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Trains now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. Hi, my name is Gabby Logan, and this is my podcast Midpoint.

Now according to the Economic and Social Research Council, I have no idea exactly who they are but they

sound quite important. You stop being young at 35 and you start getting old at 58

so I guess your midpoint is somewhere in between those two numbers. I'm 47 so you can guess

that this is quite a self-serving podcast although I am fascinated in this period of

our lives. Are we all still striving for physical perfection or have we given up

the ghost?

Maybe you've yet to achieve your life goal and you're still hunting for that perfect 2.4

kids in the back garden and the extension and does any of that really matter anyway?

Does it bring us happiness? We should know some stuff as

mid-pointers. We should be wise and have things to offer to the younger generation, but all I offer

my children are many moments for them to cringe. This week my guest is definitely not somebody who induces

cringe, he induces laughter. It's John Bishop who is one of the highest grossing comedians in the UK and in 2016

according to Forbes he was one of the top 10 grossing comedians in the world.

So he's achieved enormous success in his chosen field.

But actually, John is perfect for this podcast because when he was 40, he was still a farmer farmer rep and that's when he chose to

jack-in selling drugs and enter the rock-and-roll world of stand-up comedy. That was a

huge gamble but it is one that has certainly paid off and he's come around for a cup of tea.

This episode is brought to you thanks to our very healthy friends at Solgar. Now Salgar might not spring

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