My rambling blog posts!

 I should preface this with a bit of an explanation; back in 2012 I made a bet to meet 12 of my comedy heroes for a drink and an interview, I was determined to do so, excited to do so in fact. I sent a load of e-mails out asking them directly and gota a lot of lovely replies, including a fair few who agreed. The first comedian I got to meet was the amazing Wil Hodgson, who had been a comedy hero of mine for quite a while after I'd seen him at the fringe and instantly became a fan. It was an eye-opening experience for me, seeing this comedian not only embracing their eccentricity but embracing it fully whilst also being genuinely hilarious of course.  So, it was all set, I headed off to Chippenham armed with a borrowed dictaphone, an old notebook with questions clumsily written down and it's fair to say - extreme anxiety, I was incredibly nervous, so nervous in fact that I forgot one vital detail - I'D NEVER INTERVIEWED ANYONE! Let alone someone whom I admired so much. In my...

  It is the time of year when all of the UK gutter press begin their annual sensationalist fear mongering. Over what you may ask, well, there are a few classics they go for each and every autumn/ winter; 1) Christmas is going to cancelled/banned.  This is a solid favourite of theirs, blaming other cultures, "political correctness has gawn mad!", the weather, turkey and toy shortages or just plain idle gossip. My thoughts are that if a worldwide plague didn't stop christmas, not a lot else will! For the record - nobody, (other than perhaps Oliver Cromwell back in the day), has tried to ban christmas celebrations, it is simply just a way to whip folks up into a frenzy by suggesting they won't be allowed to stuff their gobs with sprouts and turkeys as it may offend...nobody cares what people do on December the 25th.  2) Snowmageddon! That's right, the annual prediction that snow is going to overwhelm us all, traffic will come to a complete halt and life as we know it...