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10 Things Not to Say to a Stand Up Comedian

This list is not exhaustive by any means but here are some common topics to avoid when talking to a stand up comedian. On no account tell us a joke. It’s bound to be one that’s been doing the rounds for years; we – along with everyone else – will have heard it before; it’s […]

MY Comic Life – Comedy Festivals, Prague, Luxembourg & Being Ripped Off

Comedy Festivals – with the notable exception of Edinburgh – can be fun, particularly when you’re there for a couple of days. Normally when you gig abroad, you fly in (as I’m not a morning person that usually means an early afternoon flight); on arrival you get picked up, taken to a hotel with just […]

MY Comic Life – Mugger Destroying Mothers, Proud Scottish Fathers, Delusion & Outlander

In comedy you tend to exaggerate for comedic effect. However, when it comes to my parents, if anything, I underplay it. If I saw my father and mother depicted on TV, I’d roll my eyes and think it a terrible, clichéd portrayal of a pair of Scots. I then would have to do a double […]

MY Comic Life – Bradford Literary Festival, Birmingham Pride and a Bleeding Mouth!

The life of a comic can be varied if nothing else from appearing alongside Frank Sanazi (think Frank Sinatra but a Nazi) to performing at Birmingham Pride and in a kebab restaurant in East London. Unfortunately a dental emergency scuttles my plans to gig in salubrious Stockport! Got quite a few gigs come in which […]

New Female Comedians Riding The Wave

When I first started running comedy nights featuring all-female line ups around 5 years ago I wasn’t exactly spoilt for choice. Quality wasn’t a problem but the quantity just wasn’t there. Invariably it meant a quick turnaround of comics. This wasn’t ideal and is particularly problematic for clubs such as mine where a large percentage […]

MY Comedy – The New Name In Comedy!

The London and Midlands Laughing Cows comedy clubs have now changed their names to MY Comedy. The nights will put to good use my considerable experience garnered from both running and setting up successful shows for Laughing Cows in London, Birmingham, Leicester, Coventry and Berlin. The nights will also continue to provide solid comedy entertainment in a […]

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is to comics what the Holy Grail must have been to Arthurian knights. Many set off to seek their fame and fortune only to return severely disappointed. Edinburgh though is a great opportunity to stumble upon comics you’ve never seen live and marvel at how great they are, as I did in 2007 when […]

A Big No No for New Comics!

Giving feedback to a comic can be a delicate operation at the best of times and definitely not to be attempted even if you have been on a “2 week intensive comedy course”! Tonight I had a new comic come up to me after I’d just done a set. He was very new indeed. He’d […]

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