With a few hours left of 2017, I will now summarise what has occurred in the past 12 months. There are no surprises to learn that the highlight of my…
Category: Comedy gigs
One for the scrap book
Tuesday night was definitely one for the scrap book. I performed my show in the little room at Leicester Square Theatre on the same night that Stewart Lee and then…
A race against time
In what was the largest audience I’ve ever had for How To Win A Pub Quiz on Friday in Newcastle, I had quite possibly the worst kind of preparation. I’d…
The ridiculous ride continues
The ridiculous ride that is How To Win A Pub Quiz is continuing to ever greater heights The other week, I was asked if I would like to perform the…
Edinburgh Fringe 2017: a summary
When I woke up this morning, it felt a lot like that scene towards the end of Hook when Peter wakes up underneath a Pan statue to find himself back…
Edinburgh Fringe 2017 – Day 21-22
Thursday 24 August turned out to be pretty good. Despite ticket sales being my second lowest of the run and having two empty rows due to people who bought tickets…
Edinburgh Fringe 2017 – Day 10-20
Before the Fringe began, I did not think I would realistically get sold-out status for the full-run. Now I am within touching distance of those damn sold-out laurels, I am…
Edinburgh Fringe 2017 – Day 4-9
After the first three shows of trying to find my rhythm, I hit my stride on the fourth show and it has been fairly consistent since then. As a rule,…
Edinburgh Fringe 2017 – Day 1-3
Three shows into Edinburgh Fringe 2017 and I’m exhausted already. Things have been going pretty well, with definite room for improvement. The best show so far was the first one…
Cliffhanger resolution and Doctor casting
I have realised that I left the last entry on something of a cliffhanger. Just what was happening with my ticket sales? As cliffhangers go, it’s not up there with…