Unexpected playful happenings – incongruity – are often the grist of comedy. Just ask Immanuel Kant and Arthur Schopenhauer, who both explored the role of the unexpected in laughter. Although, once upon a time, humour wasn't taken particularly seriously. Bah! Of course, when life's unexpected moments are serious, the result is rarely laughter. But with time, disappointment, grief and pain can often be reimagined into comedy. My very first stand-up set at Plymouth University, twenty odd years...

Being silly is surprisingly difficult for many people. Somewhere around the age of 10 years (and onwards) many of us learn to edit ourselves. We worry about looking foolish, saying the wrong thing or getting it wrong - and particularly 'standing out'. Yet, paradoxically, that's where the joy, creativity and clowning began for me. This week's clown class was all about getting out of our heads, improvising and giving ourselves permission to be stupidly silly. And that's exactly what happened....

Wild! I'm genuinely surprised by just how wild Florida is. In the space of just two weeks, I've spotted pelicans, dolphins, turtles, deer, cranes, possums, gators, a black squirrel, chipmunks and even an anhinga. Oh, and a BUNCH of vultures! Yes! What strikes me is how peacefully they all seem to coexist with each other - and humans. Which feels a tad ironic, given that the species causing the most chaos on the planet isn't donning feathers, fur, scales or a tail. Anyway, before I get chased...