Stand-Up Comedy Coursework

The first 200 words of this essay...

Robert Parker

Draft 2

Stand-Up Comedy Coursework

Hello, Welcome Everybody! Bonjour Bienvenue! Guten Tag, Wilkommen! We have got people from all over the world here tonight. England, France, Germany, oh, and of course, BARROW! How privileged are we? Anyway, I'm going to keep things simple and just talking straightforward English. I apologise before hand to the Barrovians as they may have difficulty understanding.

Seriously now. I've lived in Ulverston all my life. I like the place personally; I'm not the big, amazing nightlife and noisy city man that you may think. Ulverston is a nice tidy little town out of the way of all the hustle and bustle of city life. Here in Ulverston, the town is famous for its traditional market, oh, and of course the giant cock on top of the first hill you see upon entering the town aka Hoad Hill Monument. Apparently, the whole point in it standing there is because it used to be used as a lighthouse. Some good eh, no water in sight. It's also famous because it is a monument in memory of Sir John Barrow; he built it before he died. It's about as much