I quite enjoyed The Guess List, hosted by the fantastic Rob Brydon. Awkward moments aside, the jokes were consistent and it was a pretty harmless, pleasant show. What was made apparent from this first, rather tentative episode was that nobody really seemed to understand what was going on. Everyone seemed a bit confused, but happy all the same, like an extremely drunk aunt at a birthday party. To be honest, most of the show is just waffle and fodder. Don't get me wrong, it's good waffle and fodder, but it is definitely an odd format.

How to get started in comedy at university

Perhaps one of the best pieces of advice any aspiring comic - performer, writer or both - can receive is to devour as much comedy as possible, in as wide a spectrum of mediums and genres.