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19/11/2011 … So we’re all agreed then? Doing adverts is terrible.
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19/11/2011 … So we’re all agreed then? Doing adverts is terrible.
18/11/2011 … I was talking to a comic at an open mic night about comedy courses – when he found out I’d not been on one, he argued that I should do it right away.
17/11/2011 … I have always been a bit wary of ventriloquists.
13/11/2011 … If integrity is akin to a prosperous bank account, then Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s new Sitcom Life’s Too Short proves that they are heading for a bankruptcy…
11/11/2011 … I REALLY find it offensive when I hear gags about people with mental disabilities.
09/11/2011 … I love comedy, I love making people laugh and I treasure the ability and gift comedians have to turn pain into the powerful solace of laughter.
07/11/2011 … I normally try not to quote from people’s stage acts but, occasionally, American comedian Lewis Schaffer mentions on stage that an Edinburgh Fringe reviewer once…
04/11/2011 … I must look a right state before I go on stage.
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