No time restraints at the next show, I had agreed to host the annual Independent Wrestling Federation's annual awards show and, at short notice, the event was without the planned DJ, Karaoke and buffet, so I had two hours to fill

I also had the problem of toning down my act as children were present, I did make the children stand up while everyone booed them for spoiling the show though...I also managed to slip through a Chris Benoit joke too.

I filled the two hours as best I could, in...

My problem has never been a lack of confidence. My problems have included an abundance of confidence coupled with an incredible amount of laziness, this means that while I am fairly sure that I'm great at everything, I am unlikely to ever actually achieve anything. I will die knowing that, professionally, my life has been a waste. I am also disappointed with my penis, but that is another story (Actually, Freud may argue that it is the same story, but Freud is now recognised as a delusional ...

Next was Long Live Comedy, also in Newcastle, where for some reason I felt a little less comfortable, perhaps because the good response at my first gig meant that I was not as fastidious at practicing my still new routine, another mistake to learn from.

The microphone broke almost immediately at the start of my set, but some of the resulting adlibs got good responses which was pleasing and it was interesting that the bigger laughs didn't always come in the same places as at the Laughing ...