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Paul Cambridge was in my class at school. Because he was one of the hard kids he went by convention that he was known by his dad's name - Tom. I'm glad I was one of weak kids or I'd've been Keith. (though ironically my dad's first name is actually Tom too) - sorry, it turns out there are no facts at all about the city of Cambridge.
TOUR STARTS THIS WEEK - NORTHAMPTON on Thursday and DORKING on Friday (lots of tickets available for both shows. Spread the news!) -
And there's a brand new podcast to accompany Oh Frig I'm 50 tour, which I can hopefully do weekly. Get it at
BCG or subscribe on
iTunes. Will try to give regular updates - just have to get into one confrontation with a person from a different job each week.
I can't quite believe everything is kicking off again so soon. I've been sitting back thinking I've got ages to read Adam Kay's book, but it's been sitting in a box in my office until today. And I almost didn't get it out today because with one thing and another. by the time I sat down to do my reading I realised it was 2.30pm and it was time to pick my daughter up from nursery. Who had stolen my day? I don't know. I assume gas is still leaking into the house and wiping out all my time.
I did start to read the book
“This Is Going To Hurt†when I got back. My new year's resolution was to read 20 books, but I only got about halfway into the Stalin one, before exhaustion meant I couldn't concentrate any more (I hope to return to it) and this is only the second book I have picked up. It's a cracking read and not quite as complicated as the history of 1930s Russia. It's basically Adam's diary from when he was working as a junior doctor and it is very compelling and vivid. Not that I needed much help feeling like someone who'd worked a 72 hours shift.
Anyway, it's already a great and slightly terrifying read and includes a horrendous penile injury that even I had never heard about or imagined. But it serves up a lot of truths about the state of the NHS and I am glad Adam managed to squeeze a diary into his busy schedule. It's better than this one. And I haven't saved anyone's life. But to be fair, no one has died either.
Anyway glad to start book 2 of 2018 (but it's finishing them that counts) and very much looking forward to talking to Adam about this book and his impressive comedy career.
