Inclusivity And The Arts. One Size Fits All. (John)

I met the first Transgender person I ever knew when I started out as a comedian back in 1999. It was at a workshop run by the Stand Comedy club for new wanna be comedians. The woman's name was Karen and I remember her making me really laugh out loud when she sang a song,…

A Quick Word From Elle (Via John)

So if you've been following us in recent weeks you'll know that Elle isn't blogging just now because she's under section. We've been in regular contact and she agrees she's probably in the best place for how she is feeling just now. Still...that doesn't make what she's experiencing easy. As always she's been her incredibly…

Cat In The Hat Trumped. (John)

As mentioned we've gone off the beaten track for a couple of days here on Mind Palaver and am posting some stuff from my other blog. I'll be putting up a new blog that relates to mental health tomorrow. However, it's hard to deny this guy isn't a bane on all our collective sanity.  CAT…

Funny Tales. 3 (Mindfulness Sketch)

I mentioned in my last humorous story that I’ve been reminiscing about potential new material for my Delusions Stand Up Comedy Show. Normally these tales are related to my experiences in the world of mental health. However, over recent days I've been writing sketches for a potential project. Yesterday I wrote one about Mindfulness, which…

Faith. (John)

This week I did my topical comedy show with some fellow comedians at the Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. The show is a panel format where we play various 'games'. For one part of the show we hold a Question Time style segment where the audience get to put any type of question (within reason)…