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Gigging Down Under

Having recently come back from gigging in Australia, I am happy to confirm that Australia is far too far away. Moreover, I found out too late that the secret to long haul flights is to divide the journey up and stop over somewhere. I also found out too late that my chair reclined – 13 […]

The Upside of Being a Support Act

Being a support act seems to be a rite of passage for some comedians; that first step before you take the plunge and go on tour yourself. It showcases you to a bigger audience, although there is always the danger, particularly if the comedian you are supporting is a major star, that you walk on […]

MY Comedy Chats

In an attempt to bring you comedy online without having the poor comic stare down the lens of a camera to utter silence, last week saw the launch of MY Comedy Chats – a cross between stand up and chat show. It’s wasn’t the most auspicious of starts. About an hour and a half before […]

MY Comic Life – Operations, Morphine & Pulling Gigs

Recently comedy took a backseat thanks to an infected abscess which led to an unexpected stay in hospital and an operation under general anaesthetics. This mini misadventure highlighted several things for me: the NHS is bloody fantastic; there is generally no time off in comedy: and when push comes to shove the comedy world is […]

10 Ways I Survived the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

This year was the first time I’d taken a show up for the entire run of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and, to be perfectly frank, I wasn’t looking forward to it. To be even franker, I was dreading it. For those of you not in the know, the Edinburgh Fringe is where hundreds of comics […]

You’re Not Entitled To A Gig

Running a comedy night – even for a short time – is an interesting exercise if only to ascertain how annoying some comics can be. Annoying ticks can vary from cancelling last minute (just a few hours before an out-of-town gig via text is always a favourite); or deciding the gig is far too small […]

MY Comic Life – On the Road

Part and parcel of being a comic is travelling. Primarily because there’s a hell of a lot of it. If you can’t bear the thought of driving/sitting on a train or (depending on how well your career is going) on a Megabus for hours so you can have the pleasure of performing for 20 minutes […]

MY Comic Life – Edinburgh Festival, Slips of the Tongue and Throwing Up

Recent events include me doing a particularly bad job at recognising people at the Edinburgh Festival; ending up on a drip in Cardiff and inadvertently putting my foot in it when it came to raising money for a good cause. Latest most ‘Maureen’ moment has to be during my recent stay up in Edinburgh, where […]

Tips from Comedians on Surviving Edinburgh

In 2007, when I first visited Edinburgh as an open spot, I had no idea Edinburgh was the El Dorado of the comedy industry: that fabled place offering fabulous wealth and opportunity to any would-be comedy conquistador. However, just as the El Dorado of legend has proved rather elusive to all those poor sods who […]

MY Comic Life – Maureen Moments, What’s in a Name and Judging Your Performance

Most ‘Maureen’ moment this year so far must be whilst on a mini tour of the Netherlands and Germany. In Cologne, I stayed at a rather small hotel and in the morning was making the most of having a German breakfast by helping myself to loads of meat. It was only once I’d piled all […]

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