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When I left uni, I carried on playing and trying out at stand-up.

Al Murray

I’m a natural born show off. I love performing, and at school we had a really good music scene and an even better drama scene.
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Born Drama Good Music Natural Perform School Seen Show Try
All about how he developed his career and his creativity as a comedian. Lots of what he talks about is relevant to anyone in the creative arts.
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Anyone Career Creative Develop Path Relevant
It’s a weight problem isn’t it; you can’t wait for lunch.
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Lunch Problem Wait Weight
Music is endlessly fascinating.
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Ebndlessly Fascinate Music
I try to be musical. Drums can set a mood, create an impression, as much as anything else.
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Anything Create Drum Else Impression Mood Much Musical Set Try
Louis Pasteur, the great scientist, said “chance favours the prepared mind”, which is a posh way of saying ‘do your homework’, but it’s an excellent piece of advice.
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Advice Chance Excellent Favour Great Homework Mind Person Piece Posh Prepare Say Scientist Way
I think it’s really easy to forget that – I’d sooner play something musical than flash, and as I can’t play anything flash.
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Anything Easy Flash Forget Musical Play Really Something Soon Think
When I got to university, I played in bands and did sketch stuff and it was always about coming up with material, which is why I never really practised and have no chops!!
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Always Band Chop Come Material Practice Really Sketch University
I never used to take holidays and it would upset ex-wives and girlfriends, but working has me in a better mood than doing nothing.
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Better Doing Girlfriend Holiday Mood never Nothing Upset Use Work
Seriously, if you want to get inside the head of a stand-up comic, you could do a lot worse than reading Steve Martin’s Born Standing Up.
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Art Comic Creativity Head Inside Read Serious Stand Up Want Worse
The American dream? We don’t have a dream in Britain because we’re bloody awake!
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Awake Bloody Country Dream World
In the world of comedy, there’s this: “If it’s going badly, get off. If it’s going well, get off”. You can’t argue with that either.
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Argue Badly Comedy Either Go Off Well World
I see the holidays as a chance for kids to learn self-sufficiency.
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Chance Holiday See Seld Sufficiency
Actually, when you’re doing something you love, even when you’re busy and it’s hectic you don’t feel the need to relax.
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I love drums and love how they look, so we offer re-wrapping to reboot your old kit, a hardware lacquering service – the black looks amazing, and bespoke snare drums.
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Amazing Bespoke Drum Hardware Look Love Offer Service Wrap
You can leave a kid alone and it will learn to fend for itself, how to work the remote, a tin opener, and the microwave.
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Aone Kid Learn Leave Microwave Opener Remote Tin Work

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