My life is a simple one, in a professional sense of the word, anyway. I make people laugh in return for money. An unusual transaction and not an essential one, like being a surgeon – but there is a demand for laughs and since I have jokes and stories… But this does not mean my…
The way that live comedy has developed – gigs are on-line nowadays for comics to fight over in public – putting their name down and hoping – and often for gigs which pay less than they did 20 years ago… My favourite alert of late was – “Ipswich – on-stage 8.50. 20 minutes. £80. Ideally,…
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…
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….
It is that time again. Time when we all take a little moment to reflect on the previous year and possibly regret what we have not managed to sustain or achieve – and if so, then to look ahead with some optimism – real or imagined? I start every year with an abundance of determination and…
I am pleased to say that the 1 hour stand-up show which is available now as a download – is going to be available v shortly as a tangible disc that I will mail via the old fashioned postal service that we used to rely on. I’m think a fiver – and in line with…
