Blogs

02/03/2025

Sketchbook

A few samples from my sketchbook

01/20/2025

Live Art at Manchester Art Battle

Amazing atmosphere at Factory International last Friday night for Art Battle. Myself and fellow artist Nasha Cash were there making speed portraits. Cheers to Pip Rustage for trying to capture my essence on camera while I was trying to catch others in pen and ink. Had my new banner and flyers too, to shout a […]

11/14/2024

Celebrating Life at 50

So this is 50, and this is a bunch of new headshots to make me feel young.

10/21/2024

Live scribing

Live Scribing is a great way to enhance the impact and takeaways from an event.

08/26/2024

Edinburgh Fringe Improv boom

It's been 20 years since I first went to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004, and improv is booming.

06/21/2024

Edinburgh Dates 2024

When can you catch me in Edinburgh?

06/20/2024

Connecting movers and shakers with artists and makers.

I'm running an event in Manchester to connect business folks directly with creatives.

05/01/2024

So you want to do TEDx?

A light-hearted guide to give you the best chance of getting on the shortlist for a TEDx event, from someone that's been there.

12/01/2023

Live art at Liverpool Museum

Speed portraits are exactly what you think they are, pictures of faces drawn at speed.

10/12/2023

TEDx Warrington 2023

At the beginning of 2023, I was invited to join TEDx Warrington's speaker team. Joining organiser and networking superhero Kirsty James and a lovely select bunch to watch submissions from this year's candidates, and offer my input as a comedian and former TEDx speaker. It's been fascinating watching all the videos and hearing potential candidates […]

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John Cooper