Hal Cruttenden - Stand Up, Writer, Actor

I’ve actually had a friend of the family shout out during a show because she thought I was misrepresenting my Mum. My Mum knows what I say about her onstage and realises full well that, for my career to blossom, I sometimes have to destroy the reputations of my nearest and dearest for comic effect.

I’ve never lost that September feeling of going back to school with strong convictions about how this year I will become a brilliant student and live up to my potential. I don’t think I actually ever had great academic potential but I’m middle class so was brought up with parents telling me that I did.

Childish Things 6 at New Theatre Oxford last week was fabulous. Jeremy Clarkson was in the audience and told me he thought I was hilarious. I have not been a fan of Jeremy’s (can I call you Jez?) in the past but I now think he is indeed a great man and holds some fascinating [...]

Ahh the blog! Why am I so crap at keeping this updated? This is a travelling week for me. On Monday, I drove up to the Wigtown Festival. The Sat nav said this would take about 6 hours but sat navs never factor in the need to eat, go to the loo and have a [...]

By day I’m an actor rehearsing for a West End play; by night I’m a stand up comedian doing a half hour slot on a West End stage. I’m living the dream at the moment but I’m bloody knackered. Okay, the Rob Brydon show finishes tomorrow at the Apollo, so I’ve only got one more [...]