In august, veitch will release dot con, his first book, based on the show and his hilarious attempts at playing internet scammers at their own game. James veitchs new show, genius bar, is at the pleasance courtyard, edinburg. Comedian james veitch turned this frustration into whimsy when a local supermarket refused to take no for an answer. Dot con is the story of what happened when james veitch decided to play th. Aug 02, 2015 after someone tried to scam him, comedian james veitch decided to hit back by engaging web con artists in conversation with hilarious results.
Were promised a show here which will tell us what its really like to work for steve jobs. Hire james veitch to speak at events professional speaker. Aug 30, 2015 the exapple man used to work at the genius bar, a spot where tech experts would fix a laypersons device, no doubt with the inbuilt air of superiority and a mild arrogance which veitch brings. Theres something of a natural comedian in his delivery and his manner. Jul 04, 2016 packed full of nigerian princes, cant miss investment opportunities and eligible russian brides, james veitch s correspondence with email spammers leads to surprising, bizarre and usually hilarious results. I am the scam guy i am guy who did the thing with the ducks. For james veitch, a british writer and comedian with a mischievous side, spam emails proved the perfect opening to have some fun, playing the scammers at their own game. Hes currently performing his new show, genius bar, at the edinburgh fringe. A former apple store genius, veitchs comedy is hightech. Sep 03, 2015 he has just published his first book, dot con quadrille, which catalogues two years of email correspondence between veitch and. Solomon, your email intrigues me videos scammers and.
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His live shows have explored technology, retrogaming, and finding love through troubleshooting theory. Game face and genius bar, james s tech niche was born. James veitch has a unique perspective on life, is quirky and eccentric. Game face will be veitch s third show at the edinburgh fringe, following 2014s the fundamental interconnectedness of everyone with an internet connection and last years genius bar, in which james turned to the diagnostic tests he learned as an apple genius as a means to fixing his own relationships. I have a book of scams coming out and the publishing company have said doing an ama is a good idea while strongly implying if it doesnt sell im being held solely responsible. James veitch generally travels from londonuk and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. James veitchs booking agent and speaking fee speaker booking.
When comedian james veitch split up with his girlfriend, he took the logical approach. And for all that a breakup is the village well of comedy, veitch also allows his audience to see the vulnerable side to heartbreak. He had soldout runs at the edinburgh fringe in 2014, 2015 and at soho theatre in 2016 with his first three shows, dot con, game face, and genius bar, and has written and performed two viral hit seasons of his show scamalot with mashable. The unique and comic genius of james veitch antony simpson. Biography of james veitch for appearances, speaking engagements. Acclaimed tech comic james veitch is returning to the edinburgh fringe with more geeky comedy about life, love and enabling bluetooth. Last month we met the hilariously smart and techsavvy comedian in edinburgh to find out how and why he turned his old job as an apple store genius into his latest standup routine.
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His excellent mastery of the mix of riddims is top tier and his presentation is always epic. His secondshow, genius bar, focussed on his time working for apple, chronicles his attempts to fixhis relationship using the same troubleshooting techniques hed been using to fix imacs,iphones and ipods. Telling the story of her own path from refugee to global tech executive, she shows how ai is helping refugees, migrants and those from disadvantaged backgrounds find jobs and develop the skills they need to work effectively and safely. For those of you who arent familiar or cant remember, veitch accidentally became one of the most famous names in the email industry after his december 2015 ted talk in geneva, switzerland, this is what happens when you reply to spam email, which features his now legendary first words to the scammer, solomon, your email intrigues me. Contact our speakers bureau for james veitchs booking fee, appearance cost. In 2014, his first solo comedy show, the fundamental interconnectedness of everyone with an internet connection, premiered at the edinburgh fringe. For genius bar, despite its aggrandising and true title, is a show about failure. For getting the right support, heres a genius idea. From setting up your device to recovering your apple id to replacing the screen, apple support has you covered. Dec 07, 2017 his second show, genius bar, focussed on his time working for apple, chronicles his attempts to fix his relationship using the same troubleshooting techniques hed been using to fix imacs, iphones and ipods. My weekend ritual now consists of rocking to his pulsating beats and then switching to a mellow mood of classics on weekdays.
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James veitch s correspondence with email spammers leads to surprising, bizarre and usually hilarious results. Join an exapple genius for misguided forays into online dating, unrequited love and what its really like to work for steve jobs. Following recents shows dot con, game face and genius bar, jamess tech niche was born. Genius bar reservation and apple support options apple au. Genius bar live nation in association with mha join an exapple genius for misguided forays into online dating, unrequited love and what its really like to work for steve jobs. Additional writing credits include work published by the new york times and various shortfiction journals. Having worked as a genius bar technician at the apple store for four years, the londoner decided to use the same techniques for fixing iphones in trying to mend his relationship. Packed full of nigerian princes, cant miss investment opportunities and eligible russian brides, james veitch s correspondence with email spammers leads to surprising, bizarre and usually hilarious results.
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