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“You’ve probably noticed I’m an old angry man, and that sucks. Society doesn’t want old angry man. Society romanticises angry young men. They’re in movies and music. We think the angry young man is deep.We don’t want to hear from the angry old man.Nobody’s buying tickets to see Rage Against The CPAP Machine!” If you’ve…

Shelf Life

I feel that many comedians complaining about “cancel culture” are actually grieving that their old material isn’t standing up as well in 2026 as they’d like it to. Often we hear the phrase “too soon” uttered after a joke is told, the implication being that time and distance will be required before the subject matter…

Delayed Gratification

Let’s talk movies for a moment. Who’s seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? If you haven’t, I’m prescribing it to you as essential viewing. It’s an incredibly moving and meaningful film that gets better every time you see it. This won’t spoil the movie for you, but I’ll describe the beginning. We see a…

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About Me

Sean Cooper entered comedy late in life when his voracious need for approval from strangers finally became impossible to manage.

A self-confessed misanthrope and comedy geek, Sean’s hobbies include unsubscribing from email lists, eating his feelings, and mixing fancy cocktails to make his alcohol dependence look sophisticated and fun.

Sean insists it’s not all about the big money and glamour though; he uses comedy as a lens to make sense of an absurd and dysfunctional world.