Dave Gorman may have grown up a bit since documentary comedy days,
but not much.He's 38 and not especially fit. 1500 miles. 32 days in the saddle. 32 nights on the stage. His Mum's told him not to do it but he won't listen.
Dave Gorman:Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop And Stand Up will see the intrepid comedian covering the extremes of the British mainland as he travels from this land's southernmost point to its northernmost tip, taking in the most easterly and westerly points along the way.
High Wycombe is the closest he gets to London, and it's on a Saturday. I may well go.
How would you follow up
Unicorn vomiting swearing rainbows?
With a
Unicorn crimping off a princess of course!
I certainly never thought I'd post a link to
Cyanide and Happiness commenting on the art.
It's basically a stick figure comic with little to no continuity, focusing on offensive humour. Basically C&H is to XKCD as 4Chan is to Slashdot.
Managing to convey
an increasingly awkward pause across 4 panels with it's minimalist style was very well done, and a reminder you don't need hyper realism to render various emotions.
Reading list, and What I did at the Weekend post to follow.