Weekend spent in Edinburgh, which was very pleasant - thanks to all involved.

My one night stand a The Stand was turned into something more of a rollercoaster evening as I was asked to hot foot it to a Capital Comedy gig in Leith to do a support slot. Two gigs in one night, can it be done? Yes. Yes it can...

I had a lukewarm gig when I went on stage at 8.45, but when I went back to the stage at the other gig at 11, things were much hotter. I put a lot more into the performance and got a lot more out. If only I could have gone back in time and done the same to the earlier crowd... but that's not how life works.

After a sojourn in Edinburgh, I braved a bizarre combination of conditions and Roman roads to return to the North East in time for work this morning. I don't know how much sleep I've had... not enough, probably!