Dogs In Coats
January 2012
Filed Under: Blog, child, coats, Comedy, dinosaurs, DIY, Dogs, electrocution, Etta James, News
I’m not sure why I think its so brilliant, but lately, every time I see a little dog in a little jacket, I find it funnier than most other things. I was so sure that coming up to the grand age of 31 I’d developed a better sense of humour than that. A wry political […]
The Colour Of Justice
In 1999 my mum and I went to see the Colour of Justice: The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry at the Victoria Palace Theatre. An incredible production that was set in the courtrooms of the initial trial hearing, not a dry eye was left in the house as we watched the actors playing Stephen’s parents superbly play […]
The Annual Douieb Review
December 2011
Filed Under: 2011, 2012, Adventure Club, Bestival, Blog, Borderline, Cameron, Coalition, Comedy, Cormac McCarthy, Edinburgh, Elbow, Eurozone Crisis, Fringe, Frozen Planet, Gil Scott Heron, Glastonbury, News
Here we are at the last day of 2011. As some people would say, its been a year of ups and downs. I agree with this. I’ve been up some hills, particularly over August in Edinburgh, and I’ve also been down the same hills in order to get back to where I lived. I’ve been […]
A Small Pressie Por Vu
Merry Christmas everyone! Yes, even you! No, don’t turn around. There’s no one behind you. You, I mean you. Merry Christmas, festive greetings, Merry Xmas, Marry Crispmass (this is illegal in some states in the US so be careful) and Happity Chrimbo or whatever else it is that nobheads say. Of course I’m not properly […]
Christmas Eve in Gotham
I’m currently in a fraught state of mind. I am in the flat by myself on Christmas Eve and I’m trying to find anything to do except play Xbox, for fear that without any supervision, nor any work to do whatsoever, I will start only find myself unmoved 12 hours later still making Batman run […]
The Road to Christmas
I know I’ve harped on about this before, but Christmas is the season of goodwill? Really? Are we all sure about that? Its something I hear year in, year out, and yet as I stare out the window looking at the sleek black Lexus that is happily parked on our drive, in my space, under […]
Baby Cheeses
December 2011
Filed Under: 2011, Bennet Aaron, Blog, bread, Christianity, Christmas, Comedy, Daily Mail, Eurozone Crisis, Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly, News
It is one thing buying a huge half wheel of Stilton on account of it being on offer, but it is another thing entirely to actually eat the entire thing. Since purchasing this blue creamy beast several days ago, it has been crumbled and melted into all sorts of meals in a poor attempt to […]
Its All Gravy
December 2011
Filed Under: Adam Bloom, Black Friday, Blog, British Comedy Awards, Chris Martin, Christmas, Comedy, News
I’m in a hotel room in Leeds. This is the sort of glamorous life a comedian has. Only a week till Christmas and I’m residing in a place that smells of gravy almost 24/7 and has ‘Christmas parties’ that seem to go on at full volume until the early hours with no care whatsoever for […]
‘A Note’
I’m in a perpetual state of fug today. You can go for days not having enough sleep and feeling tired and then one day, like today, have too much sleep and feel tired. Is this just how its meant to be from now on? Trying desperately to work out the exact right amount of sleep […]
Black Mirror
I’ve been to see my tiny nan today. I usually come away with some sort of brilliant tale or insight after seeing my nan, who is still oh so very sharp in her old age. Today’s was a brilliant story of a neighbour of hers who rather sadly suffers from severe dementia. This lady suddenly […]