The Natural World", where a guest speaker expounds on faculties of wit and humour in animal species, anthropomorphism is taken to delusional levels. However, in "The Bust" sketch, when a drug-induced metaphysical argument between the two revolves around the colour of a table, those of the 'existential' school of R.D.Laing could argue that both possess a hermeneutically valid internalisation of external reality. In conclusion, one can only concur that whatever psychiatric subjects are raised, Radio West Pier remains an enjoyable prism through which one can observe the whole cognitive spectrum of contemporary society.
Radio West Pier
ATTENTION ATTENTION ALL RADIO WEST PIER FANS !!
A note from Matt Whistler A.K.A Jah Scooterman
109 FM No longer face's closure, the nails are still holding the planks together. The fish are still circulating around the shack. The mackeral is still putting cockles in our muscles.
The show must go on and Eric Mahogeniegh A.K.A Rico Mortis is moving back to Brighton. Episode four has been scripted and filming is on a green light. Thank you for all your letters of support. As you can see their are more press reviews comming in. The radio shack is having a face lift. New characters, fresh blogs, t-shirts and plastic mackeral.
Keep your positivity comming in. Radio West Pier is now accepting funny video posts with an underwater theme, the winner will be written into the script in episode 4. To send clips post onto youtube or myspace and get in touch. Full bio fuel ahead !!
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews
Radio West Pier reviewed by - "The Scotsman" in The Quantum Physics Quarterly.
As Albert Einstein might have said, God doesn't play dice but if he played crap he would have ended up with Radio West Pier. A comedy radio show that purportedly broadcasts from an underwater shack underneath Brighton's West Pier, and its currently broadcasting live, (after a long treacherous and arguably controversial expedition to its current final destination somewhere beneath the Port of Leith by the show's sidekick, Rico Mortis). It's unfortunate that his ciggie break in Weston Super Mare ended rather abruptly on the morning of 28th of July. The Times would later report of its Grand Pier, the town's main attraction, as a mangled mass of charred steel. One might recall to mind, similar incidents happening to Southend Pier in 1959, 1976 and in 1995, it doesn't take a genius to work out the formula. But one might ask whether he was the skipper of the MV Kingsway in 1986? I'll say no more and leave it at that. The show itself has its quirks which are indeed up and down, top and bottom exuberating both strangeness and charm. Improbability is no obstacle to Jah Scooterman and 'Flaming'Rico Mortis when they transmit the impossible i.e the fact that the latter singlehandedly burnt down the West Pier et. al, (whilst cooking mackerel under water). I'm no Miss Marples but this does appear to be rather accidentally coincidental). This is where these two are quite literally not aware of the gravity of the situation. "If time flies like an arrow then fruit flies like a banana"- that would seem to be the editorial of the journal of their own reality. When it comes to time itself their roving reporter the Right Reverend Tristram Shandy-Drinker appears after 250 years' retirement to chronicle the destruction of the West Pier. Nevertheless the show asks challenging questions such as, if parallel lines could meet, what would they sat to each other? This undoubtedly is the free fringe at end of a badly cut universe. If you don't believe me get your energy force behind the performance in Edinburgh, it isn't an equation I can get my brains around!
As Albert Einstein might have said, God doesn't play dice but if he played crap he would have ended up with Radio West Pier. A comedy radio show that purportedly broadcasts from an underwater shack underneath Brighton's West Pier, and its currently broadcasting live, (after a long treacherous and arguably controversial expedition to its current final destination somewhere beneath the Port of Leith by the show's sidekick, Rico Mortis). It's unfortunate that his ciggie break in Weston Super Mare ended rather abruptly on the morning of 28th of July. The Times would later report of its Grand Pier, the town's main attraction, as a mangled mass of charred steel. One might recall to mind, similar incidents happening to Southend Pier in 1959, 1976 and in 1995, it doesn't take a genius to work out the formula. But one might ask whether he was the skipper of the MV Kingsway in 1986? I'll say no more and leave it at that. The show itself has its quirks which are indeed up and down, top and bottom exuberating both strangeness and charm. Improbability is no obstacle to Jah Scooterman and 'Flaming'Rico Mortis when they transmit the impossible i.e the fact that the latter singlehandedly burnt down the West Pier et. al, (whilst cooking mackerel under water). I'm no Miss Marples but this does appear to be rather accidentally coincidental). This is where these two are quite literally not aware of the gravity of the situation. "If time flies like an arrow then fruit flies like a banana"- that would seem to be the editorial of the journal of their own reality. When it comes to time itself their roving reporter the Right Reverend Tristram Shandy-Drinker appears after 250 years' retirement to chronicle the destruction of the West Pier. Nevertheless the show asks challenging questions such as, if parallel lines could meet, what would they sat to each other? This undoubtedly is the free fringe at end of a badly cut universe. If you don't believe me get your energy force behind the performance in Edinburgh, it isn't an equation I can get my brains around!
