Another Edinburgh Fringe is fast approaching and bringing with it such strong feelings of excitement and dread that shouldn’t be possible to go together. I don’t think I’ve announced what…
Category: Comedy gigs
We’ve done alright
This weekend just gone, I was making a guest appearance in London. Since I moved from there last year, there has been a drop in London house prices. Alongside this,…
Squid, squid, squid
I returned to the Manchester Comedy Store last night to try my luck in the gong show. This is the point where I would usually go into great detail about…
Thank you, Glasgow
My two-date run at Glasgow Comedy Festival had a distinct old school feel to it. For one thing, I was doing the show in its original 6pm time-slot in a…
We meet again, Mr gong
King Gong at the Comedy Store is known for being pretty brutal. The last time I did it in London, I was gonged off after 20 seconds before I could…
On the road
Since I last wrote, I have been on a road trip up to Scotland and north-east England. I had three gigs booked for Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle and thought I’d…
A tale of two five minutes
It may seem obvious, but five minutes can seem like a hell of a long time if it’s not going well. At a comedy gig, space-time can actually bend around…
One month in and exciting news
I have now been living in Manchester for a month and am still adjusting to my new comedic surroundings. I have been a bit frustrated by not being able to…
Manchester-based
I am now officially a Manchester resident and am really enjoying my new surroundings. Although it might rain a ridiculous amount up here, it is much less stressful than London,…
2016 begins
Last night, I had my first gig of the year. It was a weird one, but a lot of fun. As it’s still early January, I was expecting it to…