He’s Nuts! No, He’s A Genius!

The title for this blog comes from the mouth of one of my favourite stand-up comedians, Rich Hall.  (See him say those words live at the Apollo on YouTube from 6:31 to 7:40).  They came to my mind as I read an article about how creative minds ‘mimic schizophrenia’.  Apparently, high levels of creativity can be associated with mental illness and lead to it. I’ve blogged...

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All Hail the Comedians!

What kind of people do you most admire? For me, it’s comedians.  Maybe this is because I’m not naturally much of one myself, or maybe it’s because, deep down, I want to be one.  Whatever the reason, I love watching them at work and going to live stand-up when I can. Last month – March 14th – I got a chance to test myself out a little.  I delivered a course at...

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