The Remarkable Fools Letter

The Remarkable Fools Letter

On MACBETH, Jimmy Carr and impulsivity

and a Jimmy and Ricky anniversary date

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Jim Dalling
Feb 14, 2026
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Oh my, dear reader, I’ve been impulsive.

It’s February. I work seasonally now. Things are tight.

And?

And when the tickets to Jimmy Carr in Halifax in November popped up there was NO WAY I was missing out.

NO WAY.

Sell the house, I’m going to see Jimmy.

And ya see, dear reader, this Jimmy, loves that Jimmy.

His book?

My god, I wish I wrote his book about the creative process and taking risks and living a creative life.

He’s funny. Cutting.

And he’s really quite wise.

I’ve been addicted to his ‘crowd work’ videos on YouBoob - so much so that I’ve already prepared a few ‘heckles’ for him to either use as prompts or for him to ridicule me. It doesn’t matte what happens, I just want to see myself in one his YouTube videos.

That, my dear reader, is a low goal to have.

And?

That is my creative goal for 2026.

I want my ‘shouted out comment’ at a Jimmy Carr show to make it to a Youtube video.

Ambitious?

I know.

It was either that or rename the Kennedy Centre after me.

But the comment that I’ve currently settle…

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