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The Sea Took Me The sea claimed me like a mother Waves like arms hugging me further  Arms taking me to go where only she knows.   Till I was out my depth  No sand on my toes.    The sea took me like a lover Waves like hands dragging me under Hands too tight, I couldn’t withstand her.    Till I was gasping for help  Embarrassed by my shame.   The sea took me like a murderer Waves like ropes pulling me further Ropes that tugged and panicked asunder    I was torn like lightning

Gita Blaze - The Absolutely Baltic Comedy story    What do you do when life brings you a new beginning in the funniest city in the world? Of course – become a stand-up comedian! ​ I still wonder how this happened to me. A Latvian who never been to a stand-up comedy show, couldn’t even recognize world-famous comedians and would never dream to be on the stage with a microphone in hand. ​ But – I always have loved laughter and always tried to look for the funny side of everythin

Donna Hope - Founder of Carluke Comedy Club    You know they say life has a path for you - I am pretty sure mines has been been drawn by a toddler who has picked up a crayon for the first time! As life goes on I am learning that for every plan I make - the Universe appears to laugh out loud. 2025 - was identified by me as being my year of saying YES Was hoping it was to a dress.....but that never happened after I got dumped abruptly after a 3 year relationship. Q my eyes leak

Anna Secret Poet is a genderfluid singer/songwriter, model and published poet from Glasgow, UK   Comedy was not something that crossed her mind at all when she first took to the stage – a gig seemed more like a good excuse for a night out. But after performing at a few cabarets in 2016 her songs about eyebrows, biscuits and sausages led to her appearing at the odd stand-up night and going down a storm. At one particular gig in Mango some years ago she even got a standing ovat

Welcome to  September's edition of The Snigger! This month I'd like to dedicate this issue to Gary Little whom we sadly lost in August...

Oliver Pissed has been serving up word salads for the comedically impoverished for the last decade. This hyperbolic alcoholic comedic...

Featured- Tei Boyd     My first words were “How do.” I like to think that was short for, “How do you make it as a performer?” I’m still...

Barbra La Bush I started Drag back in the early 80s. I was doing Karaoke and I felt it needed something else to keep the attention of the...

Markee de Saw Markee de Saw is an international cabaret performer, classically trained singer, and highly skilled musical saw player. ...

Stephen Hamilton  UNCOVERING THE MAGICAL MYSTERY OF ONE OF COMEDY’S BEST ‘UNKNOWN’ SECRET AGENTS ​The great Rikki Fulton told me to ‘go...

John Carruthers I started to take comedy seriously (if that isn’t an oxymoron) in 2013, shortly after my dad was diagnosed with cancer. ...

Bobbo the Clown ​ This is the story of Bobbo Roberts, also known as Bobbo the clown, born into one of the oldest circus families in the...

Blind Panic at the Panopticon By Mikey Hughes   Have the disabled made progress, well in a round about way. In true Victorian tradition I...