I always love your behind the scenes photos

For someone who works in live events, I love seeing photos like this.

Get me on the board! 😂

I feel like popcorn buckets are a novelty thing that most people only use once.

It's not very often I see someone eating popcorn at a standup gig.

It's definitely a trend that the cinemas have taken in in recent times as I feel it's something they can actually sell to make money and a keepsake for the end of the movie.

Definitely not.

Work as a lighting engineer on live events so I've worked with a good handful of comedians.

Also learnt how to use illustrator during lockdown

I'd love to be part of the process.

Love that.

Discussion is definitely better than no discussion.

Looking forward to seeing where it goes.

Thanks Kai, that means a lot. I’d definitely love to hear what the team thinks once they’ve seen it.

A few other bits that came to mind:

• “Work in Progress” or “I Love Small Rooms” tees

• “Punchline Pending” used somewhere subtle

• A “Bit Ideas” notebook with a small NextUp logo

• Favourite jokes or memorable lines from specials worked into designs

Fun ways those quotes could be used:

Hidden inside‑neck prints as a little inside joke

Printed at the bottom of each notebook page with a different comedian’s line

On mugs or stickers for something simple and fun

And expanding on the merch idea for comedians:

A central place on NextUp where comedians can list their own merch could be really handy. Not instead of their own sites, just an extra spot where fans can find everything easily and support the acts directly.

Curious to see what ideas everyone else has too.

I've just had an update for my NextUp FireTV app, are you still supporting the apps for the time being?

I prefer using the TV app.

I have a Fire TV stick and I use it solely for the TV app as I find navigating round fat better and have it load on my TV rather than clicking on a stream then try and struggle to cast it to the TV.