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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 4h

I know I seem like a person who'd have generally progressive views on subjects such as prison reform, but unfortunately they have rearranged the layout in Asda once again and whoever's responsible should be put away for life.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 4h

Also: just the absolute worst audience I've ever experienced at a comedy gig. Appreciate it's a TV recording so runs slightly differently to a standard gig but they were constantly heckling or getting up or chatting during the acts.

Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 4h

2025 Comedy Shows 73/52 - BBC New Comedy Awards Final

Amy Gledhill hosting, with [6 x Redacted]

Apologies to the BBC editors having to edit out me vocally going "OH MY GOD" when the second act is announced and it's a friend who hadn't told anyone this was happening.

Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 4h

2025 Comedy Shows 73/52 - BBC New Comedy Awards Final

Amy Gledhill hosting, with [6 x Redacted]

Apologies to the BBC editors having to edit out me vocally going "OH MY GOD" when the second act is announced and it's a friend who hadn't told anyone this was happening.

Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 9h

Ooooooooh!

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 10h

The thing I always come back to is *an adult should have noticed*.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 13h

I sat down last week and filled in my spreadsheet for all the shows I am thinking of going to see for the next six months or so, and then this week everyone has announced their new tour. Time to go through the listings again!

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 1d

The sheer contempt I feel for videos that misuse POV. "POV you are a cheeky dog!!!" Then why can I see the cheeky dog, hmm? Explain that? How dare you? I went to film school.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight is the first night I've been worried I was going to run over time because the audience were laughing so much, which is a nice feeling? A+, going to be devastated when the vibes are different at my next gig.

Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoy me looking wryly at my own content warnings.

I am standing on stage in a black dress with space patterns and sea mammals swimming around them, my hair is tied back and I am holding a microphone and looking to the top left of the image.

Behind me is a slide which reads:

Jonathan Lloyd
They/Them

Content Warnings
Harassment
Homo/Transphobia
Religion

To the right is a headahot of me.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 1d

They sold out but had a few people sick who couldn't make it. I'm heading back now so hope the traffic over the M62 has calmed down a little!

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 1d

Really wonderful. Such a good crowd. Hope yours went well!

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 1d

Also I got to watch @kathyrivett.bsky.social open and she is so, so good.

Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoy me looking wryly at my own content warnings.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 1d

Well that gig is going to lull me into a false sense of security about how good my set is.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 1d

Time to go tell some jokes! Listened back to my set on the tram over and, oh yeah there are some good ones in there, that's nice.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 1d

Working on Spyro rules.

Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 2d

Same. Got to be a goblin sometimes, and can't do that where people I respect can see me.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 2d

I was at a party the other week and a heated argument broke out over 5 having the vibes of an even number.

The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 2d

Robert Noot, 29, was first attracted to Kelsey Dacey, 26, due to her artistic vibe, her emotional intensity and her insistence that the TV volume always be on an even number, unless the number is a multiple of five.

Man upset to discover manic pixie dream girl just regular autistic woman

A man who thought his quirky girlfriend would magically fix all his debilitating personal issues has been left “hurt and disappointed” after she transpired to be an ordinary autistic woman, it has…

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 2d

It has been a rough week and I'm very much looking forward to grabbing it later!

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 2d

One thing I do love about coming up through the circuit is the friendships you make with other open spots. I've been lucky enough to gig with some amazing headliners, but the other day I cheered because I saw I was in the middle with a newer act whose stuff I've already seen five times and I love.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 2d

Many people have told me this! Maybe we should invent a comedy industry for people who don't have anxiety.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 2d

I keep being offered gigs I run by people I really admire which is a lovely thing and I'm very lucky, but it does mean that most of my gigs I'm feeling a high level of pressure beforehand and I could do with finding a way to chill out about that.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes I'm cute.

I am lying down on my sofa, my rainbow hair is loose and in front of my shoulders. I am wearing glasses which I am holding with my left hand and looking at the camera.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 3d

I sometimes worry that I'm not an imaginative or creative person and that it's an area I will always struggle in, then I see people using AI and go: ah, no, yeah, I'm fine.

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Jonathan Lloyd @mxjlloyd.bsky.social · 3d

It sure is a Time at the minute. Hope this passes quickly for you.

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 4d

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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