We Are Klang love you all
We Are Klang's Greg writes...
I think that one thing that has united Klang over the years is our love of people. Having worked together for several years we have learned that if you treat your audience well, they will take you to their hearts. A couple of incidents spring to mind.
After one live show we did a few years ago, a smartly dressed middle-aged lady decided to talk to us about some of the less family-friendly material we had presented. Before she found her way to our dressing room, we had enjoyed the hospitality provided by the venue and the conversation that ensued went as follows:
Woman: I would just like to say how offensive I found-
Steve: Sorry can I stop you there.
Woman: Pardon?
Steve: I just wanted to let you know before you go any further that I don't care what you think.
Woman: But...I...
Steve: By all means continue but I think it's only fair to warn you that I'm not interested.
Marek and Greg: Childish and antagonizing giggles.
Woman leaves; a fan.
It was around this time that I realized we were equipped to charm and win over any crowd. At another gig when warming up for Edinburgh, we witnessed a group of students in the audience loudly heckling the acts before us. When we took to the stage I politely requested that they mind their manners. All went well until their self-appointed floppy-fringed leader decided to join in with a finely crafted sketch that involved Marek and I ramming Jaffa Cakes and grapes into our over-full mouths. The moment the curtain-faced adolescent piped up, Marek, one by one and with professional accuracy, threw an entire packet of Jaffa Cakes into his face from very close range. I have always thought of the Jaffa as comfort food so was surprised to see the devastating damage they can cause when thrown with force.
He left, covered in chocolate and blood; a devotee.
At the Edinburgh festival later that year, a member of our audience decided to walk out halfway through the show. He was at the opposite side of the room from the exit and had, therefore, to make a very laboured and clunky exit. I lead a chant of every foul and offensive insults in my vocabulary and in so doing questioned the gentleman's parentage, sexual practices and gender. We ploughed on with the show satisfied that one of life's vermin had been vanquished. He returned to the room venue five minutes later and clearly very upset. He had just been to the toilet.
He stayed for the rest of the show and left; a disciple.
This episode of Klang is about an Inspection that ultimately reveals us to be total losers. I like to think of it in some way an apology to the three people mentioned above.
We Are Klang continues tonight at 10.30pm on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three. Read more from Klang and watch extra video in our Klang blog archive.
P.S On this piece of backstage footage I detail the members of crew I'd be prepared to sleep with. It wasn't a bit off-screen japery. I did all of them that night:
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At 14th Aug 2009, ronpeploe wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 14th Aug 2009, losingwilltolive wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 14th Aug 2009, losingwilltolive wrote:Hi you know the nazis and stazi 'moderated' communication, sleep tight
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At 15th Aug 2009, losingwilltolive wrote:I do love the way the ´óÏó´«Ã½ allows the free flow of comment and critique through these forums one can learn so much about the way the bbc is there for US
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At 15th Aug 2009, losingwilltolive wrote:OK lets try this, Klang is so poor not even channel five would have aired it and this is mainly down to the involvement of the emperor of unfunny his name begins with a and i he has a reputation for not being funny by everyone bar the bbc who ensure your hard earned go to pay ....the unfunny!!! The main way you can try and protect your hard earned is to contact the bbc about the error of their ways, sometimes this works.....CENSOR THAT!!!!
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At 15th Aug 2009, losingwilltolive wrote:UPDATE THE LATEST KLANG SUCKS!!!!!!!!!
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At 18th Aug 2009, Aware_of_Vacuity wrote:losingwilltolive, what an apt username. You're not even being coherent anymore.
I'm not a huge fan of the tv series. It has its funny moments but I'm not so sure I'm part of the target audience for We Are Klang. I think they probably lend themselves better to live performances.
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At 1st Sep 2009, mannysfriend wrote:Well, I'm not ashamed to say that this show has become the highlight of my TV viewing week. Thanks also to the guys for taking the time to blog and give us all an insight into the mad world of Klang... much appreciated (by some of us, at least)!
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