The standup on studying Ancient Greek comedy at university, his worst gig and having the test scores shouted at him during sets How did you get into comedy?Slightly by accident. I had tried standup in my last year at university, then did three open mic gigs at the Edinburgh festival which offered strong evidence that I should give up. So I did. Eighteen months later, after a vague plan to try to get into sports journ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM on December 29, 2025