Earlier in the year, I put together a compilation of what I’d been up to on social media as I’d had a pretty good start to 2015. I’d racked up mentions in The Scottish Sun (for starting a UK top trend on Twitter), in The Metro and in The Daily Star.
How have things gone since then?
Pretty well I’d say. It’s one thing to babble on but it’s probably easier just to show you what I’ve been up to since February:
I published my most popular tweet so far:
Politicians are never happy. Demand young people show 'British values' then get annoyed when they join an illegal war in the Middle East.
— Ross Teddy Craig (@RossTeddyCraig) March 17, 2015
I devised this entry for The Drum magazine’s Chip Shop Awards, for my employers, Caliber. It earned a place in the magazine:
So one of our entries for The Drum's @ChipShopAwards seems to have become topical again today… #Farage pic.twitter.com/Yc5TbmpxBQ
— Caliber (@Caliberi) May 11, 2015
This comment (borne out genuine frustration at having called this outcome) became Scotland on Sunday’s ‘Tweet of the Week’:
10 minutes left, 2-0 up. Stuart McCall brings on Lee McCulloch. Oops.
— ScottishComedyFC (@ScotComFC) May 2, 2015
@ScotComFC you're Scotland on Sundays tweet of the week pic.twitter.com/Gm7qkGHJSM
— Iain Maciver Todd (@iainmacivertodd) May 3, 2015
Andrew Charlton of Exposure Events was familiar with the Scottish Comedy FC podcast and my own social media background. As a result, I was invited to speak at the company’s Social Media Expo at Hampden (and we got to record the podcast in one of the suites!). Incredibly, my talk became the most subscribed talk at any of the events they’ve put on across the UK!
Record attendance this morning at @RossTeddyCraig Seminar #ExpoScotland – #SocialiNetworking Hints and Tips pic.twitter.com/9c70vzdndL
— Exposure Events (@Exposure_Events) May 6, 2015
As you’d expect, I was up on election night and monitoring what was happening…
I like live reports from Scottish election counts. It's the only time the rest of the UK gets to see us in a gym. #TheVote
— Ross Teddy Craig (@RossTeddyCraig) May 7, 2015
That gym tweet was picked up by The Herald’s diary column
Football still got a look in on election night though:
8000 UKIP votes in Sunderland? Does that mean they really didn't like Paolo di Canio or they really did like Paolo di Canio? #TheVote
— ScottishComedyFC (@ScotComFC) May 7, 2015
The next day also provided fertile ground:
Selecting the right brother. A handy guide. #GE2015 pic.twitter.com/7Y03yNuH3W
— Ross Teddy Craig (@RossTeddyCraig) May 8, 2015
What's everyone eating today? #GE2015 pic.twitter.com/hHMqeLe5Ax
— Ross Teddy Craig (@RossTeddyCraig) May 8, 2015
This reaction to Ed Balls losing his seat earned me a welcome retweet from The Poke:
E̶d̶ ̶B̶a̶l̶l̶s̶
— Ross Teddy Craig (@RossTeddyCraig) May 8, 2015
But life can’t all be politics:
Game of Throws #UnpopularTelevisionShows pic.twitter.com/holTzRUZud
— Ross Teddy Craig (@RossTeddyCraig) May 12, 2015
Of course, there’s no reason why just being out and about can’t lead to Twitter content. Heading out during my lunch break yielded this result. (And the council refuse dept getting in touch via Twitter to arrange for the couch to be removed!)
In #Leith it's a fine line between a bin uplift and a beer garden. pic.twitter.com/KgE2pGL3L2
— Ross Teddy Craig (@RossTeddyCraig) May 19, 2015
Everybody loves Eurovision, don’t they? Well, not everyone, obviously.
When someone puts #Eurovision2015 on the TV in Nigel's local… pic.twitter.com/pzuvkq4awZ
— Ross Teddy Craig (@RossTeddyCraig) May 19, 2015
Another thought that crossed my mind while being out at lunchtime and caught in the Scottish weather. This was another tweet picked up by The Herald’s Diary column.
#Tip Escape the rain by confidently walking into any office & saying you're a little early for your meeting. You'll get a seat and a coffee.
— Ross Teddy Craig (@RossTeddyCraig) May 21, 2015
I noticed the #makeamoviepregnant hashtag and decided to join in:
Straight Outta Condoms #MakeAMoviePregnant
— Ross Teddy Craig (@RossTeddyCraig) June 1, 2015
It earned me the favour of U.S. website, The Chive
Sooo… I’ve been fairly busy.
But I’ve also managed to fit in appearances on 3 BBC Radio Scotland shows:
MacAulay & Co
Call Kaye
The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected
As well as writing on 3 BBC Radio Scotland shows…
The Good, The Bad and The Unexpected
My friend Richard Melvin recently joked that I was “Scotland’s most in-demand comedy writer”… I’m hoping to remove the levity from that statement 😉