Bloghorn is delighted to report that one of our patrons is making a debut performance in a tricky art form this weekend. Times columnist and BBC Radio Four presenter Libby Purves is taking on the art of stand-up comedy on behalf of Comic Relief.

We know she was nervous about doing this, but we also know her to be a woman with a highly developed sense for the ridiculous. Why else would she choose to associate herself with cartoonists? It should make for some hard-to-miss listening …