Craig Francis

MR Cowell Craig Francis

Meet 35 year old Design and Technology school teacher and wanna-be stand-up comedian Mr Cowell. With a captive audience of 11 to 16 year olds to trial his comedy, his classroom is the ideal stage for his ambitions. A regular at the Frog and Toad, his local pub's 'open mic night', and a relentless mocker and annoyer of everyone he meets, his search for comedic glory knows no bounds. Bordering on unprofessional, his unconventional pedagogy sees him pitching a barrage of never-ending jokes, anecdotes and silly philosophies towards his pupils who are often confused by his irritating, sometimes exasperating, yet mild and endearing manner. Teased daily by his pupils for his wide ties and bedraggled, anachronistic wear, and for his atypical sense of humour, this derision is received only as flattery by Mr Cowell, who with a warped sense of triumph, revels in every moment of his class reactions.