Tickle King: The Hunt For The Truth In Competitive Tickling

A project in Auckland, NZ by David Farrier and The Tickle Friends
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A simple query about the quirky 'sport' of Competitive Tickling led journalist David Farrier on a very strange journey.
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Funded: $29,570 of $25,000
Dates: May 15th -> Jun 6th (22 days)
Project By: David Farrier and The Tickle Friends
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Latest News

Almost There

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
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It's On!

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Team, backers, friends! Thanks so much for getting us to our goal. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. It's been a stressful final week with both David D'Amato and Jane O'Brien media filing (co-incidence?!) bogus copyright claims in an attempt... (Read More)

The Home Stretch

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
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D'Amato and the law

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey All,  A quick update on a few legal matters. David D'Amato has a strong affection for the law (at least when he feels he's using it in his favour) and that's starting to show itself now in our efforts to tell this story. His father was a lawyer,... (Read More)

A little legal action!

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
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Premiere Screening Update

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey All,  A few people have suggested that we should have made invites to our Premiere Screening a little more widely available - they are absolutely right! At this point we can't edit the rewards (although we've created a new version of the 'Thanks... (Read More)

11 Days To Go...

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey All,  Thanks again for the support so far! We're about half way through our funding period now and about 60% of the way toward our goal. The momentum has slowed, but we're still confident that we're on track... But please keep spreading the... (Read More)

Two weeks to go!

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
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Half Way!

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey All,  Thanks for all your support so far - we've just passed that half way point to our target! But there's still 17 days to go and we really need to keep up the momentum! If you know anyone you think would be interested please share the details... (Read More)

A great start - thanks all!

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
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Fry tickled by Kiwi journo's doco quest

May 18th - via: gaynz.com
Stephen Fry has publicly backed a Kickstarter project led by Kiwi journalist David Farrier, who wants to make a documentary after his bizarre brush with the world of competitive tickling. (Read More)

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