Tag Archives: Jen Brister

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 […]

The Big C

I’ve had better years. Who knew when I started depending on live comedy to earn a living that years later it wouldn’t be that compatible during a pandemic; then last November a new neighbour moved upstairs who has made my life a living hell: you try living under a construction site for several months during […]

The Other Mother

Above all, The Other Mother by Jen Brister is a fun read. If anyone can make ranting a comedic art then Jen Brister is your woman. Secondly, it is refreshingly down to earth: no sanctimonious, idealised Perfect Mother scenario here: far from it. Jen’s take is that parenting is hard; and you will get it […]

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 […]

Lockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 10

This Week’s Highlight Was Hosting the Inaugural MY Comedy Chats While Sitting by Bins in a Neighbour’s Front Garden ‘Borrowing’ Their Internet. Welcome to My Life! Do you every feel that some times fate has it in for you? This week, about an hour and a half before the launch of the inaugural of […]

Lockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 9

Health Kicks with a Twist, Comedy Online & Short Stories with a Darker Theme In surprise news, I produced a video that people actually watched. Believe me, no one could have been more taken aback by this turn of events than me. It turns out translating bollocks from Boris could possibly be a new career […]

Lockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 8

Uri Geller-Style Accident while Exercising, Bailey’s & a Lot Less Drama (thank goodness) Fortunately, this week proved less eventful than last week. Mind you, it turns out that if you are able to promote your blog by mentioning you went to A&E with a suspected heart attack, you do end up with a lot more […]

Lockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 7

Since my last blog, I have had to go to hospital twice, firstly to A&E, following advice from my GP who feared I’d had a mini heart attack, brought on by exercise (I knew exercising was a bad idea). Then to cap my week while I was happily minding my own business queuing up outside […]

Lockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 6

Long Phone Calls, Friendship, Podcasts, Disingenuous Tory Ministers & Daily Briefing Bingo My main take away from lockdown this week is that phone calls nowadays are of much longer duration than they ever used to be. And this is coming from someone who is an expert in ending phone calls as soon as I have […]

Lockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 5

Radio Shows, Eclectic Music Tastes & What to Do Next? Besides spending over 7 hours a day on my phone and eating my body weight in chocolate, I managed to fit in enough time to chat to Judi Love on her Sunday morning show on BBC Radio London and Emma-Jane Taylor otherwise known as The […]

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