Category Archives: Plus 3 2018 – Features

All our features from the 2018 festivals.

+3 Interview: Kieran Hodgson: ’75

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“The last few shows have gone alright, but this year may well push me into the next phase: taiko drumming.”

WHO: Kieran Hodgson. Performer

WHAT: “Ask most people to remember the early 70s and they won’t. But for character comedian and tedious party guest Kieran Hodgson, they might hold the answer to the biggest question of our time: Europe? Twice nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award, Kieran returns to the Fringe with the epic tale of how Britain joined Europe in the first place. An overambitious hour of history, politics and enduring friendship punctuated by stunningly accurate impressions of dead politicians you’ve never heard of. ***** (Guardian, Telegraph). **** (Times, Sunday Times, Time Out, Scotsman). Leavers and Remainers welcome.”

WHERE: Pleasance Courtyard – Beneath (Venue 38) 

WHEN: 20:15 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

Sadly not. The fire is dim, the joints are stiff, and I’m back for Fringe number twelve. Technically I only did one night last year, though – does that count? I started off doing a uni revue (’07-’08), then migrated through the rough-and-tumble of sketch (’09-’12) into solo character comedy (’12 – Present). The last few shows have gone alright, but this year may well push me into the next phase: taiko drumming.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I got married! That was wonderful, though I’m such a Fringe addict that I got married in Summerhall. You cannot keep me away. Also, they let me be in a sitcom called ‘Two Doors Down’, which was a dream. They gave me silly hair and a denim jacket so I knew I’d made it.

Tell us about your show.

It’s called ‘Kieran Hodgson: ’75’, the epic story of how we went into Europe in the 70s. History, politics and character comedy, somehow. I’m afraid to say that I’ve been a bit selfish and written it myself, so all the blame will fall on me if it goes badly. It’s produced by the rising stars of Fringe comedy, Berk’s Nest, who’ve been my producers and guiding lights for years now and whom I would thoroughly recommend to any budding comedians out there.

They’re a bunch of people who just live for comedy and whose main concern is for your show to be as true to who you are as possible. With their help I’ve been previewing the show around the little theatres of London for months now, sometimes tweaking it but mostly tearing it apart and starting again. If I’ve gotten it right by the time we get to Edinburgh I’ll be very relieved, and then if people like it I’d love to take it on tour round the UK, and maybe even to Brussels to see what the unelected Eurocrats make of it.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

I think after they see my show they should go and see something silly and extravagant to get away from all my finickiness. I think Jayde Adams and Denim will be providing late-night glamour in that tasty post-Hodgson slot. If you’re at the Fringe for more nights you should definitely see ‘Mr Swallow And The Vanishing Elephant’, as well as Sheeps, Emma Sidi, Tessa Coates and Rory O’Keeffe and YES THEY’RE ALL MY FRIENDS. If anyone has any interest in ‘further reading’ combining politics and comedy then there’s a play called ‘Brexit’ and it’s a bumper year for impressions, with Matt Forde, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Rory Bremner all up. But can they do a good Ted Heath?

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+3 Interview: Bubble and Squeeze

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“The show is unscripted, you just never know what is going to happen with bubbles and with audience participation, but it will be funny.”

WHO: Louis Pearl, Creator and Performer

WHAT: “People think bubbles are for little kids. Not anymore! Bubble and Squeeze is the bubble show for grown-ups the world has waited for. Bubble and Squeeze is a late-night risqué cabaret of bubble magic, mad effervescent music, and multimedia display that takes bubble art to a higher level… and beyond. Prepare to be transported to a world of wonder unlike anything you’ve ever seen or heard. ‘Has to be seen to be believed’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Jet Black Pearl is the most eccentric and equally the most talented woman you will see in Edinburgh this month’ (BroadwayBaby.com).”

WHERE: The Stand’s New Town Theatre – Lower Hall (Venue 7) 

WHEN: 22:20 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is my 12th August in Eddy! It will mean I have spent a year of my life there, all in August. Our family show is always a sell-out success and this year, for the first time, we are also doing a show for adults, Bubble & Squeeze.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I’ve worked on doing new zero-gravity bubble effects!

Tell us about your show.

This show has evolved over 30 years. When I started, there were no other family bubble shows. It is all about the physical spectacle and magic of bubbles. The show is unscripted, you just never know what is going to happen with bubbles and with audience participation, but it will be funny. Jet Black Pearl is half of the show, her songs and music are beyond description.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

A great show that I have seen is the circus show Circolumbia at 21:00 at Underbelly Circus Hub.

