Last night in Coventry was one of the more tough gigs I've performed. Tough in the sense that I wasn't prepared to just do my set as written, but I also didn't feel I'd hit a rich seam of amusement in the audience. I wanted to fill my time slot, but I couldn't see places in my set that were going to achieve the laughs I wanted. In places, I wanted off that stage... but I kept my end up and finished on a high.

Tough gig.

You learn from the tough ones.

Today I found myself being slagged off on a couple of comedy online forums. I stood up for myself, but it's not really all that important a thing to face. Making an audience laugh is far more important than showing off on comedy forums. I do feel like I want to go away and write some funnier material, though. Just in case. If nothing else, I think I need to make a list of all the stuff I can do. As I'm writing this, I'm starting to remember routines that might have worked last night, but which had dropped far out of my brain when under the hot spotlight...

...ooh and I hurt my finger. Ow.

Now it's time to worry about the weekend's performance in Manchester. If you can come, we need you to. 0161 928 1677 - box office of Altrincham Garrick. Show on 20th at 7.30pm. The Musical!