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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


Fear to Fearless
Congratulations to all the comedians - Jae Gats, Ruth Douglas, Dan Wiseman, Ems Coombs, Will Denford, Kristian Hawkes and Adam Lloyd who...
Maggie Irving
Sep 13, 20232 min read


Pay-Per-Laugh
Support Local Comedy - It's Worth It! I’ve just returned from Edinburgh Festival 2023. This year’s Dave Funniest Joke of the Fringe award...
Maggie Irving
Aug 28, 20232 min read


I Wanna Hold Your Hand...
This hand belongs to a local, up-n-coming stand up comedian, but whose is it? Come to City Gate Hotel, Exeter Comedy Mash-Up on 7...
Maggie Irving
Aug 17, 20232 min read


It's got legs!
Shout out ... ...to all wannabe and Up N Comin comedians. Booking open for next course in August – September. Courses last for six weeks...
Maggie Irving
Aug 3, 20232 min read


Nail Biting Stuff...
I’m cross. Twitter is now cross! Bring back the little birdie. No more tweeting, just a bunch of cross people using the sign of the black...
Maggie Irving
Jul 27, 20232 min read


What was I thinking?
If body parts could talk... Sometimes life is a pain in the posterior – well it is for me right now. I attended a ridiculously hard,...
Maggie Irving
Jul 20, 20232 min read


Paws. No, pause! Not paws...
Pause, we're all works in progress... Yes pause, why pause? Feeling energised and inspired to carry on crafting my new piece of work...
Maggie Irving
Jul 13, 20232 min read


Spirits and Money Raised...
Comedy Gig for Charity... THANK YOU, The Magnificent Seven: Adam Lloyd, Mark Gos, Dan Wiseman, Josh Devz, Gayle Robson, Jae Gatz and Will...
Maggie Irving
Jul 3, 20232 min read


Come if you can...
Do you fancy... ... learning how to be a stand up comedian? We all have the potential. Some of you might think “I’m not funny” or not be...
Maggie Irving
Jun 22, 20232 min read


Hip-hip-hooray...
Yes, it’s that time of year. I share with it at least one other clown – yes, you know who you are, Nola - happy birthday. This birthday...
Maggie Irving
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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