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Dinner last evening with one of my oldest comedy mates. Not a funny man like me? This sounds terribly arrogant and also rude? But what I mean is, he is not a comedian. He is a sound man and in more ways than one. As well as a sound engineer, Graham is in charge of…
This week on BBC R4’s The Today Programme, was a lovely tribute to Seamus Heaney – with the presenters speaking in hushed and suitably referential tones about the great writer. And it struck me how fortunate I am to have met the revered poet. (The Hay Literature festival, back in the day when my books…
Golf is a sport that has faces much opposition… It is an old man’s sport. It is posh. Expensive. Exclusive. It is slow and takes too long. It takes up too much land and too much water. It is bloody difficult. It is too traditional, requiring a jacket and tie. Who wears a tie these…
I am reminded of a passage in my book, Eclipsed when back in the day, Eddie Izzard came to watch me at a comedy club in London with a view to taking me under his wing. Maybe the audience knew somehow because they granted me an encore (rare for a club) and after the gig,…
On twitter recently, I noticed some unusual activity on my account. Lots of comments that made little sense to me and then some abuse which further piqued my attention. Have I tweeted something insensitive? I didn’t think so. And yet, it seems I am in the middle of my first twitter storm. More squall than…
Having been away for three weeks and not gigged for a month, my first gigs back were this weekend at The Comedy Store – which is a little foreboding and might garner some sympathy – albeit this might evaporate when I reveal that our weeks away included Namibia and Hawaii. The Comedy Store is the…
I spent my entire youth working in various shops at weekends and during school holidays. In various branches of Marks and Spencer including the flagship Marble Arch store amongst others and I seem to remember that I absolutely loved it. Indeed, these remain possibly the happiest days of my earning life even though being a…
Anyone setting out in show-biz will dream of seeing their name in lights. On Broadway, the West-End, a billboard… The Comedy Store in London doesn’t have a thrilling Front of House… But for comics, it remains the club to play and the benchmark we set ourselves with the five show weekend including two late shows….
From Edinburgh to Farnham and St.Martin’s Hall… I imagine that there are theatres in Farnham but for comics not booked on the telly – you take your venues as you find em… A local nursery venue by day – and a comedy club by night. No green room. No kudos. A mic from PC World…
Just received a call on my mobile – a number not in my phone which I answered to the following recorded message… “…this is HMRC. You are accused of tax avoidance and evasion. This is important. Do not ignore this message. You must respond. Call us back on this…” Obviously, a scam by contemptible people…