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews
EDINBURGH FRINGE REVIEWS
The Cod Delusion? - A review of Radio West Pier by Dickie Dawkins in The Rational Reasoner
I have, as my readers will know, tirelessly campaigned on behalf of scientific rationalism against religion, and empirical material knowledge against blind faith. However, I find myself having to do the same but with a secular unreality in the form of Radio West Pier.
It appears at the Edinburgh Fringe, as a five star rated radio station that had previously broadcast from under the water at Brighton's wreck of a West Pier, but which is now lurking, rather suspiciously, near the Portside at Leith in Scotland. All I can do here is provide snippets of the preposterous, rather than a daily record of an ongoing aquatic delusion. Take their audio broadcast, Humour in the Natural World.
Supposedly the sun sends out comic rays which turn parts of the oceans into the Jokestream, thus giving rise to species such as chucklefish, gigglebacks, spiny chortlers and mirthworms. This is pure anthropomorphism, as when a pig was tried for witchcraft in medieval France. Taking it to an evolutionary level, their claim that mackerel eating hallucinatory fungi under the West Pier gives fish eaters a high in night clubs and sandwich bars-this is a drug known as "whackmack"-is risible. It is well known that salt water fish have never evolved to eat fungi. Outright mysticism comes in the form of Mystic Reg, the DIY astrologer who predicts one's future on how we put up shelves or grout tiles.
This is a new form of mechanistic determinism every bit as silly as astrology itself. As for the Reverend Tristram Shandy-Drinker, who has been retired for 250 years, how are we to believe that he is their roving reporter? Nevertheless, they redeem themselves slightly in asking intriguing questions such as: if parallel lines could meet, what would they say to each other? Perhaps this five star show is worth a look in…by only asking questions that many of us thought best to leave well alone…………….
Edinburgh Fringe Reviews
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Big Women Gone Bad – 1st Edition Mackerel boys review
I've unfortunately seen RWP during the processes of total internet boredom. At times, it appears to have been organised by a sectarian hippy band of chimpanzee's, which has managed to infiltrate some weird scientific experiment, which has clearly gone horribly wrong. Mr. Scooterman comes across as a totally egocentric despot whose main agenda appears to be intimidating and totally destroying those around in with any creative flair, i.e., Mr. Mortis. Why, (Mr. Mortis), puts up with the daily abuse appears to have more in common with 'Battered wife Syndrome', rather than applying some pittance of an excuse for a homo sapiens…..I think, like many before me that Mr. Mortis needs to find his own way in society and secure himself some honest and stable employment and stop relying on others who clearly cannot and will not make his own hot beverage first thing in the morning….although it must be nice being required or should one say a necessity to this ramshackle of an aquatic radio show in the name of entertainment……..Anyone with any ideas as to what type of employment Mr. Mortis should secure is beyond me…however any suggestions, in fact all suggestions should be posted onto the relevant website and I will personally ensure that he receives all ideas and suggestions….and could someone be brave enough to explain to him that the smell of mackerel isn't considered to be favourable should he be lucky enough to called for an interview…..To see the show in its rawest form do not miss the performance at the Edinburgh Arts Fest……like they say in shoal business, if it isn't fishy it isn't worth the catch!....
Posted by Busty St. Clare (arts editor)
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- a conservative viewpoint of the arts of the underworld Following a volume of bad press and incoherent ramblings from the lower classes, I Virginia, during my normal monthly periodical have decided to review the show (Radiowestpier) and was horrified and indeed very surprised by the lack of empathy that individuals have surmised about it's participants, (I feel no need to mention the trash weekly concerned at this juncture).
