As always, great to be laughing and learning with Beef & Dairy Network last night Maximum Fun HQ

Academics! In CVs, letters, etc., replace: "my teaching" (bland, bullet-pointed learning objectives) with "my teachings" (wisdom, cosmologies, transcendent knowledge) You will surely get a better title than "distinguished professor", perhaps "sapient" or "eminent professor".

Still a few tickets left for a brilliant night of stand-up comedy The Vault next Saturday (6 April). Featuring David Hadingham (“some of the best handmade gags in the business”) and host Anja Atkinson (“brutal honesty and strong punchlines”). thevaulthexham.com/product/felt-n…

It's good this clocks going forward thing. It allows us to label six months of the year as "British summer time", which from a meteorological standpoint is absolutely unthinkable #clocksgoforward #BritishSummerTime

Great night of nerdy comedy The Stand Newcastle with the debut of the medieval wheel of wee. Final score Arteries 8-Dweebs 1. Join us on May 6 for a language-themed show! Tix: thestand.co.uk/performance/16…

Nerds Just Wanna Have Fun is next Monday The Stand Newcastle Gags about maths, science and the olden days, plus cool computery stuff. The theme is language; I'll be celebrating eighteenth-century insults. So come or you're a total mooncalf. Tix: thestand.co.uk/performance/16…

This is Saturday and Sunday Brighton Fringe Laughing Horse Britain's fools, foibles and a song about all eight King Henries. "a lovely stage presence...this one's awesome" (one4review) brightonfringe.org/events/luke-co…

My comedy show about Britain's heroes, anti-heroes and weird food is tonight and Sunday, 7.30pm at the Windmill Brighton Fringe Laughing Horse tickets here or PWYW: brightonfringe.org/events/luke-co…

Been stuck in all bank holiday weekend? Or out? Either way, the uniquest comedy night Nerds Just Wanna Have Fun The Stand Newcastle is for you! We'll be across the curiosities of English old and new, nice and mean, and scientific and, er, regular. thestand.co.uk/performance/16…

Doors for Nerds Just Wanna Have Fun open soon and tickets are still available! Also, don't miss Liam Withnail this Thursday with his critically acclaimed show 'Chronic Boom'! thestand.co.uk/whats-on/newca… #whatsonnewcastle #comedy #standup #standcomedyclub

Comedy returns to The Vault on 8 June! With Ben Crompton of Game of Thrones fame, plus Joby Mageean, Rishabh Chouhan and host Elaine Robertson Tickets selling fast - book here: thevaulthexham.com/product/felt-n… Hexhamtv Hexham Courant hexcam

Lovely preview from The Crack for our monthly nerdy comedy night The Stand Newcastle! thecrackmagazine.com/view-editorial… The next one is on June 4 and the theme is crime! Get half-price tickets with the code NERDSHALF here: thestand.co.uk/performance/16…

Our comedy night The Vault next Saturday is selling fast! It's a great line-up with headliner Ben Crompton, host Elaine Robertson and support from Joby Mageean and Rishabh Chouhan. Grab the last few tickets here: thevaulthexham.com/product/felt-n…

Please RT! Gala of 16 female comics in the North East Tyne Theatre & Opera House for @RapeCrisisTN on 2nd July! tinyurl.com/3jhr4h2t Lauren Pattison Lauren Stone Sammy Dobson No Context Kelly Egdar Kerris Gibson Eppie Brilliant instagram.com/fridasapphic 🔮 Elaine Robertson Anja Atkinson catherine scott Samantha Mayes

Newcastle's cleverest-daftest daft clever comedy night returns to The Stand Newcastle on July 1 with the theme of psychology. We'll be finding the laughs in the quirky histories and science of minds and brains. thestand.co.uk/performance/16…

Award-winning comedian Gavin Webster brings his new show to The Vault on 25 July. See that and rising star Elaine Robertson's new show for just £12. The Vault fills up fast; book soon! thevaulthexham.com/.../thursday-s…… Check out a classic Gav routine: youtube.com/watch?v=ukQXdi……

Nerds Just Wanna Have Fun returns to The Stand Newcastle on Monday with the theme of danger. I'll be chatting about medieval ideas about the apocalypse. Come find out how the world will (was gonna) end! Tickets here: thestand.co.uk/performance/16…

Great to be working on the News Quiz again, on what I think was an especially rich news week

What a wonderful Christmas bash we had last night in Eccles, full on party time with the hilariously funny Kate Smurthwaite Jacob Nussey alex boardman Luke Connell Sunderland Kate looked like a little angel with the star on the Christmas tree! 😇