“The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has completely changed the way I see what is possible in comedy.”
WHO: Abby Wambaugh
WHAT: “Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian. In this silly, goofy, heartfelt show Abby presents her best 17 ideas for her highly anticipated debut hour, including potential hits like Old Man Learns Parkour and a very long impression of the number nine. Funny Women finalist and co-host of Help Hole podcast alongside Sofie Hagen. ‘Reminiscent of Hannah Gadsby or Tig Notaro… Tackles what could be a thorny, complex subject with grace, underplayed charm and some great jokes’ (Chortle.co.uk).”
WHERE: Pleasance Courtyard – Attic (Venue 117)
WHEN: 19:15 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
This is my first time doing an hour!!
I was in the Pleasance Reserve last year and did a split bill for a week the year before. Before that I had never even heard of it!! Now the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has completely changed the way I see what is possible in comedy.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2023 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
I have really learned a lot about the joy you can get from failure since 2023- really being willing to try something the whole way. Also that if there’s something you want to say or do on stage but can’t figure out how you ever could- try just saying it!
Tell us about your show.
My show is called The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows and that is also the basic synopsis. It’s influenced hugely by all the kinds of shows I’ve seen at Edinburgh and how inspired I was to make so many different things after seeing so much. It’s also about the beginnings of things, and trying, and failing. Have you heard of that stuff? Great stuff, important stuff!
There is also a game I invented in High School called Yeast Infection. And the story of how I started doing stand up after a late miscarriage. For a while I thought the whole thing was about that part, but I think only a lot of it is.
My show is directed by Lara Ricote, who is an incredible and silly comedian, and also a very good friend who helps me stay on the right track with my mushy little goofy heart.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
My director Lara Ricote has a terrific show you have to see called Little Tiny Wet Show (baptism)
Jin Hao Li is so surprising and surreal and sweet with hard edges and great t-shirts and is doing Swimming in a Submarine
Zoe Brownstone is sharp and gorgeous and has max laughs per min on stage and in life and has a great show called A Bite of Yours
Willy Robbins is a COMEDIAN YOU CAN TRUST and what a freakin goofball, get over there to With the Best Will in the World
Vlad Ilich lights up a freakin room and named his show Vladislav (Baby Don’t Hurt Me) which is already so so funny??
I say Josh Glanc every time to the point where he’s probably gunna notice and we don’t know each other well enough for that to not be weird. But he’s so fun and I want to make the audience feel like he does- like it’s a magic show but crucially without magic. But with magic, you know?
Flo and Joan are so funny and talented and also REAL LIVE SISTERS and have a musical I am dying to see called One Man Musical.
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