Firstly, the genius that is, Jah Scooterman. What an entrepreneur, philanthropist and an all round good egg he is; taking pity upon a fellow human in the form of drop out tramp and no doubt beatnik and hippy that is known as Rico Mortis. Consider this, who in their sound mind would employ such a mess of a man. Mr. Mortis would just drain the welfare resources and would have been cast onto the slag heap, that others, such as Mr. Scooterman and myself also that have tirelessly paid into to enable the financial assistance to help less unfortunates. Jah, if I am allowed to address him informally and informally dressed he was on a number of occasions, (I've had to enlighten the ladies who do lunch and the WI as to his generous particulars); Without Jah, the show would be a complete disorganised dishevel of a watery hole.
Jah's tenacity puts into mind of an ex I was once privy of being courted by (before the unfortunate accident with the noose and the high heels he so liked wearing). If ever, Mr. Scooterman wished to stand for Parliament, whether it was on his hands or his feet, I would gladly nominate him, and if he so wished act as his personal assistant (for a nominal fee of 10%). I'd like to point out that in order to understand and enlighten you to the next coming of the Messiah, one must attend a small venue in the Scottish City known locally there as Edinburgh….he is in attendance to a festival of comical delights and I'm sure the ladies in the front row will be swooning….if not, then rather coarsely throwing a pair of under garments onto the platform for him to mop his heavily laden brow…..NOW WHO WOULD WANT TO MISS A MAN LIKE THAT!!!!!!
Written by Lady Virginia Whiff- TuftOr 'Vi' to her closet friends
Radio West Pier
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The Standing Order – The 'Radio West Pier' Show
14th August 2008
By Kerry Pike (student)
If you can only afford to get to one show make sure it's this one. I had no idea what I was letting myself in for when my friends(Caz, Marie, Ellie) suggested I go to this comedy gig, despite being quite packed we squeezed in at the back and sat on the bar. Chuffed to hell it's a free gig and well worth the overdraft money. Despite the intensity and at the same time naivety of the jocular jester known as Jah Scooterman, (as if his stage presence and his ability to carry off and don such an eclectic mix of materials wasn't enough!!!- but I know what direction my portfolio is headed for next
term), the show began with reference to his former rather unsuccessful attempts of trying to get noticed by denying that any of it happened. It literally threw up more questions than answers and made you want to know more about this 'in your face' character. The show continues with his current daily processes and routines of living in a underground shack (known as Radio West Pier as it is situated underneath it off the coastline in Brighton, Sussex) and although his sidekick is only heard via intercom/telephone line you get the sense of what these two madcap presenters get up to, especially when mentioning the 'Commandments'. The audience was invited and sometimes not, to ask questions, for example: 'Do you pay Council Tax'? The innovative if not office applicable flip chart and his constant references to anal noises makes this a students dream……..I found it funny and so did everyone around me
(which was a mix of all shapes and sizes and ages to boot). You'd be very lucky to get a ticket for tomorrow show but I'd try anyway because it was worth every penny and you never know you might spot Dustin Hoffman in the audience again!!
Radio West Pier review Mikey and the boy's
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Radio West Pier feat: Jah Scooterman
13th August 2008
By Mikey and the boys from Blackpool on an extended stag do!
We fell into the pub more by accident than chance, Stewie, the one we daren't to mention (he's from Yorkshire), convinced us all we needed the 'hair of the dog', but by the time we had ordered a few beers and the act began we got more of the 'hairy old dog'! We thought we do what all Edinburgh folk do this time of year, little did I realise that they all fuck off and rent out their gaffs for a premium….anyway we thought
we would frequent the ale houses in Edinburgh during the festie so we could get a bit piddly and have a good laff. I don't normally drink at lunch times, Pinocchio eat your wooden heart out me old chap…….I'll go back to review now………………….What a bloke! He's from our neck of the woods so we sort of knew where he were coming from……he's sort of mixed up 70's Wheel tappers and
Shunters comedy act with a bit of Eric Morecombe and a bit off the wall, Kenny Everett v the Monty Python crew……..Still don't think he should walk around late at night like that on any other occasion!!!! And he'll know what I'm talking about!.....Would like to get to know the RWP team a bit more, even though it appears to involve a few Southerners….The hour long act considered of fart renditions and his
past alternative life times (suspect it to be true rather than not)….. he got funnier as he went along because you never knew what was coming next…..it was sort of thrown up in the air disorganisation but it works…so he is either a comic genius or bloody lucky he didn't get his head kicked in….Well worth it…..it has keep us in gags for a few weeks (gonna need them soon due to get wed in 2 weeks)!!!!....I think he's original and well worth a look in if you are up for a bit of a laugh with your mates….he's on again tomorrow at same time, 12ish and again on Saturday…….His face looks familiar like he's already been on TV, see if you can work it out………….by for now…the Blackpool Posse at your service, especially if you were that barmaid with the big ****…..!
