The Last Working Day Of The Month: Issue 215

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(MJ Hibbett & The Validators FACT, January 30th 2026)

Hello all, and welcome to this ACTION-PACKED edition of the newsletter - let's get started!

GIGS TO COME
Saturday 7 February 2026 - King Richard III Visitor Centre, Leicester
'Data and Doctor Doom' at the Leicester Comedy Festival - tickets HERE:
https://events.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/mj-hibbett-data-and-doctor-doom/

Tuesday 24 March 2026 - The Harrison, London
Doing some Doctor Doom explaining/singing at Science Showoff!

Thursday 21 May 2026 - The Big Difference, Leicester
The Validators return to action, supporting The Loft - details HERE:
https://linktr.ee/andystrickland21

DATA AND DOCTOR DOOM
I've written another article about Doctor Doom for The Radio Times, predicting that he'll be in a new trailer for 'Avengers: Doomsday' during half-time at the Super Bowl. Find out why HERE:
https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/scifi/avengers-doomsday-teasers-clues-decoded-theory/

PIANO ALBUM
Chris and I have now recorded 10 basic tracks, all sounding PRETTY GOOD. We'll be back in the studio for more soon, and in the meantime you can listen to our version of 'Mull Of Kintyre' HERE:
https://joyzine.org/2025/12/16/advent-calendar-202516-chris-t-t-mj-hibbett/

THE FUNNY COMICS FAN CLUB
Since the last newsletter we've unleashed new episodes about 'Film Fun', 'The Beano Book', 'Monster Fun' and 'School Fun', which you can like, subscribe and listen to wherever you get your podcasts, and also HERE:
https://thefcfc.podbean.com/

VALIDATORS IN ACTION
It's a busy time for our very own Mr Timothy Pattison, who is off touring GREECE in February with His Other Band Whose Name Upsets The Spam Filters! Our Hellenic readers can find details HERE:
https://linktr.ee/prolapse

He's also due to appear on the F.A.L.L.O.U.T.P.O.D.C.A.S.T. revealing his detailed knowledge of The Fall (who knew?) which you can find and follow HERE:
https://falloutpodcast3557.podbean.com/

AND FINALLY
There's lots of action ahead in 2026, some of which you can read about HERE:
https://mjhibbett.co.uk/blog/showblog.php?blogid=3972


And that's the lot for this time - thanks for listening!

Cheers,

Mark

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