I actually did something different this week, I went to the dentist. Admittedly, this isn’t the punchiest intro I’ve ever written. But I can only work with what I’ve got;…
Edinburgh Fringe 2021?
Is Edinburgh Fringe going to happen this year? Well, the short answer is that I don’t know. Thank you for your traffic, I appreciate you stopping by. I will give…
Screen time
For the next month, I have set myself the challenge of switching offmobile data every day from 10am to 3pm. The reason I am doing so isthat my phone has…
2021…
This year, I’m going to try and write something at least once a week and have Sunday as the designated day. I’m calling it a pledge at the start of…
2020 then…
It is fair to say that this year has been filled with things that I never envisaged 365 days ago. And I write this with a full-blown mullet, having today…
Old stomping grounds
Of all the utterly bizarre things to happen in 2020, I would have said that a global pandemic was far more likely to happen than me helping to cover a…
Standing up and locking down
The other week, I had my first comedy gig since 7 March. They say the secret to comedy is good timing. And I suppose it was, as England would be…
A year, and a half
An entire year has now passed since I moved out of my flat and away from Manchester. And as I walked to my loaded up car, getting one final soaking…
Edinburgh Fringe Archives: 2019
And now, our final stop in this series is 2019. Last year was my first Fringe since 2011 where I was without a full-time job, as I left that at…
Edinburgh Fringe Archives: 2018
Right, here it is: my account of the struggle that was the 2018 Fringe. I’ve given this enough hype. I began 2018 with a renewed sense of purpose. If I…