“A great festival has top tier talent, walkability, and cheap accommodation.”
WHO: Christina Jobe
WHAT: “You know those people who tell you to aim for the moon and you’ll land on the stars? Yeah, those people are a**holes. Filmmaker Christina Jobe’s new stand-up show explains how a strict Conservative Christian upbringing isn’t the best foundation for a career in entertainment. From accidentally going on a date with a septuagenarian, escaping the grasp of a frenzied holistic nutritionist, filming people who are filming porn, with a smattering of opioids along the way, this show explores how what you get is rarely what you want.”
WHERE: Gilded Balloon Patter House – The Penny (Venue 24)
WHEN: 21:00 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
No, I visited with my cousin who attended a conference for physicists. Her husband bailed (probably because of how boring it sounds) so I took his spot. I was smarter than everyone there so I chose not to attend any lectures and just wandered around Edinburgh looking for Harry Potter. I found him, he looked rough to be honest and kept asking if I knew if Hermione was asking about him? Don’t meet your heroes. I ended up walking into an Edinburgh Fringe show to avoid yet another awkward coffee with Harry, and I realized how great the Fringe Festival is.
This is my first time performing at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I am very excited to be here, a place that launched Emma Thompson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and the guy on Netflix who got stalked. I think a great festival has top tier talent, walkability, and cheap accommodation. Edinburgh Fringe has 2 out of 3! Pretty good!
I’ve changed my name so Harry doesn’t realize I’m here. There are only so many times where you can be lectured about the differences between hippogriffs and griffins before even butter beer can’t give you the will to live.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2023 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
My 2 cats have learned to come when I call their names. It’s adorable. I don’t know if this is a life lesson, or just a really charming thing that happens now.
Tell us about your show.
Working in Hollywood for over a decade has given me a wealth of ridiculous stories. I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of “making it”, or what is success in a subjective business? I thought I would bring this ridiculousness to Edinburgh so a bunch of foreigners (anyone not Californian) can tell me if I’m the crazy one.
I wrote the show and Ines Worth is producing it. I was connected to Ines through another Edinburgh Fringe performer. She has a record of excellent shows and her support has been invaluable in the process.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
For me, the best show TO EVER COME TO THE EDINBURGH FRINGE–or any fringe festival in the Western Hemisphere (excluding Toronto)–is How to Mate: The Ted XXX Talk. Please, do yourself a favor and check out the show, it is truly excellent! My friend Lucy is producing it, and she is the coolest person alive!
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