diff --git a/lib/expr.ml b/lib/expr.ml
index 5485060..7a3dc46 100644
--- a/lib/expr.ml
+++ b/lib/expr.ml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ let rec show_expr ?(indent = 0) expr =
       ident_s ^ show_binary_op op ^ "\n" ^ show_indented left.expr ^ "\n" ^ show_indented right.expr
   | UnaryExpr { op; expr } -> ident_s ^ show_unary_op op ^ "\n" ^ show_indented expr.expr
 
+let show_expr_node expr_node = show_expr expr_node.expr
 let make_expr_node (pos : Error.code_pos) (expr : expr) = { expr; pos }
 let make_string (pos : Error.code_pos) (s : string) = make_expr_node pos (Literal (String s))
 let make_number (pos : Error.code_pos) (x : float) = make_expr_node pos (Literal (Number x))
diff --git a/lib/parser.ml b/lib/parser.ml
index c419cb9..1b4c350 100644
--- a/lib/parser.ml
+++ b/lib/parser.ml
@@ -8,18 +8,10 @@ open Stmt
 type parse_result = (stmt_node list, parser_error list) result
 type stmt_result = (stmt_node, parser_error) result
 type expr_result = (expr_node, parser_error) result
-type state = { tokens : token list; errors_rev : parser_error list }
+type state = { tokens : token list }
 
 let is_at_end state = (List.hd !state.tokens).token_type == Eof
-
-let append_error msg pos state =
-  let e = ParserError.make pos msg in
-  { state with errors_rev = e :: state.errors_rev }
-
-let advance state = state := { !state with tokens = List.tl !state.tokens }
-let peek state = List.hd !state.tokens
-let peek_tt (state : state ref) : token_type = (peek state).token_type
-let cur_pos state = (peek state).pos
+let advance state = state := { tokens = List.tl !state.tokens }
 
 let next state =
   assert (not ((List.hd !state.tokens).token_type == Eof));
@@ -27,6 +19,10 @@ let next state =
   advance state;
   token
 
+let peek state = List.hd !state.tokens
+let peek_tt (state : state ref) : token_type = (peek state).token_type
+let cur_pos state = (peek state).pos
+
 let advance_if state tt =
   if peek_tt state == tt then (
     advance state;
@@ -187,6 +183,7 @@ let statement (state : state ref) : stmt_result =
       let stmt = make_print pos expr in
       Ok stmt
   | tt ->
+      advance state;
       let msg =
         Printf.sprintf "Statement stating with %s not yet implemented" (show_token_type tt)
       in
@@ -200,17 +197,25 @@ let rec synchronise (state : state ref) =
       advance state;
       synchronise state
 
-let rec parse (tokens : token list) : parse_result =
-  let state = ref { tokens; errors_rev = [] } in
+let rec parse_impl (state : state ref) : parse_result =
   let result = statement state in
   match result with
   | Ok stmt when peek_tt state == Eof -> Ok [ stmt ]
   | Ok stmt ->
-      let* stmts = parse !state.tokens in
+      print_endline (show_stmt stmt.stmt);
+      let* stmts = parse_impl state in
       Ok (stmt :: stmts)
   | Error e -> (
       synchronise state;
       if peek_tt state == Eof then Error [ e ]
       else
-        let tail_result = parse !state.tokens in
+        let tail_result = parse_impl state in
         match tail_result with Ok _ -> Error [ e ] | Error es -> Error (e :: es))
+
+let parse (tokens : token list) : parse_result =
+  (* filter out all the comment tokens *)
+  let tokens =
+    List.filter (fun tok -> match tok.token_type with Comment _ -> false | _ -> true) tokens
+  in
+  let state = ref { tokens } in
+  parse_impl state
diff --git a/lib/stmt.ml b/lib/stmt.ml
index 9fbd7aa..90c8891 100644
--- a/lib/stmt.ml
+++ b/lib/stmt.ml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 type stmt = Expr of Expr.expr_node | Print of Expr.expr_node
 and stmt_node = { stmt : stmt; pos : Error.code_pos }
 
+let show_stmt stmt =
+  match stmt with Expr expr -> Expr.show_expr expr.expr | Print expr -> Expr.show_expr expr.expr
+
 let make_expr_stmt (pos : Error.code_pos) (expr : Expr.expr_node) : stmt_node =
   let stmt = Expr expr in
   { stmt; pos }