School.

In 2 weeks time I finally leave Next after 8 years of working there. Very sad to be leaving the people behind, not exactly quite as sad to be leaving the job behind. I've grown tired of making money for rich shareholders (which is basically what I do) and at 30 I really did need to finally make the plunge and properly follow my dreams of becoming a full time comedian. So I have. Kind of.

I did want to ensure that if I didn't make it into the glamorous world of showbusiness (since I last wrote - Birmingham! Hartlepool! York! THE GLAMOUR!) that I'd be doing something I liked. Plus, I need to pay the mortgage - so I'll be going to work in my old school as a teaching assistant. I'm both excited and terrified at this sudden change in career. I'm going to be terrifically poor - but I would wager a million times happier.

Got a nice review of my performance at Cheeky Monkey's in Birmingham on Tuesday. The gig has been running for an amazing 11 years, and the promoter (Martin) is ridiculously knowledgeable about the comedy scene so it's nice to get some praise from him. He also takes pictures of every act that performs there... so this is me onstage this week, slightly blurred...