Murray the London landlord

10 April 2012
Living:

Eating: I'm a sucker for Yo! Sushi.

Drinking: The Bedford in Balham, a proper pub full of the unemployed, the retired and other assorted skivers.

Dancing: I can't/don't/won't dance.

Exercising: Walking the dog - it's one of the few forms of exercise that doesn't seem to be a complete waste of time.

Working: All over. As a stand-up you learn all the back routes, so if things ever get tight I can always minicab on the side.

Learning: I like going to Borders or Dillons and buying lots of books that I never quite get around to reading.

Dressing: Pants from Marks & Spencer (I'm normal). For smart things Ted Baker, and stage clothes British Home Stores - the Landlord can't shop anywhere else.

Walking: I try, once I'm in town, to do everything on foot. It amazes me that people get on the Tube at Green Park and get off at Piccadilly.

Rummaging: When I played the drums I used to visit Chas E. Foote's in Golden Square or Ray Man in Covent Garden and rummage in their percussion trays. Comedians have a reputation as sad lonely folk, but drummers are a whole notch worse ? and deaf to boot.

Romance: Paris - London is an utterly unromantic city.

Escaping: There's little better than going to the pictures in Leicester Square on a Sunday night.

Collecting: Comic shops. I don't collect comics as such, I read them and then leave them on the bathroom floor where they get damp and trodden on.

Inspiring: I love reading biographies and have just finished the Dud & Pete book by Alex Games. It was top flight, but it makes you worry about how things can turn out for comics.

Dreaming: Bed.

Hiding: At home with a good book.

Avoiding See Dreaming.

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