Sad holding page…..
I’ve been slacking recently updating here. Just been busy. In the meantime have a look at this. It’s probably the saddest thing I’ve seen in about 4 weeks. It’s to mark the this week’s anniversary of the passing of Jim Henson, remarkably 22 years ago.
I’m busy. Doing Show and Tell prep
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Ssshhh. It’s a secret, don’t miss out……
Hello Friends You know me I don’t like to talk about all the great work I do for charity. I do loads, in fact it’s a nightmare for me going on a flight, forever held up at the security scanner with my huge heart of gold. Seriously though it’s very easy for comedians to raise…
Beyond belief….
Just wanted to share this with you, I’ll not make any comment except to tell you this was confiscated from a stag party at a comedy gig by the MC and posted on Facebook by Susan Murray.
Career Suicide
Hello Friends 19.4.12 revised after first posting – see EDIT later on. It is with a huge amount of trepidation that I bring you the following thoughts. I stand on the precipice of my humble life in comedy. Frankly I may blow it all for ‘speaking my mind’. However speak it I must. Two separate…
Further to my previous ‘advice’…..
Hello Despite giving the impression in my previous post about not being sure about stand-up comedy courses, I’ve only gone and and agreed to get involved in the following with the Royal Exchange Theatre. Just to be clear/wriggle out of accusations of being a hypocrite – these are for young people. I’m not sure…
Some advice for what it is worth….
Taking a little break from writing series 2 of Everyone Quite Likes Justin for Radio 4 – we have a deadline coming up and it’d be nice (and contractually necessary) to hit it. In the meantime I’m in London this weekend doing the Comedy Store (best…
I’m Big in Japan (and everywhere else)
I’ve just come back from Tokyo. The single most exciting place I have ever been to. I’ll write a bit more about when I get the chance, but in the meantime here’s some photos I took. Click on them to make them bigger.
Sometimes my own stupidity surprises me….
It’s a beautiful sun-shining, birds-singing, song-singing kinda morning. The kind of day when nothing is getting in my way. Today is going to be a good day. I send the eldest one off for his bus with a cheery wave and drop the little one off at her school with a big squeeze and a…
Same as it ever was, sadly.
Fantastic song but it is getting on for 23 years since it was released and it is still relevant. When you cast your eyes upon the skylines Of this once proud nation Can you sense the fear and the hatred Growing in the hearts of its population And our youth, oh youth, are being seduced…
Arabian Nights (and days)
Word to your Mothers, Happy Mothering Sunday! Just back from my trip to do some gigs in the U.A.E. and I’m glad I went and am glad I’m home. I learned a lot from my brief sojourn to Dubai and assorted other emirates and here they are in handy list form. 1. Despite being very…
Thank you and Dubai
Dearest Friends I hope you are well and life is treating you well? Just a quick note to let you know I’m alive and well. I’m currently in the Middle East doing a run of gigs. I could moan and say I’m missing my family (I am) but those feelings are subdued by the fact…
Answers to the following please…..
Hello and I hope you are just swell. It’s Monday lunchtime and I’ve just cleaned my office. Sprayed the desk with Mr Sheen and everything, it smells all executive-y. I feel like asking some one one to come in and ‘take this down’. Which reminds me of this In the meantime if you could, will…
Euston – I have no problem just a bit of time
What was wrong with that? It’s Thursday and I’m sat at Euston station waiting to get the train back to Manchester – I’ve got about an hour to kill due to a combination of train companies making the cheapest fares available only if you decide ages before travelling what train you are getting and not…
Win TWO tickets on me
Right now on my Facebook page- if you LIKE the post I’ve done about TWO at the Royal Exchange – I’ll enter you into a draw to win a pair of tickets. On me. I’ll have to buy them – only TWO weeks left. Click on Facebook on this page – up a bit to the…
Vanity pt 2
Vanity
Hello Well we are a couple of weeks into Two at The Royal Exchange. It seems to be going very well, certainly audience reaction has been great and everyone at the theatre appears to be quite pleased with what we are doing. I’m really enjoying it and I know Vicky is as well. I always…
Band of Gold….
Well it’s Saturday night and I’m tired, so tired. We did the last run through of Two today at the Royal Exchange. Tonight is the last performance of ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ which if you saw it you will know was absolutely fantastic. Audiences and critics loved the show and it did great…
Gig announcement
So tomorrow morning we are going to announce a cracking night of stand up comedy in the round at The Royal Exchange in Manchester. Got a couple of cracking guests that will probably mean it’ll sell out very quickly. The night is 31st January and all the proceeds are going to Wood St Mission and…
‘Celebrity’ Mastermind
Just a quick note to say I’m on Celebrity Mastermind BBC1 tomorrow today at 630pm. Hope you watch it and enjoy it. I have to say I spent a considerable amount of nervous energy beforehand so if I look shaky that’s what it was. Also I think I laboured this point before I did it…