"Comedy cannot be taught; you're either funny or you're not." I read that sentence the other day for the umpteenth time....

@Isabelle Adam In my act, I use quite a lot of food: for example, fennel, grapes, and Rice Krispies. This is not a particularly origina...

My experience performing my act at stand-up comedy nights is very limited, though on the whole I've enjoyed doing these nights more th...

It's not uncommon for performers at the Fringe to experience a come-down once the Festival is over. That makes sense to me. A great de...

"Comedy" is no more a genre of performance than "music" is. Its forms are so heterogeneous that the only thing unitin...

On Friday night, I was interviewed by John Fleming for his blog. Among the topics we discussed was how sad it was that such a talented, ecle...

I have a fascination with voice actors. The other day it occurred to me that Gargamel in the original Smurfs TV series sounded a lot like D...