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Danny Bhoy.
 Talking
over a relentless and ear-piercing fax dial-up tone, Danny Bhoy
(Scotsman, Comedian and Ladies' Man) still managed to impart
his pseudo-fear of flying and going back in time. Fortunately
his accent was not thick enough to complicate matters further.
"I'm from in between Edinburgh and Glasgow, so I just missed
out on the harsh brogue. If I had been born 30miles north then
we'd have to do this interview by email!"
Bhoy has performed three times at the Edinburgh Festival since his debut in 1999 and was invited, by Royal appointment, to display his talents "jester style" at the Royal Variety Performance alongside Gloria Estefan and Luciano Pavarotti. "I do a bit of material about it now because people always ask me about it. I didn't do it for myself 'cause I don't really like doing stand up on telly but it's by Royal appointment so you can't really turn it down. I phoned my mum and said I'd been asked to do the Royal Variety Show and she was just so excited."
The Fringe Festival will bring Bhoy to Adelaide for the first time after sell out shows at the 2003 Melbourne Comedy Festival. "Essentially my problem at the moment is that I don't know the difference (between Adelaide and Melbourne). I'm thinking Adelaide is an extended Melbourne but I hear it's quite different."
Bhoy has also been to Melbourne for the Raw Comedy Festival which ironically was also part of his first stand up experience. "I started (stand up) through that very medium. I did the equivalent of Raw Comedy in Britain called the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award which I won in 1999 so I ended up coming to Australia to perform at the Raw Comedy final over here."
With a degree in History, Bhoy has not let this knowledge go to waste - much. "I did a sort of historical based show in my first year at Edinburgh. It wasn't themed but it had history in it. I want to go back maybe this year at Edinburgh and do a more deep historical show. I want to go back in time first and then write a show about it, obviously."
As for Adelaide's show Bhoy laughs, "I don't know what I'm gonna do yet, it's only a week away! I think I'll do a mixture of last year's Edinburgh show and some new stuff I've written, but it'll all be new to Australia."
He'll have plenty of time to sort out his material on the plane journey to Australia, although it would be tiresome if he used the stock in trade "gee, it's a long plane ride isn't it?".
"I'm actually hoping to sleep. I don't particularly like flying, but once I'm up in the air I'm fine because I just consider myself to be on the ground again because it doesní't feel any different. It's the actual physicality of moving up or down that I don't like."
Cassie Hilditch
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Catch the well rested Danny Bhoy at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, NOVA Cinema, Rundle St from Friday 20 February to Sunday 14 March at 7pm.
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