Markus Birdman: We Are All In The Gutter But Some Of Us Are Looking At The Gutter

Last year, after twenty years of stand up, I did Britain?s Got Talent. People asked me, ?why now??. Up ?til that point I?d been very happy avoiding TV and fame ? and in that sense, I?d been hugely successful! However, the year before, I?d also had a stroke and lost half my eyesight. I was now keen to talk about my experience, comedically, to as wide an audience as possible. I did quite well, got to the semi-finals and had my fifteen minutes fame.Careful what you wish for!Who knew that talking about my experience would be so offensive? How dare I make jokes about my own strokes and blindness! ?You nasty, awful man?.This is a candid and hilarious new stand-up hour, talking about who I am, in an era where people are really keen to hear about who you are, so long as who you are, is something they want to hear about. Otherwise ?you deserve your stroke*.?Never mind the haters, I come back at you with love. Well, a couple of you can still kiss my half-blind backside **As seen on Britain?s Got Talent (ITV) and Rosie Jones TV Disability Extravaganza (UKTV).Presented by Phil McIntyre Live.* an actual online comment ** I never had a single complaint from anyone who had actually had a stroke.