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My Stand-Up Journey 

By Graham McGregor  

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Just a hard working dad really 

 

I started my comedy journey back in 2024. I was supposed to be starting the first course in April of that year but because the show at the end clashed with a holiday I'd booked, I decided to push it back to the next one in October. 

 

I almost wasn't going to get to perform in December as although I'd raised the required amount for charity, I was unable to sell any tickets. This wasn't for a lack of trying. So many people had promised me they'd buy tickets but in the end, none of them did. 

 

Fortunately, I did get to perform in the end. I don't know whether it was out of pity for me or because I was just that good. I can only hope it was the latter.

 

A week later, I got my second gig. I know for a fact that it was because someone felt bad for me, as I'd posted on Facebook when I thought I wasn't going to get to perform with Ultra. Anyway, I managed to bring my mother to that one. Even though that gig featured burlesque performers. Thankfully I was sitting with the rest of the comedians while those shows were happening, so I couldn't see where my mum was sitting. In the end, I needn't have worried too much as her only concern was that the girls were a bit cold performing in such a draughty room.

 

All in, I must have done about a dozen gigs across 2025 with varying levels of success. Some highlights include Open Sauce, the Edinburgh Fringe, Stand and Deliver (my first paid gig), and Calabash (for the Glasgow international comedy festival).

 

Speaking of the GCIF, I have a split bill with Ray Fordyce and Stevie Wicks titled 'Specs, Fudge, and Toilet Roll' on the 22nd of March.

 

And in June, I plan on scaling Ben Nevis for charity with a bunch of other comics. I don't think I should have to do any training for it and I will die on that hill.