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GENESIS - not the band - but of comedy!
Monday! New Beginnings... My new stand up comedy course starts on Tuesday 16 April. It’s for comedy virgins and for comedians who want to...
Maggie Irving
Apr 15, 20241 min read


Oh Kathy...
Kathy is coming! Storm Kathleen that is. More rain and wind for parts of the UK including the Southwest. Brits love to talk about the...
Maggie Irving
Apr 4, 20241 min read


HEALTHY MINDS = EGGCELENT STUDENTS
More than Meets the 👀 with Eggs... I once took a Year 7 Biology cover lesson on Human Reproduction. The class was of course very giggly,...
Maggie Irving
Mar 28, 20242 min read


Simply the BEST!
Come Up and See Us: Good Times! In last week's The Sunday Times, Exmouth was listed as “One of The Best Places To Live 2024”. I’ve lived...
Maggie Irving
Mar 22, 20242 min read


Marching Ahead into Spring
March / April updates and forthcoming events! It’s no secret that smiling and laughing support wellness. Comedians often remark how the...
Maggie Irving
Mar 4, 20242 min read


Trousers, hats, and snakes - oh and clownsssss!
A CLOWN WORKSHOP FOR EVERYONE! I developed my clowning skills at a variety of places with several different teachers. Some of these...
Maggie Irving
Feb 22, 20242 min read


Seeing Red (and pink...)
Few people I know like Valentine’s Day – a time when lots of people apparently declare more love and admiration for their partner than...
Maggie Irving
Feb 12, 20241 min read


And she's off!
I’ve been lighting a candle throughout January in memory of a very special young woman, who died too soon. She energised a room with her...
Maggie Irving
Feb 1, 20242 min read


Loooooong January and Life-Long Learning.
Siempre una estudiante... January has soooooo many days – the same as several other months, but it just seems to last longer. Kind of...
Maggie Irving
Jan 25, 20242 min read


Happy New Cheer...
Happy New Cheer! Wow has this been a fortnight: Ran a gig during Twixmas. Sold out! Then went off to play whist with my mother and others...
Maggie Irving
Jan 12, 20242 min read


Goodbye and Hello
FESTIVE GREETINGS AND GOODBYE… FOR NOW. It’s been a great year in terms of staying alive… and thriving. Always the aim, though sometimes...
Maggie Irving
Dec 21, 20232 min read


What's Yore Christmas?
Yore Xmas? For several years, I found myself on my own, from mid-afternoon on Christmas Day until the following day. My children had gone...
Maggie Irving
Dec 14, 20232 min read


Hurrah and Thank You!
Hurrah and Thank You! Hurrah indeed! Time for Christmas Cracker Jokes. Here goes: Why did no one bid for Rudolph and Blitzen on Ebay?...
Maggie Irving
Dec 7, 20232 min read


Comedians, Clowns, Climate, Kick Off!
Comedians, Clowns, Climate, Kick Off! Melting ice caps, rising sea levels - I'm ready (not!) Are you?... Comedian Jo Brand has partnered...
Maggie Irving
Nov 30, 20232 min read


Face, abs & peptides!
You don't have to be fit to laugh, but laughing, however, can help with health and fitness. But how? Laughing out loud is a bit of a...
Maggie Irving
Nov 16, 20231 min read


It's a HOWLER!
It’s a HOWLER! Hurrah! Loads more funny women are coming to my comedy classes. Hurrah! I am so pleased. There is a women's comedy get...
Maggie Irving
Nov 2, 20232 min read


Monster Mash!
All Hallows’ night ... Halloween is nearly upon us – in Celtic terms, the end of summer and the start of winter. Like the leaves on the...
Maggie Irving
Oct 26, 20232 min read


WANTED! More Funny Women...
A comedy course that has a 50/50 gender balance. What a dream…a goal… and it has happened! My current stand up comedy course in Exeter,...
Maggie Irving
Oct 19, 20232 min read


Forget it Not!
I am concerned about mixing up my sons’ names. In revenge, they’ve started calling me “Dad.” Nice. It’s normal to mix up your kid’s...
Maggie Irving
Oct 9, 20232 min read


Dishing Up Treats this Winter
Halloween is on the horizon, and Christmas is coming - or so it seems. In the shops we have skeletons, ghouls, grumpy Grinches and a few...
Maggie Irving
Sep 28, 20231 min read
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