And it doesn't stop there my friends will you welcome up the most amazing the most lovely the most brilliant Stephen K. Amos Oh goodness hello everybody. It's great to be kind to say thank you ladies fucking it's amazing Let's look at this for the future, hmm, but like Russia Yeah, I like everyone has said I'm also very happy to be here to lend my support Friend of mine was killed seven years ago in a homophobic attack in London and that made me make a documentary called batty man Never and I'm on saw that and I did a show about it in Edinburgh about five years ago and a young white teenage boy Come up to me and he said I saw your show batty man on TV and it made me tell my parents I was gay and my mum looked at me said You're still my son. I love you and that just inspired me to let me know that each and every one of us particularly here this afternoon You're here to lend your support. We all have a story. We won't have a journey. I myself as experience prejudice and all sorts of forms I would have a show in the east and the London a place called boat, you know it Yes for the men Jesus men real men men who can barely read but nonetheless Men the sort of man that goes right make house your father fuck off. I don't know me father when cats So I thought these aren't my natural audience, but what can I use to get them on side? So I said this I said hi there anyone in from overseas a little voice at the back went yeah mate you I didn't understand and at the end of the gig the same young man comes right into my face and he goes oh mate mate I never knew I never fucking knew black people were funny No, no when I said well some of us ride bikes I've been known to ski Work with rudimentary tools He didn't know what I meant So I think I'm winning and that's the beautiful thing I come into Edinburgh for the festival right even the Lord is on our side This is a rainy fucking city not one drop Daniel Russia Look at it it's amazing and you can always have a laugh here throughout the month of august particularly with our American friends who come to stay and Enjoy the shows last at last week when it was raining two Americans walked up to me I knew they're American because they're wearing bin liners One of them says to me excuse me sir up there in the distance is that Edinburgh castle is that the castle? I couldn't resist I said no That's Gotham City They're like oh my god, you know everything who are you? I said I am the last king of Scotland Just see they're just jokes just see And if you're not from Scotland do what I did last year go and visit the Highlands a place called Avymor Now the locals call it the Hollywood of the Highlands. I can assure you it is not One light bulb does not Hollywood make and there's no no real diverse stuff They're right there there are ethnic minorities there are no weegies there are no Women I mean Obviously there are but you can't always tell the difference and I said to the lady organizing the show So that's excuse me are there any black people here in Avymor she was like There's black Tony I was intrigued I had to find black Tony I found him he was Spanish But that's one of that you scots you're quite direct yeah You're so direct I was in a fish and chip shop last night. I said excuse me love is that card or had it she looked when the I went fish You can't argue that can you When I was in fish and chip down south in Plymouth on a gig I said um do you have any tartar sauce with that the guy looked back at me quizzically and said no but we've got lilt The totally tropical taste But I for one and anybody here who feels they were or minority or being judged what you you never ever should be have to Have any reason to look over your shoulder be honest with who you are And that's what I can't bear hypocrisy right top of this year the arch bishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh Keith O'Brien yes very yes a very vocal opponent of same sex marriage and Abortion except very vocal about it then somebody made serious allegations against him the ischal statement saying I'll fight these allegations vigorously Thousands of of Catholics around Scotland defended him based on that statement a couple of weeks later He issued another statement saying something like sorry, but I touched cock now Obviously I'm paraphrasing Order dickhead right I know don't ever want to be judged right my first early gig the audience didn't bite me at all I got nothing so I got very very drunk That staggering home about 10 o'clock at night in the distance I saw a little old lady and folks as she clocked me She clutched her handbag mask Yes, something inside me died folks So I went over to the little old lady and I took that handbag If you expect fear I will bring you fear Did you hear that Russia if you expect fear we will bring you fear we will not take this lying down right And can I just personally add another big thank you to each and every one of you and to the wonderful the most amazing man I know mark Thomas for making this fucking happen Thank you