Last night was the VMAs and various news stories are circulating, including Nicki Minaj opening the show with Taylor Swift to reconcile their feud, Kanye West’s 12 minute long speech, and Justin Bieber crying. But Miley Cyrus’s left nipple has also attracted an areola of attention, as during an outfit change, there was a short flashContinue reading “Nipple Alert”
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Lost my Mojo
I feel like Austin Powers in The Spy Who Shagged Me. It just disappeared. Perhaps a fellow evil comedian stole it. Or perhaps I just got bored. The problem with comedy is repetition. You have to tell a joke a certain amount of times to get good at telling it, and by the time you’veContinue reading “Lost my Mojo”
Oops I Did it Again….Forgot to Press Record
Welcome to 2015, where everyone is obsessed with selfies, ‘food porn’, videos, pics from a night out; too busy trying to capture the perfect moment to upload to the internet, that they forget to enjoy their lives. But as a comedian, recording yourself or having someone take photos of you while on stage isn’t justContinue reading “Oops I Did it Again….Forgot to Press Record”
To MC or not to MC
Last night I guest MCed an open mic night in Dalston, at first it was just other comedians in the room, even the one audience member was a comedian, just not performing that night, but luckily as the night went on, more audience members came in to watch. Some stayed for a bit, some cameContinue reading “To MC or not to MC”
A Real Audience
Open mic gigs are gigs where pretty much anyone can get a spot. You don’t need to send a video or comedy cv. You don’t even need to be funny. It’s for anyone who wants to try 5 minutes of jokes in front of an audience. When I say audience, I mean room full ofContinue reading “A Real Audience”
If You Like it Then You Shoulda Put a Review on it
Reviews are important; they give you useful quotes and stars that you can use on posters and flyers to get more people to come to your future show. After all, if one person from one magazine/newspaper/website thinks you’re good, then you must be good! Last year I was part of a two-hander show called ‘Nymphonerdiac’Continue reading “If You Like it Then You Shoulda Put a Review on it”