Hello all!
Its again been sometime, and if anyone is reading this then sorry and you probably think I've fallen off the planet somewhere!

So I've had a run of fantastic gigs, not wishing to blow my own trumpet (but you have to when you also have a run of REALLY bad gigs!).

The run started in Ravenstone on Feb 9th. A lovely new gig for the East Midlands and was brilliantly supported by the local people who where all there to laugh, which always makes things easier! Tried out more new stuff than I was orginally going to and it went down really well, so thats staying in!
I didn't gig much between the 9th and the end of Feb, I went on holiday instead. But then the run continued with a fantastic gig at The Gladstone in Nottingham compered by a comedic friend Chris Stokes, there was only 3 of us on, me being the middle open spot between the amazing Caroline Mabey and superb Elis James and again this night was amazing, crowd loved to laugh and again everything goes down brilliantly, even when the jokes failed, pointing out that it failed made the room fill with laughter!

Next up was me compering a night at Carters Bar in Kiddiminster, this started off ok. Good audience interaction with the "up for it punters" and some great banter with the pissed guy that left during my first section. It all got scary after some "newbies" turned up just as I introduced Rob Coleman to the stage. A young couple who had clearly been drinking since about 11years old and my word they were loud! Rob dealt with them professionally but I got annoyed at them when the male shouted "I'm better than you mate" during Robs set.
So in true "non-confrontational" style I took the mic and engaged him, starting with light banter about him not being able to shutup etc. I asked if he wanted a go, as he thought he was so good which he declined. Then having been asked by the venue to leave as he was to drunk he turned to the stage and asked ME to tell them to keep serving him. Now, in hindsight, I shouldn't have turned on him, but I did, and I told him that I thought he best leave as he was "abit of a c**t". Jesus did THAT not go down well. The exchange that then took place was nothing more than a blur, he tried to out do me, but (IMHO) I think I killed everything he said. Once ejected he kicked off at the bar maid, whose boyfriend was in the crowd and was soon shoving this guy out the door, the doors were then locked and the police called..... not before he told me he was going to "got get his dad(?), to beat the shit into me".

After this we all bonded with the audience and the rest of the night was amazing, particular highlights being Dave Baggott revised set and Al Grants amazing musical headline act!

So thats it, off to Cannock tonight to support a Billy Connelly (tribute), hoping to keep this run going, but as we all know as comedians it will all come to an end with a bump of a bad gig, but at present I'm riding high, hoping that good things come in more than threes.... like jelly babies!

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