(Last edited 9th May)

Hello I thought I should write a post to introduce myself to people who stumble upon my Twitter account, to make myself seem like less of a random man on the internet.

I'm Chris, a stand-up comedian and a political troublemaker with a passion for socialism, civil liberties, feminism, skepticism, atheism, green economics, beating the Bad Guys, and making the world a better place. I hate Rupert Murdoch, I love nonsense and absurdity, and I like to think that I look more than a little bit like this.

I've loved comedy for as long as I can remember, especially the silly/surreal (Vic and Bob, Harry Hill, Mighty Boosh), political (Mark Thomas, Mark Steel, Rob Newman) and anyone who can combine the two (Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Jon Stewart). I think, and hope, that my style swims around in that mix of genres. I started stand-up in 2006, started my own club in 2007, stopped in 2008 to clear some *hilariously* large debt, started again in 2009, and at the moment I'm taking a break until July to pass some exams to pass for my day job. Bloody "real life", getting in the way!

Whenever I get a spare moment, I'm writing a book proposing we abolish money, make everything free, and completely redesign almost everything about society and government (it's less mental than it sounds - though only marginally). Aside from comedy and politics, I love music, especially dirty electro-house, melancholic acoustic singer-songwriters, jumped-up disco, cheesy J-Pop and eurobeat, and downtempo electronica. But I'm equally happy listening to grunge or garage, baroque or breakbeat, funk or folk. If it's made with passion, I'll give it a go. As for movies, I like them dark, twisted, romantic and intelligent. I buy about six books for every one that I find time to read, and love novels about disturbing romance, triumph and danger, and non-fiction books which expose political corruption and evil corporations.

I love the Japanese sense of humour, especially in anime and manga. Shows like Bobobo, Excel Saga, Jungle-wa and Child's Toy defined what I find funny. And the darker side of anime, like Death Note, Jigoku Shoujo and Serial Experiments Lain, is what I crave after midnight.

I am always excited when I go to the theatre; I love exploring a new part of London on a sunny day; and if you take me out for Chinese or Japanese food, my loyalty will be guaranteed. Oh, and I have two other projects on the go, with Twitter accounts. There's Polljack, where we encourage people to all vote to skew the results of racist, misogynistic Daily Mail polls. And then there's Boycott Murdoch, a work in progress which, when finished, will campaign to raise awareness of the damage that Rupert Murdoch does to our democracy and our understanding of the world, and will encourage people to boycott anything that he owns.

So, that's me. Hello Jeff! How are you?