The shape I'm in: Neil Delamere, comedian

Before starting a new tour, veteran US comedian Jerry Seinfeld tests out his material on the small club circuit, tweaking his content depending on the reaction of seasoned audiences.

Neil Delamere goes a step further and travels to countries where English is not the first language.

“If you do gigs on the continent, you have to slow down. It makes you pare back your comedy — you deal with big broad issues or big broad images or scenarios rather than wordplay. Sometimes doing a gig in Scandinavia is a really useful tool — it helps you to change the focus of the joke or a show.”