He started his comedy career in the sketch and improvisational group Wayward Council. Performers included
Nicholas Parsons,
Les Dennis and
Maureen Lipman; proceeds from
Phone Box Live! were donated to the mental health charity
Mind. Taylor participated in "
Warning: May Contain Nuts", a project launched by
John Hegley to use comedy to increase awareness of mental illness. He performed an abridged version of
No Straightjacket Required, which
The Independent described as "his remarkable true story about struggling with mental illness and his suicide attempt manages to be both unflinchingly candid yet consistently entertaining." == Death ==