London

As Omicron Spreads, I’m Keeping My Head Down

I’m pretty sure that wherever you are, you’re responding the same as we all are to the ravages of the latest Bond villain, that dastardly omicron variant of the coronavirus! OK, pipe down, Kiwis. The whole world knows the extreme lengths you’ve gone to avoid a massive COVID-19 outbreak. If…

I’m Back in the Desert Without a Horse

Well, that was fun. I’ve got my party hat on from a recent birthday (of course I have one, itā€™s my trusty trilby! See my avatar above) and have been out and about having a lot of fun. I splurged by spending time with family and friends, ’cause…

What Did I Do Over My MS Holiday? Stand-up!

So, yes, Iā€™ve been away for four weeks. Anybody miss me? Well not away as such. There are places with hoists ā€” even a specialist camper van you can hire here in the United Kingdom ā€” but matching that with a profiling bed makes for quite the elusive Venn…

Nearly Thwarted by a Step

Even in my able-bodied days, I was hardly Channing Tatum ā€” who is? Model, actor, dancer, singer, and he even has the audacity to be funny. There might not be any real comic book heroes in the world, but he is possibly the closest to an X-Man we’ve got.

Years of Laughter: It’s Been a Mammoth 40 Years

Last Monday night, I was strangely in the audience at London’s Comedy Store. At a rough calculation, I have directed about 1,500 shows there, have been in the audience for maybe 20, and even have been on the stage a few times. One doesn’t count, as I was drunkenly…

A Black Mark for the Black Cab

Sorry, this story is definitely parochial and about being disabled, rather than narrowly focused on having MS. It also turns out to be somewhat celebratory ā€” albeit starting from a criticism. Before I get to that, a bit of history. The blackĀ cab is an international symbol for London like…