I used to get so anxious before a gig that I wouldn’t eat for days
But I’ve relaxed into it now and my material feels like a companion, as it’s closer to my real life.
Swimming outdoors in cold water helps me relax I even go on Christmas Eve; I love it. I’m a big worrier, so I need to do a big thing like that to be taken away from it all. You’d think when it’s that freezing it would hurt, but it just feels really refreshing and immersive.
I apologise a lot for things that aren’t my fault I’m constantly saying, “Sorry, am I bad company today?” or “Sorry, am I annoying you?” I apologise for existing.
I’ve become more eloquent as I’ve got older I think we all do – but I still worry that I’m thick and inarticulate, and I still swear as much as I used to.
I’m beset by anger with this Government It’s made my comedy political. The raising of tuition fees last year really fired me up. It feels as though they’re taking away the chance for social justice for people on a low income.
Inequality in this country is as bad now as it was in 1943 And it’s getting worse. We need more wealth redistribution. I want higher taxes, I want a bigger state and I want the UK to be more socialist like Scandinavia.
I hate that David Cameron says one thing then does the exact opposite With [the children’s welfare programme] Sure Start, he’s like, “I will not cut it.” And look: loads of centres are being closed down. Then he says he won’t mess with the NHS. Now look at the NHS. The Tories say they’re making these cuts for urgent, economic reasons when really they’re doing it for ideological reasons.
Rude people disgust me There are some simple rules of politeness: don’t get on a train or bus before others get off; don’t spit on the street; don’t drop litter – there’s bins everywhere. I’m always telling people off. Yesterday I told a man he’d dropped a chip fork on the pavement and he looked at me as if to say, “What?!”
September 2025
Saturday, 6th September 2025 7:30 pm
Mull - An Tobar and Mull Theatre - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Thursday, 11th September 2025 8:30 pm
Glasgow - The Stand - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Friday, 12th September 2025 7:30 pm
Aberdeen - Lemon Tree - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Saturday, 13th September 2025 7:30 pm
Stirling - The Tollbooth - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Wednesday, 17th September 2025 7:00 pm
Cork - Coughlans - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Thursday, 18th September 2025 8:30 pm
Dublin - Sugar Club - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Friday, 19th September 2025 7:00 pm
Belfast - Limelight - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Monday, 22nd September 2025 8:00 pm
Bath - Komedia - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Wednesday, 24th September 2025 8:00 pm
Milton Keynes - The Stables - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Saturday, 27th September 2025
Norwich - Playhouse - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
- ON SALE SOON
October 2025
Saturday, 4th October 2025 8:00 pm
Lancaster - The Dukes - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Friday, 10th October 2025 7:30 pm
Leeds - City Varieties - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Sunday, 12th October 2025 8:00 pm
Salford Quays - The Lowry - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Sunday, 19th October 2025 7:30 pm
Hebden Bridge - The Trades Club - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Wednesday, 22nd October 2025 7:30 pm
Cambridge - The Junction - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Thursday, 23rd October 2025 8:00 pm
Brighton - Corn Exchange - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Tuesday, 28th October 2025 7:30 pm
Cardiff - Sherman Theatre - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Wednesday, 29th October 2025 8:00 pm
Margate - Where Else (Chumps) - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Thursday, 30th October 2025 7:30 pm
Oxford - Playhouse - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
- ON SALE SOON
November 2025
Saturday, 8th November 2025 7:30 pm
London - Soho Theatre Walthamstow - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Saturday, 15th November 2025
Liverpool - Playhouse - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
- ON SALE SOON
Sunday, 16th November 2025 7:30 pm
Bristol - Old Vic - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Wednesday, 19th November 2025 8:00 pm
Exeter - Phoenix - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Thursday, 20th November 2025 7:45 pm
Clevedon - Curzon Cinema & Arts - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Friday, 21st November 2025 7:30 pm
Coventry - The Tin Music and Arts - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Saturday, 22nd November 2025 7:30 pm
Northampton - Royal and Derngate - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Wednesday, 26th November 2025 8:00 pm
Sheffield - The Leadmill - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Saturday, 29th November 2025 7:30 pm
Leicester - Y Theatre - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Sunday, 30th November 2025 7:30 pm
York - The Crescent - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
December 2025
Thursday, 4th December 2025 8:30 pm
Newcastle - The Stand - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Friday, 5th December 2025 7:00 pm
Glasgow - Oran Mor - Now Is The Time Of Monsters
Friday, 12th December 2025 8:00 pm
Kendal - Brewery Arts - Now Is The Time Of Monsters