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Crabladder or Bust

I referred some time ago to my own short-lived experience as a stand-up comic after entering the BBC’s Young Talent competition in 1999/2000 (can’t remember which).
The material on offer by me was around 95% original, with only the shoehorning of a good joke in at the end possibly jarring slightly.
There I was, on a stage [...]

BBC Talent?

A quick read of the Independent interview with bearded gag-vacuum Justin Lee Collins revealed that the cider drinking buffoon got a break via BBC Talent.
Oh I could tell you a thing or two about BBC Talent…
Back in the day when I was a struggling writer and musician, I entered the BBC Talent competition with a [...]

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