Stephen Brennan

I've pitched two ideas this week. Both have been accepted.
This is pleasant and somewhat unexpected.
Presumably, I now have to actually do them.

A post-it with the words: What? Frog god

A child wrote this in a workshop today, and I'm claiming it as my motto.

Cheers, mate. It feels a lot like being in my late 30s.

A Now 40 year old holding a copy of Now 40, the greatest album of all time.

Life imitates art.

Reached the age where I watch #totp from 1998 and find myself "what a classic" to every track.

By reached an age I mean 39 years and 364 days.

Going to bed realising I left some tupperware at work, and now I will dream of the perfect LinkedIn post where this is an allegory for not interviewing the best clients because the job description is only available in comic sans.

ET helps a kid cheat his way to victory against his absent father with whom he's been playing a chess match that via fax and email for several months.

It has literally just occurred to me that this British Telecom advert from 1999 used ET because of the "ET/BT phone home pun"

Join me tomorrow as I realise that, in fact, Beanz has always meant Heinz.

It would be more so if you did

Physically. Mentally and spiritually, I was born 55.

I'm 9 days away from turning 40.

Feels like it might be time to admit defeat and read the instruction manual.

As the Titanic's resident deckchair organiser, I feel my craftsmanship has been unfairly maligned.

I have a list. Number 6 will amaze you.

Sunshine on Leith may be the greatest love song of all time.

God Only Knows is a close second.

Beyond that, it's all academic, really.

Admittedly, I'm not economist, but *we* decide this stuff, right? It's all made up. So why can't we just decide "fuck it, the world economy is going to be ace and everyone will have what they need."

I mean I know why. But the press reporting it like it's cold hard fact. Come on.

Remember Tron is the name of the creator not the monster.

He's called Jared Leto.

STATLER; "This funeral is so boring, I'm jealous of the guy in the coffin! Ah ha ha ha ha!"
[Statler turns to the empty chair next to him and sheds one tear]

CALL OUT FOR SCRIPTS Leeds Pub Theatre are hosting a night of new theatre Thursday 29th January 2026 at The Adelphi, Leeds Theme: Fun and Games Leisure Competition Joy Contests Pastime Please send your 5-minute monologues or duologues to Leedspubtheatre@gmail.com by Friday 19th December 2025 Please note that successful writers will be asked to self-produce their pieces

We are looking for submissions for our next Pub Theatre event. This time the theme is Fun and Games. #writers #newwriting #theatre

Didn't you know that someone smugly pointing out irony to them is kryptonite to anti-migrant protesters? Which is ironic because Superman was...

An evening without cricket, tennis, or football. I... I guess I could talk to my family...

A lot of the British media seem more concerned with people complaining about the genocide than the actual genocide itself.

Call out for scripts. Leeds Pub Theatre are hosting a night of new theatre Thursday October 2nd 2025 at The Adelphi, Leeds. Theme: Journeys. Please send your 5 minute monologue or duologues to leedspubtheatre@gmail.com by Friday 22nd August 2025. Please note writers will be asked to self-produce their piece- LPT can assist this. Image: black and white image of a backpacker walking past a sunset.

CALL OUT FOR SCRIPTS

We're hosting another Pub Theatre night and are on the lookout for short scripts inspired by the theme of Journeys.

Full details in the image

With just under a week to go, it's time to announce the incredible line up for our next Pub Theatre event.
To get your tickets scan the QR code or click the link in the comments

Katherine Hepburn holding a bunch of flowers smiling at the camera, stood next to two signs reading "Please Go Away" and "Keep Out"

Katherine Hepburn is my Spirit animal

Ncuti Doc Thing To start with this week, here’s a time capsule; something I wrote for The Guardian back when Ncuti Gatwa‘s casting as the New Doctor Who was announced. Some...

A precious drop of sanity in the whorling discourse. buttondown.com/cooray_smith...

Barn in the USA

CALL OUT FOR SCRIPTS Leeds Pub Theatre are hosting a night of new theatre Thursday 19th June 2025 at The Adelphi, Leeds Theme: Colour Saturation Shade Embellish Represent Hue Please send your 5-minute monologues or duologues to Leedspubtheatre@gmail.com by Friday May 16th, 2025 Please note successful writers will be asked to self-produce the pieces

❗❗SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED❗❗

We're extending our submission deadline by a week. Send us your 5-minute monologues or duologues by Friday 16th May to Leedspubtheatre@gmail.com

Annual reminder that St George never actually designed clothing for Asda

Remember to do the traditional April 23rd greeting today:

1: Happy St. George's Day
2: Is that today?

Then never speak to each other again

Absolutely, and as an insane billionaire, I will pay you... *checks notes*... really badly.