I flew to Austin TX for a weekend of hijinks and hilarity with Steve Wrigley. I had been there once before with The Cryptid Factor back in 2016 or thereabouts, as we filmed our second unsuccessful pilot issue. I enjoy the town immensely with its cavalcade of constant carrys-on. My main show gigs at the Cap City Comedy Club were sold out, so naturally this put a spring in my step and of course more than a laugh or two into the ether.
Whilst there, I dragged Steve along to the Museum of the Weird, which if you haven’t been, I highly recommend. There are plenty of oddities on display here plus the whole vibe of the place is fittingly strange. You walk through a labyrinth of dark twisted corridors eye goggling the fantastical along the way. It almost has the feel of a house of mirrors or a fun fair ride as you shuffle along pondering the unknown. The gift shop is great too, so naturally we both purchased weird tee shirts.
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