Spoken word

“He Reads Michael Ondaatje”
Previously published in Karaoke Dogs (Burning Effigy Press, 2003); also appeared on the CD Cracktastic! (Moody Loner Records, 2005).

“Politics”
Available on the CD This Album Is NIT FENNY! (Moody Loner Records, 2015). This performance was filmed at the Black Swan Tavern, Toronto, on April 2, 2015.

“How to Write and Perform a Slam Poem (Eight simple rules)”
Previously published on Latchkey.net and WriteOutLoud.net; also appeared on the CD Clown with a Coat Hanger (Moody Loner Records, 2009). This performance was filmed at the Eagle Inn, Salford, England, on May 11, 2015.

“Border Crossing”
Excerpt previously published on WriteOutLoud.net; also appeared on the CD Clown with a Coat Hanger (Moody Loner Records, 2009). This performance was filmed at the Eagle Inn, Salford, England, on May 11, 2015.

 

To buy a copy of Jeff Cottrill’s new CD, This Album is NIT FENNY, contact Jeff personally at info@jeffcottrill.com.
There will also be a digital-download version available at some point. We’ll keep you posted.

Wanna get a taste first? Check out some of the mp3s below:

Review of This Piece
An exercise in self-referential humour. Jeff swears on his life that he wrote this before he heard “The Song that Goes Like This” from Spamalot.
Previously published in Draft 4.4. Recorded at the Spoken Word Antics radio show on Sheffield Live! (Sheffield, England), March 13, 2007 (aired April 5 and May 31).

A Love Letter [Uncensored]
Why it’s hard to write a tender love letter in the age of political correctness.
Recorded at The Tardis.
(JEFF’S NOTE: I’ve retained the last line of this piece for this recording. I think it’s a relatively tame and mild punchline and am, frankly, baffled as to why it upsets some people so much. If you’re offended by any of this piece, you’re actually proving its point.)

The Jim Show
Anybody who has ever done a Fringe show knows how tough it can be to bring people out to it.
Recorded and mixed at The Tardis.

Iamsooffended?
As someone once said: “The world is a magical place, full of people waiting to be offended by something.”
Recorded at The Tardis.

Party Like Juan
A charming little ditty about private gatherings and the quaint activities that take place there.
Recorded and mixed at The Tardis.

Audiotape French Lesson
Remember those tapes they used to play in Grade 5 French class? No? Well, this may jog your memory.
Recorded and mixed at The Tardis.

Sally Dumps Jimmy
A piece for anyone who’s been unfairly, unjustly rejected.
Previously published in Cruelty and Kindness (Burning Effigy Press, 2002); also included on the CD Cracktastic! (Moody Loner Records, 2005). Recorded at The Tardis.