THE BEAR-PIT

My First Stand-Up Comedy Gig

Trying not to die — both literally and metaphorically

The photograph is the author’s own (well, I obviously didn’t take it — I’m on stage, but a friend did and they’ve kindly given me any rights to it. So there.)

The window was small. Certainly too small for me. A svelte cat might be able to wriggle through, but an overweight, middle-aged man? No chance.

However, it was worth a try. He’d be finished soon — I had to be out of here by the time he was done. Escape —…