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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.

Great advice and spread the joy

One of the most difficult tasks we face when writing TBS , given the format we have chosen, is how to make it dramatic. Without drama the audience’s attention will not be held. Even though the style of the show … Continue reading

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Facebook conversation 5/1/10

Facebook conversation between Bj Kalms and myself – unedited (ie including my fat-fingered typos). AS you can tell BJ and I are lightning fast typers – check out the time codes! Bj gday mate, absolutely beautiful day here today, hows … Continue reading

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So long Makayla

It is so hard to find good help . The Bloke Show has its first major casualty. I’m feeling more than a little despondent, we waited for our Production Manager, Makayla Lee to finish a commitment she had previously made; … Continue reading

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Surreal weekend on a budget

I’m back. After three years of pleasing someone else/others, I’m doing things for me – I’m spending quality time with my reason nearly every day and we have a great time together and despite being broke am getting out of … Continue reading

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Return of the SEO King

Well guess what? It worked! Writing “The Bloke Show” twice in one sentence propelled us to the top of the google search. Searching “bloke show” we ranked number 2 . Not bad. Upon searching under “bloke” another word I thought … Continue reading

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