Monthly Archives: June 2020

Hidden in Plain Sight

On social media at the moment a debate is taking place regarding the sexual harassment and abuse of female comedians within the industry. How can such harassment be so prevalent and yet seem invisible to many of those (men) working in the industry? Just look around you: in the very same week Loose Women, a […]

Something for the Weekend – Le cinéma à la française

Thanks to the popularity of Scandi drama, us Brits may finally have overcome our antipathy towards watching anything with subtitles. Here’s an eclectic choice of some French movies that might tickle your fancy. Le Bossu – On Guard (1997 Philippe de Broca) One of my favourite films, a French swashbuckler (think Errol Flynn but set […]

Something for the Weekend – Some German Literature Tips

I’m an inveterate reader of German literature, I’ve even written a nine-page critical essay on an obscure Austrian novel from the 1970s – Die Groẞe Hitze oder Die Errettung Österreichs durch den Legationsrat Dr Tuzzi. Read it? To be honest, neither have most Austrians. However, if you fancy settling down to rather less esoteric German […]

Semi Lockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 12

At times, it’s fair to say I sometimes wonder if I’m a character in a sitcom and I just don’t know it. A case in point this week was when I had to explain to my neighbour who had kindly offered to paint my window ledges for me why I had a blow up doll […]

Lockdown Life of a London Singleton – Week 11

Working as a stand up comedian for over 15 years, I have studiously avoided having any political jokes in my set. I much prefer to talk about myself. ‘How is that possible?’ you may ask, unless you’ve met me, and then you’re probably not. After all, one of the main reasons I love stand up […]