A fun little intro to a recent stand up gig.

He’s using an iPhone thanks.

@rnib.bsky.social we are finding difficulties with my blind husband using Blue Sky, it doesn’t let him reply and when it does there are two reply boxes coming up. Are you having issues?

A picture of David with his accordion in full flow at the mic in front of a big screen with the Leicester Comedy Festival logo and UK Kids Comedy festival logo

My solo stand up show in Leicester on Feb 15th has sold out. So I’ve been asked to put a 2nd date in on Feb 6th. Of course I’m aware there’s a chance that everyone who wants tickets has got them, & the ego boost from selling out is swiftly obliterated. Tickets comedy-festival.co.uk/events/david...

Community heroes... Tower Garage on Huntingtower Road in #Sheffield.

The owner regularly grits the surrounding hilly roads and pavements during inclement weather, and even did some of the front garden paths/steps today!

I mean it’s sort of amazing that the incoming US President has basically said he’s going to declare war on Denmark, annex Canada and rename bits of the globe to his liking and broadcast news is just rolling with it like he’s delivered a sombre and thoughtful policy announcement. Absolute insanity.

Hello BlueSky People. I do prefer this to the other place and I appear to be getting new followers but there also seems to be little to no interaction with my posts. Are other people finding this?

a man wearing glasses and a tie says you are such a man in front of a window Alt: a man wearing glasses and a tie says you are such a man in front of a window

Ally McBeal Christmas episodes. Sure the series is problematic and hasn’t aged brilliantly but the best episodes are the Christmas ones and those with RDJ. I live the songs, I love the sentimentality

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The only gif I could find for Santa Claus the Movie. I’ve not seen this for maybe 30 years and I remember it being quite scary but I probably first saw it when I was about seven. It’s alright! Maybe a 7/10

a woman in a grey sweater is decorating a small christmas tree Alt: Sandra Bullock as Lucy wears a grey sweater is decorating a small christmas tree, she should have gotten the blue spruce, they’re lighter

While You Were Sleeping. Sandra Bullock is delightful, Bill Pullman is incredibly attractive - a misunderstanding leads Lucy to be mistaken for the fiancé of a man in a coma. I know this off by heart and I still love it.

a woman says i love the gays in a speech bubble Alt: Sarah Jessica Parker as Meredith says i love the gays, exasperated after another misunderstanding with Everett’s family

The Family Stone, I was introduced to this by a uni housemate and I bloody love it. Maybe it’s being one of five children that makes it so familiar and comforting. And there’s a secondary storyline running through that just tugs at you.

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Little Women (‘94) I saw this at the cinema when I was ten having read the book first. I love it, it’s my favourite and the scene in the opera rafters still gives me a sentimental tingle. And I unconsciously quote it so much, I even say “is that sausage?” when I’ve cooked them every time. #christmas

miss piggy is sitting at a table with a candle in front of her . Alt: miss piggy is sitting at a table with a candle in front of her. She is playing Emily Cratchett and she is not eating the food she is merely tasting, it’s a chef thing dear.

A selection of films and tv episodes that are very much my Christmas vibe I’ve been watching this year, starting with what some may describe as the pinnacle Muppet Christmas Carol. Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchett is my email icon at work and my general icon in life. 10/10 no notes #christmasfilms

The two trees decorated and lit up

Fireplace with a sequin stag, multicoloured bauble garland and fairy lights with loads of houseplants beneath. There’s a white Dala horse and multicoloured felt balls in glass jars. Above the fireplace is a print with Fa lala lala lalalala in neon style lettering

Two fake Christmas trees being set up, one is green, the other rainbow coloured

Putting up Christmas

It’s on its way

Gonzo and Rizzo

this is the greatest Christmas movie ever made and if you disagree you're wrong

London! Want to know why they’re laughing? Come and see me tomorrow (Friday) at @museumofcomedy.bsky.social #comedysky #londoncomedy museumofcomedy.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

You’re not violating a reading rule if you opt not to finish a book that's not resonating with you. Life is finite and we thus have a finite number of books to read. Reading shouldn’t be a chore. You needn’t feel guilty for ensuring that your time reading is spent reading things that you love.

All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a raging snowstorm, and Agatha Christie novel, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, and a basket of emotional support pastries.

a group of women singing in a dark room with a candle in the background Alt: a group of women singing in a dark room with a candle in the background, in the film it’s Christmas Eve and Marmee is handing them candles to take to bed as Beth plays the piano

What films are for you inherently Christmas, even if they aren’t technically Christmas films or set solely in winter?

My first pick is the 1994 Little Women.

Reassuring that they have noted that the photo, name and date can be changed to fit your own personal dead nan circumstances. You’re not just being fobbed off with any old dead nan.

My award winning stand up show comes to London, the Museum Of Comedy on November 29th. Here’s a little advert for it, specially tailored to the London demographic. @museumofcomedy.bsky.social

Instant follow for this, thank you!

1 week til my London stand up show. Book now to avoid disappointment; not necessarily yours, but mine. It'd be lovely to sell some more tickets, otherwise I may be forced to engage in a ridiculous PR stunt, like falling off a building, or even worse, appearing on GB News. tinyurl.com/4yz78pjs

He’ll forever be guilty.

Happy birthday

Post a ship that’s neither Star Wars nor Star Trek