Noted poet Andrew McMillan tweeted recently that he had enjoyed my newnewnew book, the pleasure of regret.
He accompanied the tweet with the following picture:

Of course, because I’m polite, I responded with thanks and ANDREW MCMILLAN DOUBLED DOWN ON HIS PRAISE:
There you have it – “It’s great” from one of the UK’s leading poets.
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Here’s a video of me recently performing at the prestigious (it has a Wikipedia page) comedy night, Quantum Leopard. Listen to how much fun the crowd is having. You could have that much fun, too!
Forthcoming gigs include the following – there may/will be others:
18th February 2026, 7.30pm: Laughable, Wanstead Library
26th February 2026: Mirth Control, Bexhill-on-Sea
12th March 2025: BALD PERSONALITY DISORDER 30 MIN WIP at Glasgow International Comedy Festival
26th March 2026, 7.30pm: Comedy @ Cosmic, Plymouth
May 2026: BALD PERSONALITY DISORDER FULL LENGTH WIP at the BRIGHTON FRINGE
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