Apparently I’m a superficial comedian. I live for laughs and applause and the occasional planned awkward silence. I don’t accept all that guff about boos and groans being the same as laughs, I think it’s largely a myth spread by mediocre comics.

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?At 4:48 when depression visits I shall hang myself to the sound of my lovers breathing?

From 4:48 Psychosis, by Sarah Kane

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Look at the photo. Beautiful view isn’t it. The Grand Canyon. The picture really doesn’t do it justice, probably because the Canyon is around 270 miles long and the photo isn’t.

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I?ve been calling my mother more frequently. I made the mistake of asking the pub where she?s having her 80th birthday lunch to send her a set of menus to choose from. They sent seven different options. Each with a choice of three starters, three mains and three desserts. I then compounded this by suggesting we could create our own tailored menu, based off the seven versions. Silly silly me.

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