Nick R Thomas - A Public Speaker's Blog :: Order 'Nick R's in a Twist!'

Regular readers of my blog will have noticed frequent references to Nick R's in a Twist!, the booklet of anecdotes that I sell at speaking engagements. You can now order a copy direct from this site.

Nick R's in a Twist! (True Tales from a Professional Humorist) is a collection of anecdotes, mostly concerning my TV appearances and speaking engagements, plus many examples of the 'found humour' (unintentionally funny items I have come across in print or overheard in conversations) which have been delighting my audiences over the past 12 years).

The booklet includes the behind-the-scenes story of the (seemingly disastrous) appearance on a regional TV version of What's My Line? which accidentally led to my becoming a public speaker. There are also numerous hilarious tales of speaking at corporate dinners, Women's Institutes, Probus and other retirement clubs where things didn't go quite according to plan, plus a few stories from my schooldays and comedy writing experiences.

Contents:

Introducing Your Speaker/By the Way, It's Not About The euro.../...or the Military/Oh Yes, About that Title/How This Became My Line/The Man Who Buys the Papers/All About Eavesdropping/Well, It's a Bit of a Dirge, Really.../The Proof is in the Reading/A Tragic Tale of Acne upon the High Seas/Wheel Drop Again/CV Afterwards/Jumping off the Gravy Stain/When the Speaker Failed to Show/An Unknown Quantity/Nickar Who?/The Literary Tour - for Four/Pies Fools/Now, Where Was I...?/The Keeler Question/The Blair-Nick Project/Openers for Closers/'Reserved for the Reserved?'

Nick R's in a Twist! is an A5, 44-page booklet of nearly 10,000 words. There's nothing fancy about its production (photocopied, card covers, staple-bound) but then it's the content that readers buy it for - and, so far, more than 1,000 of them have done so, with many of them forwarding it on to family and friends all over the world.

The price for a signed copy (including postage) is just:

United Kingdom      £3.50
Europe                    £4.50
Rest of the world     £5.50

Payment by cheque or Paypal for the UK, Paypal for Europe or the rest of the world.

Please email nickrthomas@gmail.com

What is 'Wheel Drop?'
When was the gravy low-flying?
Where did the performers outnumber the audience?
Why press five imaginary buttons when you could press six?
Who turned wine into water?

You'll find the answers to all these questions in your copy of Nick R's in a Twist! (True Tales from a Professional Humorist).