As 2022 draws to a close it’s time again to sit down for half an hour and work out where the year went?
The first few weeks of the year were a cloud of nervous, excited anticipation, dreaming…
Read moreDec 31 2022
As 2022 draws to a close it’s time again to sit down for half an hour and work out where the year went?
The first few weeks of the year were a cloud of nervous, excited anticipation, dreaming…
Read moreDec 31 2021
So farewell, 2021!
It’s been a funny old year and looking back, I can’t decide whether it’s been a fantastic year or a bit of a shitty one. First the shitty bits: Separation, death, fire, and of course a…
Read moreDec 31 2019
As the year draws to an end, it’s time to do a quick summary of the year that has gone. I’ve snuck away to my office to write this as the smell of cooking rises up the stairs and as…
Read moreApr 4 2019
It’s a weird feeling. .. But our sitcom is finally going to be broadcast on proper telly. Thinking back, the first time Al and I discussed this idea was probably two and a half years ago in a cafe in…
Read moreFeb 12 2019
Back in September I wrote about getting a haircut with a view to impressing some SVT bigwigs with my clean cut looks. I realise now that there is more to making it in television comedy than just having a good…
Read moreDec 30 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, here's a quick look back at the year that was.
Like most years, when you sit back during those strange, long-weekend-like days between Xmas and New Year, it’s hard to remember what…
Read moreSep 30 2018
Woody Allen famously said that 80% of success is showing up. And he was absolutely right, as I almost found out thanks to a very close shave.
A couple of weeks ago, I had a twelve minute meeting…
Read moreFeb 21 2018
Back in the day it used to be: 'All my friends are getting married and having kids, and I'm like....',
Then we got older and it became: 'All my friends are getting divorced and having affairs, and…
Jan 12 2018
It's been a decent start to 2018. The first 'week back at work', that week that looms over the holidays like both a gruesome spectre and a beacon of light, has involved three pitch meetings and two voiceovers. It's…
Read moreDec 30 2017
It's the time of year when you are supposed to look back and sum up all your achievements, successes and generally what a great person you are. The summary should also be peppered with a few failures and heartbreak…
Read moreOct 25 2017
Over the last month or so I've been working on a few scripts for Al Pitcher and Canal Digital.
The brief was: Al Pitcher tries out Swedish things - the twist being that the things he tried out…
Read moreSep 27 2017
I died twice last night. Once in a baseball cap and once in a wig.
For the last six months or so, there’s been an open mic stand up night in town called Beta Comedy. It's getting…
Read moreAug 16 2017
As a writer friend of mine repeatedly writes on social media: I'm writing. I'm writing. I'm writing.
Occasionally he even uses a hashtag: #Iamwriting.
All of this points me to make the singular conclusion that he is NOT…
Read moreJun 22 2017
New website is now live. I'm sure that you are aware of that as you are here reading this blog - on the website.
It's that limbo period in Sweden just now, the time when you should be tying…
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