What Badger and Boodle are all about...
Badger and Boodle are all about having fun!
Grounded in stand-up comedy, performance and writing, Badger and Boodle began promoting comedy when they established Northampton's most popular free comedy event, We are Most Amused, at The Victoria Inn.
They were then approached by other venues to organise acts for their comedy events.
Does your venue need acts? A comedy event? Badger and Boodle can help!
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Badger, aka Donna Scott, is a recovering performance poet, short-fiction writer, editor and comedian.
"There is a wealth of ideas contained within her set [...]For me this was a very inventive act and I was still laughing at some of her ideas the next day." - Dave Dinsdale
"She was superb and has a great future I'm sure" - Nipper Thomas - West Midlands Comedy Forum
"lovely bright burst of comedy loveliness" - Paul Savage, Speakeasy Comedy
Boodle, aka Ewan Kershaw, is a writer and comedian, and has also acted in short films, plays and played characters at events such as Curiouser and Curiouser. Just to confuse you further, his alter-alter ego, Uncle Nobby, will be debuting his particularly peculiar brand of performance poetry at comedy gigs near you this spring. Watch out!
Prior to We are Most Amused, Boodle and Badger have arranged acts and special guests for events such as Sound and Vision at the Flapper and Firkin, Birmingham, Newcon at The Guild Hall and The Fishmarket, Northampton, literary panels for the British Science Fiction Association in London, and the BSFA Awards Ceremony at Eastercon LX, Bradford.
Badger's News
August 2010 - Hey, Ewan and I went to Edinburgh for the fringe. Just saying.
July 2010 - I am launching my Being Violet Beauregarde quest - and you can help! Violet Beauregarde was the little girl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory who just loved to win. If you hear of any competitions silly or serious (with minimal risk that I might stand a chance of doing all right in), please let me know via the website and I will keep you up to date with Violet news on Badger's Blog.
June 2010 - The dates of Fool's Fete have been changed, but do look out for lots of Fool-ish fun as we are planning lots of events to build up momentum for the main event. In the meantime, don't forget about the Bardic Picnic at Delapre Abbey on August 1st. It's going to be mega - and it's another lovely free festy.
April 2010 - the Fool's Fete website is now up and running. Please do check it out - and spread the word about this amazing event!
If you're in London on 22nd April, you should try to get along to the Forbidden Planet Superstore for this fantastic author signing. I won't be there as I'm in Bilston, but you'll be able to pick up a copy of The Bitten Word as well as other fab books and meet the people wot wrote 'em. Look! Keith Brooke - Eric Brown - David L Clements - Andy Remic - Sarah Singleton - Kari Sperring - Sam Stone - Ian Watson and Ian Whates
March 2010 Ah - remember the summer? Rob Farmer has made this film of last year's Bardic Picnic.
February 2010 Like your stories with a little bite? Newcon Press's The Bitten Word, featuring stories by Tanith Lee, Kelley Armstrong, Simon Clark, Storm Constantine, and many others including, erm, me - now available for pre-order here, and I'll be at the official launch at World Horrorcon on March 26th.
December 2009 I will be hosting the Bardic Feast at The Labour Club, Northampton on December 20th. Tickets £10. See here for details.
November 2009 I was named Performer of the Night at Poetry Kapow on Friday 13th!
October 2009 Got to the semi-finals Big Bilston Halloween Slam!
September 2009 Come and meet me at Fantasycon at the Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, September 18th-20th. I will be performing my poetry on the Friday at 8pm along with Birmingham Poet Laureate, Chris Morgan. I will also be appearing on a panel on Saturday 19th at 10:00am entitled "Ebooks & Other Forms of Wizardry: the Changing Face of Publishing"
August 15th 2009 I will be at the Umbrella Fair all day today on the Raceourse, Northampton. Come along by foot, bike or bus!
August 2nd 2009: Donna is overwhelmed to have been named official Bard of Northampton at the Delapre Abbey Bardic Picnic. Here is a photo of me in my official robes, taken by Kevan Manwaring!
July: Donna is pleased to have been shortlisted for Jongleurs Comedy Callback 2009 competition !