IT'S BACK! Less than a decade since we last tried it, the Hitchin Comedy Festival returns as a part of the official Hitchin Festival 2012.Eleven shows over two days in the barn at The Victor… Read More

This was the first song I recorded for my latest CD "Songs In The Key Of Death". It was produced, mastered and MASTERMINDED by Chris Hollis at SoundArc studios. When it came to make a video… Read More

This blog starts and ends with food. Last Wednesday night I enjoyed Kangaroo steak and chips. My friend Jo (Who I was supposed to be sharing the 'Roo with) was concerned that the marsupial h… Read More

I'm home now and things are slowly returning to normal but there are a few ends to tie up and no end of mischief.About ten days ago the lovely Kerry from BBC 4Extra got in touch to say that… Read More

OK, first thing's first - I need to fulfill the promises laid out in the last blog. Last week I was having a drink in the Pleasance courtyard when a girl approached me asking me if I would p… Read More

Reviewers are both the scourge and the salvation of comedians in Edinburgh. A single blessed five star review can catapult a budding gagster from being an empty-room nobody to being an overn… Read More

Bonjour. This isn't the next Edinburgh blog (that will be up around midnight) but I seem to be running out of places to post the previews for the podcast I do so I hope you don't mind me doi… Read More

OK so here's the first instalment of my Edinburgh 2012 blog. I realise I should already have half a dozen up but it took me five days to get sufficiently online enough in the flat to be able… Read More

Punky! Radio returns tonight after a fortnight's hiatus to celebrate seven years of constant podcasting. During those fourteen days I have performed at two different music festivals, run a m… Read More

Goopa! Goopa!Well it's nearly the end of an era as Punky! waves goodbye after seven unbroken years of podcasting - but only for a fortnight! Here's Tony with the details of our "farewell" sh… Read More

Dear all comedians currently hassling me for work because the recession has left a load of comedy clubs shut/reducing their money/taking a Summer break when they wouldn't normally,IT'S LEFT… Read More

So I found myself alone and without a gig on Saturday night. Only one thing for it - watch France v Spain in the Euros and then write, record and make a video for another song that was an on… Read More

OK I've never posted a song on here before and I'm hoping it works. I'm not sure if I can upload music but will give it a try. I wrote it in five minutes and recorded it in one take on very… Read More

Well, it's been a while, four months to be precise, but I'm finally blogging again. So much has happened over the last few months and I will TRY and catch up but basically since I last wrote… Read More

Being over halfway through my life and having spent the last twenty years visiting the nation by night, I've finally come round to the idea that when I'm doing gigs in places of interest I o… Read More

On Saturday I got on stage for my twentieth anniversary gig. It's been a long time coming - twenty years to be precise. Over the last two decades I've played all over the world, performed at… Read More

I had a quiet Tuesday in the diary this week so when I was offered a gig in Prague I jumped at the chance. I've been to Prague twice before and both times had a bit of a nightmare to be hone… Read More

The last thing I needed after five consecutive nights out (three of which were to London) was to have a night out in London but that's where Tuesday sent me and what a fantastic night! Under… Read More

The thing is, it doesn't always go well. I did the comedy cafe last Thursday, or rather, the comedy cafe did me  - good and proper. It's a famous old venue that I generally enjoy p… Read More

Just before we begin, please return to this link at the end as I'm involved in this blogswap thingy that's full of nice interesting people - have a look! Cheers and enjoy this week… Read More

There aren't that many comedy gigs that you genuinely look forward to playing in London but The Bedford in Balham is one of them. It plays host to Banana Cabaret and I've mentioned the… Read More

I'll try and be brief about last weekend because I want to get to Monday. Thursday saw me begin the monthly three day event called "my comedy gigs" at The Ashcroft Arms in Luton and it was… Read More

I'll try and be brief about last weekend because I want to get to Monday. Thursday saw me begin the monthly three day event called "my comedy gigs" at The Ashcroft Arms in Luton and it was… Read More

Every time I do someone a favour it seems to backfire in some way or other. I'm toying with the idea of becoming resolutely unfavoursome in the hope that my life gets a little less complicat… Read More

The best thing about Saturday daytime was the simple fact that Nottingham Forest didn't play a game of football so I didn't have to get ridiculously angry and/or burst into tears at abo… Read More

It's a long way to Tipperary. It's a longer way to Falmouth. Well, normally. I was out of the house before 11am and at Ash Vale station picking up comedian Jessica Fostekew dead on time off… Read More