MAY 4TH, 2010
By BOBSLAYER
A lot of debate has centred around the three leaders, however I am more interested in who is my local candidate. I have had all the leaflets through the door but the only candidate I was in to meet was the Conservative fella – He asked me if I was going to vote for him, I said probably not and he immediately left, hardly leaving me with the impression that he had a lot of fight in him. So I opened my door again and shouted “piss of baldy”. He ignored me. And therefore I will ignore him. Read more »
APRIL 21ST, 2010
By BOBSLAYER
THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL BRITISH MOVIE OF THE 21st CENTURY
Released by Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment – Bank Holiday Monday 3rd MAY 2010
World Premiere on April 29th at the Curzon Cinema Mayfair (With Bob Slayer as MC!)
Followed by a Launch Party @ The Vendome club in Mayfair from 7.00pm.
“The film everyone’s talking about! Iron Man 2? Don’t be daft! It’s Killer Bitch, with Alex Reid! Will Alex turn up at the Premiere? Will Jordan let him?” News of The World
“A woman is forced into a deadly game in which she has to kill five people or all her friends and family will be butchered. With extreme violence and red hot sex, it’s a hard-edged lads’ movie that takes no prisoners.” Read more »
APRIL 9TH, 2010
By BOBSLAYER
I have performed funnies in UK, Edinburgh & Brighton Fringes, Ireland, Netherlands, The French Alps and Hong Kong. Here is what some people have said:
“Bob Slayer marched all over the line that should not be crossed like a drunken Henry Rollins with tourettes…” Brighton Argus
“The Wild Man of Comedy, like Keith Moon” The Malcolm Hardee Awards
“Spontaneous, shocking and purile” Racing Post
“If you are clinically insane, and by that I mean that you wake up one morning and think that you are actually an onion, then go and see Bob Slayer live…” Jeremy Clarkson
““Bob Slayer doesn’t use a safety net. A man too large to have ever been a jockey, walked on stage with seemingly little idea of what he was going to do, fortunately for us a quick chat with the audience inspired a hilarious if somewhat shocking opening rant. The relentless pace of banter, games and off the cuff stories did not let up throughout the 50 minutes and unfettered by a rigid set he could have perhaps gone on for hours? But he suddenly announced that happy hour was about to start in Whistle Binkies up the road and we needed an ending. He asked a man in the front row to punch him in the face, but when the man stood up and towered 6 foot 6 inches he wisely changed his mind and instead attempted to pick up all 22 stone of him in a fireman’s lift. When that turned into a heap on the floor Bob Slayer pulled them both up and rode his new Giant friend around the room to much cheers and happiness. Seeing Bob Slayer is like watching the Sex Pistols only without the guitars. Drinking with him afterwards is a full on after party that confirms there is no off switch for his wonderful madness.” The Student
Quotes for Comedy @ Dirty Dicks / Doggetts:
“A proper comedy night hosted by an improper comic…” The Metro
“Unique atmosphere where there is a sense of permission for anything, excellent.” Dan Antopolski
“Mayhem and nonsense in a city basement” Time Out
“When credit gets crunchy Bob Slayer gets punchy” Financial Times
“The show ended with contortionist Chris Cross leading a Conga of audience members to the gents toilet where we queued up to get our fingers zapped by a broken light socket, Bob Slayer had to go too far and put his cock in it…” Bizarre Magazine
“I did not pay my entrance fee to be insulted by a bargain basement Johnny Vegas” A Punter
Awards:
The Soan & Fleming Award for the Best Ever Cancelled Gig…
“A one man powerhouse of heavy entertainment” Martin Soan – Pull The Other One
“The Wild Man of Comedy, like Keith Moon” The Malcolm Hardee Award
MARCH 28TH, 2010
By BOBSLAYER
In 1968 some Brummy kids were bored of listening to the Beatles, or whatever their parents listened to, and so they dressed in Black on a Saturday, went down to their local church hall and played Blues based Rock their own way: slower, harder and louder than ever before. They bit the head off a bat and called this Heavy Metal. They were pronounced to be the devil and were not allowed to play in church halls any more…
In the 70′s a new wave of British kids were bored of listening to Black Sabbath, they wanted to differentiate themselves against what those old people from Birmingham were playing and they said no, slower is not scary, you must ditch the blues and play it fast. So they took that music and played it harder and louder and faster. This was the scariest music could get. Wasn’t it? Read more »
MARCH 25TH, 2010
By BOBSLAYER
Last year I was asked by John Fleming if he could use Electric Eel Shock tracks in the film he was producing: Killer Bitch. In the end a total of 7 EES tracks are on the soundtrack. Liam, the director and writer also decided to include EES in the film itself. We set up a small gig in North London which was filmed and then the next day I drove Aki and Kazuto down to Chatham to film a few scenes in an old Napoleonic Fort. When we got down there Liam decided that he really liked the EES tour van, complete with flashing light, and soon both the Van and I as driver were also drafted into the film….
For the next few hours they pointed cameras at us while we dragging ex world champion boxer Robin Reid out of the back of the van and into the bowels of the Fort where EES, as Ninja assassins, were due to dispatch him… Of course we had been cast as the bad guys and Robin over powered us and then murdered us one by one… He was a very nice murderer and more than one take had to be re-shot as he apologised before Liam had called cut. Read more »
OCTOBER 24TH, 2009
By BOBSLAYER
Filmed headlining Azkena Rock Festival in Spain
OCTOBER 24TH, 2009
By BOBSLAYER
Having toured with bands for a number of years I get many requests for access backstage but I rarely oblige, this is not because I am a nasty bastard, it is because I don’t want to ruin their fantasy. It would come as a large disappointment to most gig goers to find out that what goes on behind the scenes is often really rather dull. Of course sex, drugs and booze does go on behind the rock and roll scenes but the reality is that this consumption is a necessity in order to deal with the boredom and repetition of touring: Long drives followed by unloading, setting up, bashing on instruments repeatedly for ages to check that the mics will pick up the sound correctly, then waiting around for the gig. A flurry of activity that is the gig and then pack all the stuff up again, carry it out to the van and set off to the next venue to do it all again…
Last night Electric Eel Shock were the headlining band on the Bizarre Ball and the night proved to be one of the beautiful exceptions. It reminded that it is possible for backstage to be a wonderful exciting place… Read more »