Matt Whistler and Radio West Pier
Matt Whistler photo shoot 2008
Life under the West Pier with the fortune teller
Matt Whistler on his world record attempt from John O Groats to Land's End
Radio West Pier under the sea under the Pier
Radio West Pier Matt Whistler publicity stunts
Radio West Pier HQ under the sea
Jah Scooterman as Evel Knieval
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A BRIGHTON VISITOR
By A Clark - A Brighton visitor
Following on from a review in The Guardian with regards to the Brighton's fringe scene (an article by Maxie Szalwinska) and subsequent blogs on May 6th 2008 entitled 'I'm dipping my toe into Brighton festival's waters'; http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/
I came across this article too late to be able to add my penny worth in on the discussion but feel passionately enough to still comment about it. Szalwinskas hunt in Brighton at the time of the festival was a relevant one but feel it is necessary to introduce a few more apt background notes to those that have never been to the Sussex coastal city of Brighton. Brighton is a young (not necessarily by age), lively and exuberant city it thrives on individualism by embracing diversity and holding it very gently in the palm of its hands. Brighton's festivals try to encompass all that is Brighton by condensing it all down for a few weeks at Festival time. However the flavour and essence of cultural Brighton remains before and long after the Festival finishes and fails to be artistically void the rest of the year. You could walk along Western Road, on a particularly grey miserable day (which I did, during a visit during the children's Easter break) and next thing I saw was a few musicians had got together playing music whilst walking towards the town, within a matter of minutes it formed one big procession of randomly mixed people of all ages, some banging drums, some singing whilst others blew into whistles, all rhythmically clapping hands, it brought laughter and sunshine and all the colours of the rainbow when you least expected it. Now that is what Brighton is.
Brighton has a thriving comedy circuit too with many innovative and original performers and it with this fact that I'd like to draw your attention to small group of writers, actors and comedians who call themselves Radio West Pier (Jah Scooterman and Rico Mortis being at he forefront). Born from a growing concern of political correctness gone mad and a need to get back to the basics of laughing, their retro style comes to life, with use of original compositions of music, artwork, animation and audio and visual performances. Original characters such as the Right Hon.Tristram Shandy-Drinker bringing story telling back by verbally using Old English of the 17th and 18th Century.
Szalwinska may have been unaware that 'Exposures' by Andrew Field and his West Pier idea isn't as new or as original as he once thought. Unfortunately I was unable to see Mr. Fields show but it sounds very interesting especially in its use of audience participation. Radio West Pier metaphorically air an underwater interactive radio station situated underneath the charred remains of the West Pier and has always claimed an identity associated with the pier and the fire that destroyed it. So much so that during their current run at the Edinburgh Festival performances (currently performing at The Standing Order pub, near the assembly rooms at lunchtimes) they also managed to encompass the unfortunate events at Weston Super Mare and reference is made of fires at the Southend-on Sea Pier. If you look at their myspace webpage http://www.myspace.com/
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Radio West Pier reviewed by – 'East Sussex Counties'
Many of our readers may be wondering what on earth I am doing here reviewing 'the fringe'. Well, as you know, I write a monthly review column about up and coming talent or shows that are performed in and around the East Sussex region; well it just so happens that one of our own, who lives near Kemp Town, has contributed his part to the show that I saw a few days ago. For the festival, 'Radio West Pier' is performed upfront by the madcap Jah Scooterman, who you can currently see performing at the 'Standing Order' Public House, during the lunching hours of 12.15-13.15. Radio West Pier isn't the usual show of impressions and small comedic sketches but it is so much more. It has a certain history about it a sense that it's part of the furniture and it is very comfortable to watch. That isn't to say that the show is boring or bland and average, it's quite the opposite. It has an almost brings across an idea of random being as an organised state of mind. The best and most apt phrase to use would be 'intelligently daft'. Mr. Scooterman talks about his daily life under the water in Brighton! His stooge and sidekick Rico