WHO LIKES GOOD OLD FASHIONED CHAT-SHOWS?

Ever wanted to sit in a studio audience, right here by the banks of the Lee? For a chat show bursting with Cork confidence and talent? That didn’t feature Ryan Tubridy?! Well now you can! We at Hammergrin, in conjunction with Ronan Leonard, are developing THE LATE O’CLOCK ROAD SHOW, “the greatest chat show never to be aired…”

So if anyone out there has always dreamt of performing in or producing a chat show, we’d love to hear from you! Or anyone with any opinion on chat-shows whatsoever…

NOW IS THE WINNER OF OUR DISCO-TENT…

Hammergrin’s annual “Month of March” culminated last week. Part-time Hammergrin spokesperson Ruairí McKernan pronounced it a “highly successful time, like Hollywood without the movies”. A notable contribution to the “Month” was made by our former ISDA Award Winner, Richard III. Richard spent a commemorative hour contemplating “modern technology” and composed a fine work reproduced here.

In Appr_ciation

 My laptop had a bad glitch

I couldn’t put _ in words for a month.

I was working on a film script,

a play and a short story.

Many – if not most – words contain it

So I had to manually copy it in

Or think of similar words without it

It was all difficult.

Thankfully, a man undid said fault

And now that it’s back

I can pick any word in the world…

Ease

Richard III

FOR THE LOVE OF POSTERS

Hammergrin’s prolific graphic design counterpart, Bespoke Cork (of Threat of Humour poster fame), has just unleashed this promotional number.

 

The designer, Sara Jane, is also offering a “buy one get one free” deal to those who need a design.  Just mention Hammergrin.

That’s John McCarthy as a young child in the poster, by the way.  

LONDON GRADUALLY ABSORBS CORK!

HAMMERGRIN’s John and Ciarán Fitzpatrick are engaged in negotiations with a London-based production company for the rights to a short-film script. Nobody of note is attached to the project and no speculation surrounds the piece. Yet. The script might be familiar to any of you who attended a certain Tikki Lounge Gig a few months back, where Frank Prendergast, Donnchadh O Connail and John McCarthy performed (as actors).The move comes afoot speculation that McCarthy condescends to write for children.

COMING SOON… THRILLING COMPELLING PROPAGANDA

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

And so it is that Hammergrin’s annual association with the Cork Midsummer Festival reaches new uncharted climes! The hugely successful Threat of Humour Evening (www.granary.ie) shall be overhauled, revamped, and bumped up no end to be showcased in the Cork Arts Theatre (www.corkartstheatre.com) on Thursday 28th June at 9pm and the Friday and Saturday nights following. Acts are signing up already for what promises to be a mammoth evening of propaganda and entertainment. And humour. The rest of the festival line-up will be confirmed soon on www.corkfestival.com, and keep checking here for more news.