Rantings

They say we are coming out of recession, but bankers still get booed whenever I uncover one at comedy gigs.  I do encourage it mind you - booing that is not banking – usually contrasting their greedy profession with a nurse or a teacher who works with special needs. “Imagine that” I say to the banker, “a job where the overarching motive is just to help people”.

My most memorable banker banter moment was when the head guy for HSBC was in the audience. Yeah the head guy for UK HSBC was at the show! “Wow” I said to everyone “you know when you stick it to the man? That’s who you are sticking it to. That guy there! He is the man!”

I didn’t push it too far though; there was a whole row of them, most bigger than me. I didn’t want to wake up in the morning and find all my cards had been frozen.

I shouldn’t be too rough on bankers anyway, I used to be one. Something I keep quiet these days.