I did what I often do – spent weeks thinking about what material to do at a far-off gig, and then spent the whole afternoon hurriedly writing it. This was made easier, in some ways, on this occa… more →
Adventures in the world of stand-up comedywrote 1 week ago: I did what I often do – spent weeks thinking about what material to do at a far-off gig, and t … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I got home from Dram/The Stand in the early hours of the morning, then looked out my spare saltire a … more →
wrote 5 months ago: I cannot be fucked with people who “take offence” or “find that offensive.” … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Today day is the Autumn Statement, and Mr Osborne gets a chance to screw everybody who isn’t r … more →
wrote 7 months ago: This is the sign outside my local takeaway: I went in today and told them that I choose David Camero … more →
wrote 8 months ago: I don’t generally consider meetings in my line of work as claims to fame, as I’m sure I … more →
wrote 10 months ago: I haven’t written about the complete waste of time that is The Work Programme in a while, and … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Here is a wee story about five neds I met while walking up the street one night. I live about four m … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Sometimes I think I am a magnet for bams. Here in Glasgow we call them neds, Edinburgh calls them sc … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I tried this in my stand-up a couple of times, but it never really worked. I might try something dif … more →
wrote 1 year ago: As mentioned in my last post, I had to attend a Jobs Fair today. My cynicism was well placed. There … more →
wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a while since I mentioned The Work Programme, partly because they fucked me over so … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Click here for a free PDF of the ‘Snack Attack’ poster. More details here… … more →
wrote 1 year ago: On the face of it, The Work Programme seems a good idea – an initiative set up to help the lon … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I wrote this on Saturday afternoon, and didn’t post it as the information I found for ticket p … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I worked for Royal Mail for fifteen days in December, through a recruitment company whose staff were … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I was charged for having insufficient funds by RBS, and also for missing the payment by RBS Visa. Th … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Glasgow City Council are reducing the entitlement to Housing Benefit, by approximately a third. I pr … more →
wrote 2 years ago: The majority of my yoot’ was spent lurking around the multitude of vinyl emporiums that Shotti … more →