Diary of a Newbie Standup Comedian

I’ve only done a few gigs since my last update – all seemed to go pretty well, but nothing to write home about. I’ve been mixing up new and old material, and it’s all progressing nicely. The big news is that I’m now going to be running an open mic in New Malden on Tuesday … Read more

Last week I did my first spot at LOLipops Comedy – an open mic that runs at a couple of different venues in Southwark on Tuesday and Thursday nights. I did the Thursday night show at The Ship on Borough High St.  I didn’t really know what to expect from the night, but it ended … Read more

After nearly a couple of months out of circulation I really needed to start doing some spots again, so I could try out some new material and work on building a completely new set. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m very bored of the material I’ve already got and, even though it works pretty well a … Read more

Just a quick update, as I realise I’ve not posted anything since May. I’ve not done many spots for the past month or so, mostly because I had a lot going on in my day job, some minor health problems (all sorted now) and then going on holiday for a while. All of which coincided … Read more

Last night I was back at Sam Rhodes Comedy Explosion at Maltby St Market, where I closed the show again, and just like last time it went pretty well. I even remembered to film myself this time, so I have an objective record that it was a great set and not just my memory playing … Read more

I’ve not been gigging as much as I should recently, mostly because of being too lazy to get any spots booked in. I sometimes forget that doing stand-up actually requires a shitload of admin at this level, and unless I’m constantly on the ball with applying for spots then it’s all too easy to find … Read more

I feel completely stuck in a rut at the moment. I’ve been doing a lot of 10 minute bar shows and, while it’s been great to get those longer sets, they’ve just not been going particularly well. While I’m always keen to beat myself up over everything I did wrong after a mediocre set, most … Read more

I’ve done a few gigs since my last post, but I’ve been lazy about posting, so I’ll try to cover them all in this one. I’ve been at We Are Funny Project a couple of times. The first spot was just five minutes, and I used it to try polish some newer material I’ve been … Read more

On Sunday night I did a ten minute spot at Whole Lotta Comedy at the Castle in Surbiton, which is rapidly becoming one of my favourite gigs. On top of the fact that it’s local to me, and on a really convenient day (Sunday is the one evening when I’m almost always free), and they … Read more

Just a quick update – last night I did my first gig since before xmas, and while it’s actually been pretty nice to chill out for a while without having to feed the comedy monkey on my back, it was good to get started again. Even if it was a bit of a trainwreck. The … Read more