Having said that my style of writing is now appealing more and more to the American market, and I write a regular column for a newsletter in Copiague, Long Island, New York. The British can be very passionate – and if you doubt that try going to a football match - but that passion is often hidden deep in our humour so that other nationals fail to not only recognise the deadpan delivery and are never too sure if they’ve been involved in a serious conversation or just a little bit of friendly banter.
Hardly any subject is taboo to the Englishman when he’s laughing, and this often seems insensitive to other cultures, but the bedrock of the British sense of humour is a strong sense of sarcasm and self-deprecation. So my scribblings do seem to raise a smile and a chuckle, and either way you look at it, that has to be a good thing. I think Karl could tour as a stand-up comedian,” “Mr Wiggins has views on life that are expressed in a manner worthy of any stand-up comedian.” Two reviewers have even suggested I should tour as a stand-up comedian “I found myself laughing out-loud and even sharing segments with my spouse …. Emilion,” “Due to the laughter you owe my secretary one clean pair of knickers.” To demonstrate that serious issues can be approached with humour.Įmbarrassingly, a number of the reviews for my books seem to involve people losing control of their bladder “Anyone who is a bit saucy, very fond of boobies and doesn't mind peeing slightly when they laugh too hard, this is the book for you!” “Best not to read this book on the train if you have a full bladder because by the end of your journey you will have a damp patch in an embarrassing place.” “I have to admit that I wet myself twice while reading it but this may in part have been due to my age and a couple of bottles of a fine St.
And this is probably why I write the way I do, in order to use self-deprecating, piss-taking humour to bring to the fore situations that just don’t stack up. My goal, my life’s ambition if you like, is to give direction to comedy, purpose to satire.
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