Tom Lennon • Freelance Writer: comedy and pop culture

Freelance writer specializing in comedy and the geekier end of the pop culture spectrum.

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Plugging my Pals: Lee O’Connell

My stand-up comedy compadre Lee O'Connell will be performing a set at the Alternative World Cup Final Comedy Night at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath on Sunday, 11th July. Lee's a very funny anecdote fiend from North Birmingham who delivers his material with dry wit, easy charm, clinical precision and - when the situation calls for it - the vocal mannerisms of Dustin Hoffman. I recommend him highly. Lee is also a filmmaker. Here's a rather charming short film he made for this year's Film Dash competition (the one where Brum-based filmmakers have to make a flick in [...]

Stand-Up Gig Photos

Here's a couple of photos from my stand up gig at Highlight last month: Pics courtesy of Brum-based MTC Media Productions. As you were.

My first stand-up gig (in COLOR)

For those who like to supplement their audio with moving pictures, here's a video of my first stand-up gig from last month (my "early, funny period"). The video was recorded by my good pal Gerry Logan and - just to clarify - I'm now available for bookings.

The Difficult Second Album

Watching the video of my second stand-up gig was a painful experience. I knew before I went on stage that it wouldn't be as strong as my first set. For one thing, I only had a day to prepare for it; for another, the average comedy audience - like the average person - is sick of hearing about politics. Being an awkward critter, I'm not sick of hearing about politics, let alone blathering on about it (just look at my Twitter account). As soon as I found out that I'd be performing just three days after a general election I [...]

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