Joking Around

The saga continues.  I’m still alive, despite not recording anything since Summer 2017.  A lot has happened, including previewing material for Edinburgh, then Edinburgh, then the post/aftermath/comedown of Edinburgh.  Okay, so it seems that everything has been focused on Edinburgh … Continue reading →

Modern technology lets me down this week (well, it was my own ineptitude really) so doing a joke involving old media seems highly appropriate.  I’m working on my Edinburgh material, I think I mention this several times in this episode … Continue reading →

“Flyer me to the moon, let me hand them out to students…” Time to try build the audience for Comedy in The Crown before I take back control of the hosting duties.  Comedy in The Crown is a bloody good … Continue reading →

Back to the Audio!  Well, actually, you can do both now.  The audio whine version of the show is now available as a podcast via itunes and the video version is over there —————-> yes, there…. on youtube! The Joking … Continue reading →

Video killed the podcast sta… erm, unknown? After the avalanche of positive feedback for Joking Around, The Video Years, here is the second (74th) installment. Three gigs in the space of 5 days, does this mean I’m going in hard? … Continue reading →

2017 is here and Joking Around has a new format… I’ve gone all video on yo ass! It’s been a slooooooooow start to the year gig-wise, so let’s catch up, yeah?  Over coffee and youtube? The video is also available … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 72 – Merry Christmas 2016 It’s the end of he year and what better way to finish than with another jaunt at … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 71 – Holidays Are Coming This time last year I had written a special Christmas Set and was in the middle of … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 70 – Crowning Glory At this week’s Comedy in The Crown we had an absolutley packed out room, this is the story … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 69 – Kick Up The Arse Oh yeah, it’s so hard to do comedy!  Do me a favour.  All you … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 68 – Positive Pod Another two gigs and our hero develops a strange new superpower called “Positivity”…!  No idea how … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 67 – Don’t Judge a Gig Three gigs in three days, the first a quick open mic refresher at the … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 66 – Gig One Hundred Nailed it. Big thanks to Sophie Henderson & Reverend Henry King (aka Joe Seville) for … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 65 – New Stuff It’s so hard to force yourself to try to do brand new material.  The set that … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 64 – Funny Feckers Just how many new gigs are there out there, seriously?  I’ve been doing this crazy thing … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 63 – Angel The dream like trip to Edinburgh is a distant memory (it’s really not, it’s all I can … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 62 – Edfringe 2016 Part 2 The second half of a mega pod, it’s Edfringe 2016 Part 2.  I squeezed … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 61 – Edfringe 2016 Part 1 The build up to this has been a long time in the making, finally … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 60 – You can’t call the episode A Tale of Two Gigs again even though it really was a tale … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 59 – Not Nottingham, Geezer & Pizza With the family away for a few nights, I have free reign to … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 58 – A Tale of Two Gigs 2 Two gigs back to back this week.  First up a rather sparse comedy/poetry/music … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 57 – Rachel in The Crown I’ve been sharing this journey with one person more than any other and so … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 56 – Yeller The football is on and I’m in Watford.  Will it mean that there is no audience?  And … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 55 – Development Keeping my nose to the grindstone, or mouth to the microphone if you dislike metaphors.  This week … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 54 – Gigtastic I’m starting to understand what it must feel like to have started doing stand up if I … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 53 – 7 Years in the Making When I was seven years old, I had no idea what I wanted … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 52 – Nightshift At close to 3am in the morning, it’s easy to let your mind wander about where you’re … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 51 – Callback I feel a lot better now, thanks for asking.  This tme I’m off to a small village … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 50 – Blackout Episode 50 then.  Time to try something a bit different.  I take on The Blackout at Up … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 49 – I’ll Get Me Hat Another two gigs this week, I could get used to this.  Firstly, I take … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 48 – Hot and Cold Are my titles too cryptic?  Do you think that this time out I do two … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 47 – A New Old Leaf Welcome back, it’s a new year and a new me… well, not that new … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 46 – A Year in Review ‘Tis the season to be jolly, to be fair, I’ve spent the last year … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 45 – The Christmas Set Here, as promised, is the audio of my Christmas set.  It’s not the final outing … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 44 – Last Christmas Last time out for the Christmas set, well, last time this year.  I will be packing … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 43 – Next Christmas No rest for this Christmas elf… no wait, I can’t call myself an elf, not in … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 42 – First Christmas After a short break, I return with *STOP THE PRESS* brand new material.  Really?  Again?  Yeah, … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 41 – A Night at The Crown Joining me on the podcast this time is HRH Phil Hawksworth, AKA “The … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 40 – Dead Horse Subtle title, eh?  Don’t get the wrong idea, it’s not another death, well not really, not … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 39 – Crowd Work In keeping with my U Turn policy, I go back to doing my old material.  God, … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 38 – Work in Progress The journey continues.  New material gets an outing at The Crown – promise we’ll do … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 37 – One More Time Saturday night, here I come!  I have my very first weekend gig, even though it’s … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 36 – Rach Takes Over Lee hands over the reigns to friend and comedy colleague Rachel Wheeley, who he booked … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 35 – Comedy in The Crown I’m taking over the world!  Well, St Albans anyway.  This episode sees the launch … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 34 – Tale of Two Gigs Hello!  This week I managed to negotiate my 5 spot up to a hallowed … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 33 – Gigless A ponderous episode of Joking Around this time as I don’t have a gig booked in.  I … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 32 – Down in One This episode perfectly illustrates my continuing dilemma in stand up, when to stick and when … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 31 – Ameliorate So I finally get the chance to try out my new stuff this week, I say finally but … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 30 – Rule of Three Funny one this.  I step up the gig rate due to some unexpected me time … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 29 – Freedom Out with the old and in with the very scary new stuff, well that’s the plan.  And … Continue reading →

4am CAB Presents… Joking Around – One man’s journey into stand up comedy, from page to stage and beyond. Episode 28 – Larks Ice cream in the park to the Jaunty Lark by way of a theatre in Watford, the … Continue reading →