Dingbat Chat

Trigger warning- the intro mentions sexual assault and rape. If this has effected you, please message me if you would like some help or just to have a chat.Love has been called many things; a loosing game, in the air, made for me and you... whatever you want it to be. But for me, it’s something I’ve had to grow up to, from loving friends to loving another and eventually to loving myself. It’s taken its bloody time, believe me, but you can’t rush and it’s well worth the wait. In this episode, I explain my journey to love and what I found when I finally got there, ft Doctor Love herself, Alex from up North. Last thing- I love you for listening!

You can’t really describe adulthood. You’re definitely not a teenager anymore because WKD tastes weaker than lemonade and you’re no longer afraid of your genitalia. But you’re not old either because you still understand the subtext of emojis and you haven’t yet resorted to saying ‘the old’ before anything... never let it get that far. So you’re an adult I guess? Sort of I suppose but definitely not deliberately. I thought I would chat to a slightly older friend of mine and my parents to place myself on the scale of adulthood, see how far I had to go. Seeing as I re-enacted my parents conversation just by myself (three differenct voices, give me some credit), I think I have some way to go!

I’ve been to university and I’m sure most of you have experienced the same or something similar; nights that end far too soon and hungover days that stretch on forever, essays and beer in the garden and the most wonderful people you’ll ever meet. So I thought why not see what it’s like in Australia? With the help of lovely Lanky Legs (Richard) I find out if drinking goon out of a shoe is really all that different from a dirty VK dropped on the dance floor.

I shook his hand and fell instantly, so I thought I’d throw caution to the wind and message him in Twitter. Little did I know that he is an absolutely lovely man and that it would be the wonderful Tom Allen starring in the third episode of Dingbat Chat! He was just as brilliant in person as he was on stage (even though I wouldn’t let him drink his tea) and we had an incredibly honest conversation about what it is to be a Stand Up comedian.And don’t forget that part 2 of this episode is on my Insta; a whole five minute video of my first set as a Stand Up comedian, oh lucky you!

From my business in the Blue Mountains to the mess that my young guest Leo made on the sofa, episode 2 of Dingbat Chat should have you chuckling away! Very happy to say that I’m still alive after our dehydrated adventures, but compared to Leo’s stories about being stranded in Alaska, I may as well have just taken a stroll down the street.

The very first episode of Dingbat Chat is all about the work I did in Thailand- as a club promoter. My friend, as a professional promoter back in the UK, suggested that we go and spend our nights dancing, drinking and being paid to do it and I wasn’t going to argue. Slinky’s was equally beautiful and disgusting but for 400 Baht a night (a tenner?) it gave us unlimited boozey buckets and boys... not that that matters, just part of the evenings entertainment!