The thing that makes comedians distinctive is the language they use - check out Ginger and Black. Musical storytellers indeed.

When you tell people you write for a living there is an expectation that you’ll a. know every word in the dictionary b. have read every book ever published. I’m working on it but there are lots of words and lots and lots of books. But I do know if I ever decide to pretend I’ve absorbed every word of some obscure 16th century poet, I’ll be in good company.

A little gem for a wintry January day.