Mortis, clearly heard, although not seen during the show, leaves you feeling curious as to their creative partnership, (perhaps Mr. Mortis has the face for radio!); none more so than during the 'Commandments'. A lot of thought has gone into the machine, known as Radio West Pier and it is deserving of a large and appreciative audience. Clearly, this show is for the everyday 'people', Mr. Joe Bloggs and his friends. Radio West Pier felt that because of the ticketing fiasco of the unavailability to obtain one as well as their extortionate prices that they would put on a free show as part of the free fringe. So people are flooding in to watch this 5 star show for absolutely nothing and they are in for a real treat. All I can say is watch this space and I'm absolutely certain we will be seeing them going on to do bigger and bolder things and I'd be very surprised if they aren't signed up by a passing agent, if that hasn't happened already.,
Angela Coleman gave the show 5 stars (her first for a whole year)
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Radio West Pier.... I have come to the conclusion that the presenter of this show, a.k.a. Jah Scooterman is a complete contradiction in terms. At first I had him down as some sort of fascist who was in denial of the whole global warming thing, citing vegetarianism, namely Lentil Broth and the idea of going back hundreds of years ago not unlike the Brethren of Amish or the 'plain people' who reside in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country in North America. New age Hippies and those likewise seem to in for a heckling and having their lifestyles picked apart, chewed and spat out. He points out that those who advocate conserving energy, drink gallons of green tea and buy the latest eco-gadget are just following today's trend, whilst still driving their 4x4 to take little Timmy to prep school, enjoying and relying on Daddies allowance, obtained from dubious sources. However on reflection, he's right about the whole hypocrisy of some individuals, those that can afford to look like they are doing something for the environment and those of us who don't have a pot to piss in but still make sacrifices in order to their bit. Radio West Pier is a bit like that but extrapolate as to where we might be in the future. Could they be right in their hypothesis? Jah Scooterman banters on like Ian Paisley after someone had eaten his last rolo, coming across like some sanctimonious capitalist, yet applying his charm as some defence to the wounding of some old lady. But where exactly is his sidekick Rico Mortis?...Does he exist? We do hear him but as Jah Scooterman gone to far in his displacement of this chap? More master and servant than cohorts methinks! Yet such divine incantations whilst on a solar powered bicycle delight us with their misadventures underwater and on land…..Perhaps underwater radio is the new media, if global warming is happening, sea defences breaking down and sea levels rising then we may all be underwater in the future. So in same strange irony are they right? Media whores they are and they exploit that to the maximum, yet still managing to have a degree of respect for those of us who constructively criticise this ramshackle show as comedy. I've managed to paint a picture of complete chaos and it is - but it is within the subtlety of undercurrents of many subplots.
5 stars for Irony
Worth a View even if you don't get it!
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Amelia Scott
Matt Whistler world record holder
Matt Whistler before moving underwater to Broadcast Radio West Pier as Jah Scooterman
SCOOTERMAN
Menu ions | SCOOTERMAN A new production project charting SCOOTERMAN Matt Whistler's journey East to West across the United States. The project will be designed for terrestrial and satellite television broadcast and will include an intercam link.  Updated: January 2002 SCOOTERMAN - the story so far...
y he is mad...but in the Spring of 2001, 'Scooterman' Matt Whistler will ride from the East coast to the West coast of America on a push scooter! "I wanted to do a journey on something a bit different", says Matt of Brierfield, Lancashire. "I'm using an ergonomically sound, state of the art upgraded version of a children's push scooter with inflatable tyres."
Matt also has a unique act where he jumps over matchbox sized trucks dressed as Evel Knieval and has recently performed circle shows to crowds of over 200+ at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe show. You can get a taste of this on episode three of Radio West Pier or http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3JhZGlvd2VzdHBpZXI= Matt's showreel is available on request a condensed version can be seen on http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3JhZGlvd2VzdHBpZXI= |
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