Jolly Farmers, Oxford

Threw some new stuff out as the straight diversity hire on an LGBTQ+ night.

Noose Material

I had a month off comedy, tried clowns and puppets and then did another gig to see how I felt.

A Comedy Crisis: Clowns, Puppets and Coming Home

Reading and Basingstoke.

I did a charity gig at a football stadium and a business event in a pub.

A Tale Of Two Functions

Chesham, Reading and Watford.

Rounding up June's gigs because I am behind again.

Cat Soup, And Other Gigs

The Havana, Chichester

Chichester New Act Competition

Droitwich Rugby Club

Here is the full performance from the Rik Mayall Festival 2026 at Droitwich Rugby Club, 18:00 Sunday 31st May. 20 in attendance.

...and then he turned the pun on himself (FULL SHOW)

Droitwich Spa

I did three performances of my 45-minute solo show "...and then he turned the pun on himself" and I discussed them here.

Rik Mayall Festival 2026 Round-up

Big Belly, Biscuit Factory and The Outlook

Two competitions and a laid-back new material gig

May Gigs Round-Up

The Outlook, Reading and Wig & Pen, Oxford

Some More Clown Gigs

Learning how to tell jokes to people.

How do you become a stand-up comedian? How do you book a gig? How do you write a joke? All this and more is what I would write if I cared about self-promotion. Advertising is the devil. On 6th November 2024 I decided to start telling jokes on stage to people. Within 6 months I'd gone from walk-in spots at pubs to the final of a competition, having my jokes played on the BBC and doing a half-hour show at a comedy festival. I've always wondered how industries work behind the scenes and I try to lay out who, how, and where I got my gigs and then how each of them went. I do have a Patreon for some extra behind the scenes bits.

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Learning how to tell jokes to people.

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13. ...and then he turned the pun on himself (FULL SHOW)

12. Rik Mayall Festival 2026 Round-up