Despite not coming anywhere near the Quintessential Comedy HQ, we simply must mention the fact that Dara O’Briain is on tour.

He’s at St Albans on Tuesday, and from there moves on across the south of England and Wales, over to Northern Ireland, some more dates in the Midlands and then he manages to come north; well to York and Carlisle, cleverly missing out Teesside, Wearside and Newcastle.

Bit miffed about that myself, but having seen his live DVD I would urge anyone who enjoys a good live comedy performance who hasn’t seen the big man yet to make your way out to see him.

The Times have described him this weekend thus:

As reliably good a stand-up as we have in this country. 

I’m not sure what that means - are The Times claiming that he earns so much in Britain that we now own him?

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There’s always a bit of Doctor Who drifting around the back of my head. So what better time - with Doctor Who returning to television on Saturday - to mention Toby Hadoke and his MOTHS ATE MY DOCTOR WHO SCARF show, in which he looks at fatherhood, class and of course a lifetime of loving the Doctor.

He’s playing Southend this Thursday (one night before Jimmy Carr), so if you’re someone who enjoys standup comedy and Doctor Who, or heard Hadoke’s radio miniseries and wants to see him live, then this is a good opportunity.

You know, looking at life always brings some humour from which to work a routine from, and frankly there are few better fictional texts to dive into for some nonsense than the Doctor Who universe. Although Hadoke’s presentation isn’t to everyone’s tastes (my own included) his material is solid.

Incidentally Hadoke is scheduled to host a Doctor Who event at the Cavern in Liverpool on May 4^th; if you’re there, you might well see me, too.

Toby Hadoke’s website is here.

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