Rob Gilroy: Making A Stand #1
A new, weekly column from aspiring character comedian Rob Gilroy (stage name Jerry Bucham).
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Like most comedians, I have a Twitter account. We all do these days. It’s like colour TVs in the 60s or syphilis on board trawler boats.
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What do you do for a living? You. Yes, you. What do you do for a living? Oh, that’s nice. How long have you been doing that? Hmm, that’s interesting. What, me? What do I do?
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Hello, I am eating a sandwich while writing this. Would you care for some? Suit yourself.
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Competitions, eh? Aren’t they brilliant? If you’re not winning £1.80 on a scratch card, you’re being shipped the entire contents of Bill Gates’ head by those utterly deluded people at Channel 5’s...
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I am going to tell you something I overheard another ‘comic’ say the other day.
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Sketch writing. It seems only fair that I discuss it this week, given the sad passing of the wonderful Eddie Braben - the man behind so many incredible Morecambe and Wise sketches.
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This week I’m in the very fortunate position of being able to write about the latest instalment of my Jolly Mixtures sketch night.
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You’d think these people would be grateful to receive some newly hand-stitched comic jokery, but no. It’s like it’s not worth a moment of their time.
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I’ve mentioned before about why I became a character comedian, haven’t I? The fact I’m so frightfully dull that even cold callers refuse to engage in small talk with me? Thought so.
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With Ghostbusters 3 in and out of development more times than a Gary Busey comeback, people no longer know whether they want it or not. It’s time for a true fan of this comedy classic to step in and...
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So, I went to the doctors last week. Don’t worry; everything is fine, promise.
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What I get a lot, especially when I meet new people, is the phrase – “I would never have guessed you do stand up comedy!”
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Prisoners in solitary confinement spend less time staring at three little bars than I do when I’m trying to get my signal to work.
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Today I want to talk about driving. Not in a Jeremy Clarkson sense; I’m not going to make some largely generalised comments about different nationalities and pass it off as ‘irony’.
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The sun and I are no longer friends. We’re not even on speaking terms.
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So intrepid comedy fans, the time is here; it’s the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – possibly the biggest, comedy-heavy arts festivals in the world. And I'm not there.
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As a comedian, you may expect my life to be glamorous - endless after-show parties and drinks with artistic sorts - but you’d be wrong.
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For this week’s column, I thought I’d change tact. I have decided to do an interview, but not just any old interview; a good interview.
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