Author Archives: Simon

About Simon

Simon Houghton creator of The Bloke Show started life as a baby, going on to become a boy and then a man, at which time he became an actor. As time passed he went on to be a director, later still he became a sales guy, then a business owner. Most recently he regressed and became a writer. Then a driver, then an actor again. Decisiveness is not one of his strong suits.

Lessons from Burning Man -Take it

I’m in Forza, my local coffee shop, across from me and about 5 tables down is a woman who is having a shitty day. She’s obviously in distress, I think she’s been stood up, she’s dividing her time between doing … Continue reading

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New Ideas

Came up with a new idea for some FB marketing – bloody brilliant! Meeting with Amy Pierce on Friday to hash out details. There are some differences of opinion so let’s hope it’s not a bloodbath. Nah she’ll be right. … Continue reading

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Drawing the line

I have a friend, or perhaps I should more properly say, I did have a friend, whose political views were diametrically opposed to my own . I enjoyed her company and liked her very much… hence we were friends – … Continue reading

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The future is Clear? Don’t think so.

Confession time . For about a year Ive been relying on my neighbour’s wireless internet – lovely folks that they are. For everyone outside the US – this is not such a bad thing, in the US you pay for … Continue reading

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Plagiarism

I don’t know whether I should be happy or flattered or incensed. Nearly four years ago I began writing episodes of (the then untitled) The Bloke Show. I was inspired by a series on ABC television in Australia called Andrew’s … Continue reading

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