Things to Look Forward To
Well it’s about a week later and my life is exactly the same – dissertation, job applications, and revision. But hark! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I could feasibly hand in my dissertation before the end of next week! Now wouldn’t that be a turn out for the books. […]
Dave’s Comedy Festival
On Saturday 15th February I went to De Montfort Hall to see the opening night of Dave’s Comedy Festival in Leicester. The host, a very funny man who looked and spoke eerily like James Cordon, was a gentleman called Tiernan Douieb. Tiernan made everybody laugh by picking out people from the audience and asking them […]
Reginald D. Hunter at De Montfort Hall
My grandfather was, amongst other things, a great raconteur. He had the advantage of having lived an interesting life but his real skill was in the crafting and delivery of the stories he told. I cannot say that I’ve inherited his gift but I always remember something he used to say about being funny: If you […]
Leicester’s Funny Bones (at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival)
I give all blame/praise for this Richard III inspired title to Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival… which is happening right now. I know that it is happening right now, because at 5am on the 8th of February I set off to stand at the end of Leicester High Street with a letter box that laughed. Some of you […]
Recent Comments