I’ve had another couple of comedy outings in the last two weeks. At Side-Splitting Comedy in early April I played my five-string guitar (badly) and sang. Cult on 19 April was the first time I’d done new material without my son in the audience. There was a whole range of new things to talk about! … More Comedy continued

You know how I said I was only going to do stand-up once? I’ve now done more gigs than I can remember, though I still only have a small amount of tried and true material. On Thursday 26 October I sang “Groundhog Day” at a new material night. I only learned enough chords to accompany … More I will do this only once…

Stand up comedy and family violence? Hardly a match made in heaven. But on Friday 13 October, thanks to the skill of host Sally Rose McShane, an enthusiastic and generous crowd and some kick-ass comedians, we raised a significant amount of money to Share the Dignity. And I discovered that the secret to doing a … More iStandUp Against Family Violence

Apparently given enough distance, anything can be funny. Thursday 22 June wasn’t the ideal day to be doing comedy, for a number of reasons, but sometimes it’s best to spend an evening laughing. I wrote “Middle-aged Rap” on various planes as I was flying around the world on my Carpe Diem Tour, and unleashed it … More Tragedy + Time = Comedy

In my most recent comedic appearance I got heckled by a baby. True, I was hating on babies at the time, but when this youngster got his dad to wheel him right up to in front of the stage so he could eyeball me, I momentarily lost my train of thought. I don’t really hate babies. … More Heckled by a baby

It’s only March and I’ve ticked one of the things off my bucket list for the year. I’ve got my name on a comedy poster. The accompanying blurb describes me as “Newcomer” which makes me sound young and exciting. The punters may be disappointed by the reality though with Brad Oakes as the headliner, there’s … More Just joking