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Welcome to the official blog of Joanna Neary, where you can catch up on Jo’s bewildered world past, present and looming. Mainly, this blog consists of scanned pages from her sketchbook with a running commentary, dashed off between duties, work and other hobbies. As well as banging on about art, there’s also past gigs, and music, such as the one about being interviewed for Prog Magazine in 2019, which led to some delightful exchanges with fellow nerds. It was all very civil, even when Jo had to admit she’d got a Frank Zappa fact wrong.
Curious People: Explaining the dolphin at Nine Lessons
Even though the Nine Lessons shows by Cosmic Shambles Network, are some of the most diverse, inspiring and bonkers nights I have ever had the pleasure of joining in with, when I was onstage at Nine Lessons For Curious People at King’s Place in London last December, doing this character, my Dolphin who talks about […]
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September 2023 Eastbourne show update – WITH NEWLY ADDED GEORGE EGG
Sadly Tony had to pull out of the Eastbourne Comedy Night, so we’re thrilled to welcome GEORGE EGG back again, with a version of his live cooking show. Ticket link is here Plus Dan Evans and me, Joanna Neary. Hope you can make it, if you fancy (and can navigate train strikes, Rugby Final, […]
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May News and dates: Tickets now available
My spring shows coming up: DEVON: Saturday 7th May – solo comedy show WIFE ON EARTH Tinner’s Moon Festival, Ashburton Devon, you say? Tickets please! Sunday 8th May – children’s comedy show ‘STINKY MCFISH AND THE WORLD’S WORST WISH’ Tinner’s Moon Festival, Ashburton Might as well go to both shows in Devon. Give me a ticket EAST SUSSEX […]
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School Run, Sweets And Swears.
A Family Portrait. School Run, Sweets and Swears. Laddie was livid this morning because I wouldn’t let him have sweets for breakfast. He punched a pillow and angrily muttered words that weren’t swearing because he knows that’d be overstepping the mark. He didn’t even use the D-word. Last week he asked if he could tell […]
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High Heels & Cartwheels – Ukrainian Soldiers VS Grunge Is Back
What’s in the news today? Ukrainian Soldiers, have been officially photographed training in high heels. Maybe it’s a PR Stunt. If so, it’s a good one because everyone’s noticed. Maybe it’s saying, “look at brave these soldiers are. Notice anything in particular? Ah ha! That’s right. High heels. Brave AND useless. Unless you need to […]
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DEAR FRANK – A Letter From Celia
New Track On Bandcamp available now for just £1. (TAKE ME TO ‘DEAR FRANK’) Who wouldn’t want a letter from this lovin’ clown? 📮 – warning – we did commas today, for home schooling, and now I can’t stop, using them. ‘Dear Frank, A Letter From Celia’ is a new character comedy, set in lockdown […]
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How Do I Say Goodbye To You? On The EU and Pitying Boris Johnson.
(I was reading one of her books and now it’s my nickname. What a boring one. Made me laugh for that very reason) And check out his imaginative way of getting away with a rude gesture. Dix pointes.
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No Running, No Heelies, No Gum/Sweets.
SHOCK SURPRISE, PRIMARY SCHOOL ORGANISES ANOTHER FUNDRAISER. A disco with hot dogs and squash at the hatch. It’s a tradition. (Hopefully this post has enough commas for everyone, what with the current Missing Oxford Comma debacle on the Brexit Fifty Pee. If anything, there’s too many commas, it’s like I’m trying to overcompensate due to […]
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Finding things to draw, December 2019 – January 2020 so far.
Family Call Back on the word ‘Cacophony’. Does it mean ‘The Sound Of Poo’ in French?
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