 Mentored by English comic Richard Herring, Example spent six weeks writing and practising his own stand-up routine which culminated in his first ever stand-up show in front of 60 paying customers in a Covent Garden pub.A week later he appeared on the bill under Richard Herring, Phill Jupitus and Harry Hill at the Lyric Hammersmith – Example had performed in the same venue ten years earlier whilst a student at ADT College

Example made his first chart appearance in September 2009, when he released "Watch the Sun Come Up" as the lead single from his second album "Won't Go Quietly" through Data Records.The single debuted at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, rising to number 19 the following week.