Daily Mirror article and Rant cartoon

Letters to my Dead Dad · Jan 28, 2026 · 35m

A letter Olly wrote to Eddy on 17 January 1984 leads him to ponder his long experience of seeing his own words in print, as the author of books and articles about stand-up comedy and similar subjects. This is sparked by having had a comic strip published in a student magazine called Rant. As luck would have it, Olly’s found the copy of Rant that he gave to Eddy in among the things he rescued from Eddy’s house after he’s died. So he’s able to record an audio adaptation of that cartoon, featuring dialogue between two pretentious students interrupted by a sweary punk. Something else he’s found…