I think I’m trying to be too clever. You see, I’m always impressed by comedians who weave stories in and out of other stories and bring back themes or gags that you haven’t thought about in a few minutes to get a second or third laugh. I don’t know if I’ve expressed that very clearly, but if you watch Eddie Izzard you’ll know what...

A couple of hours ago I had my first stand-up lesson with Dawn Whitwell. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect since I had only seen the results of a previous class at their graduation show. There were eleven of us in all, I think. A few performers, some people who worked in the business but not performing (a copy writer, an ex-props mistress, a producer) and some...