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+3 Interview: Ed Night: An Aesthetic

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“I 100%-ed Crash Bandicoot 2. I also got a show on Radio 1, but I feel like that’s not as hard to do.”

WHO: Ed Night, Performer

WHAT: “‘Ed Night stands at the dawn of the new age of stand-up’ (Fest). He ‘has no right to be as good as he is’ **** (Fest). ‘One of the future stars of British comedy’ (iNews.co.uk). ‘Blisteringly quick fire and jam-packed with jokes’ (BroadwayBaby.com). Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2017. Star of BBC Radio 1’s Ed and Lauren Get On. Tour support for Paul Sinha, Phil Wang, Dane Baptiste and Simon Amstell.”

WHERE: Pleasance Courtyard – Bunker Two (Venue 33) 

WHEN: 21:15 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

No, it’s my fourth year as a comic. But, I’ve been up before as like a runner/fan.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I 100%-ed Crash Bandicoot 2. I also got a show on Radio 1, but I feel like that’s not as hard to do.

Tell us about your show.

I wrote it (read: am telling my agent I’ve finished writing it) and it’s being produced by the amazing gang at Mick Perrin Worldwide. We met because they took out a “comedian wanted” advert in the church newsletter, and I responded because it’s been my lifelong dream to go to Scotland. Hopefully, the show will be good enough to take somewhere after Edinburgh.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

They should see Catherine Bohart, Sarah Keyworth, Red Richardson, Pierre Novellie, Sid Singh, Chris MacArthur Boyd, and Rosco Mclelland and a million other shows cos you should support live comedy. But especially those ones

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+3 Interview: Vince Ebert: Sexy Science. Made in Germany

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“Fortunately, in my home town of Frankfurt we have a very well-known English theatre. They gave me the chance to play the show on a regular basis so I could develop and improve the show.”

WHO: Vince Ebert, Comedian/Performer

WHAT: “German comedians are like English cooks, sober Scotsmen or Texan democrats. And physicists aren’t funny at all. That may be true until you meet the father of German science comedy. Vince Ebert explains scientific facts using the fundamental laws of humour. Why is the sky blue? Why is the night black? Why shouldn’t we eat yellow snow? A witty and inspiring performance about skeptical thinking, fake news, the secret of German cars and the important question: do strippers in the southern hemisphere turn around the pole in the opposite direction?”

WHERE: Underbelly, Bristo Square – Dexter (Venue 302) 

WHEN: 13:30 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

I was at the Fringe for the first time last year. A friend of mine, who is also a comedian, invited me to come over from Germany to perform in his mixed show. And I really enjoyed the atmosphere!!! So, I decided to come back with my science comedy show “Sexy Science. Serious Humour – Made in Germany”.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I’ve been working as a science comedian for almost 20 years in Germany but it has always been a big dream of mine to do an entire show in English. So, I sat down and wrote “Sexy Science”. Fortunately, in my home town of Frankfurt we have a very well-known English theatre. They gave me the chance to play the show on a regular basis so I could develop and improve the show.

Tell us about your show.

Originally, I’m a certified physicist. In my shows I try to explain scientific facts with the fundamental laws of humour: Why is the sky blue? Why is the night black? Why shouldn’t we eat yellow snow? And of course, I’m willing to debunk the myth that Germans have no sense of humour. The first time I entered the lab of my German university I saw a sign: “Don´t look directly into the laser beam with your remaining eye.”

After the festival my German tour continues. But next year, I’m moving to NYC with my wife for a whole year! Maybe I’ll even make some contacts with Americans during the Fringe.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

There’s such a huge offer of good shows and artists that I don’t want to pick just one. I can highly recommend stepping into a mixed show and let yourself be surprised. As a German I feel naturally obliged to my countrymen. Therefore I can recommend the show “Get On With It” from Henning Wehn.

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+3 Interview: Feed

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“When you say, “The Attention Economy” it sounds like something dry or theoretical but when you really delve into it, this is about how our minds are being manipulated and shaped by new technologies.”

WHO: Ailin Conant, Director

WHAT: “Welcome to the stimulating world of Feed, where emotions are the currency, and your passions and fantasies will be indulged… for a price. After the sell-out success of The Marked, ‘a rollercoaster ride’ ***** (BritishTheatreGuide.info), and The Fantasist, ‘achingly beautiful… incredible stagework that will blow you away’ (Sunday Times), Témoin return, bringing their vibrant visual style to the world of clickbait culture, fake news and cyber gluttony. Feed is a co-production with The Lowry and The Everyman Cheltenham and is supported by Arts Council England and the Charles Irving Trust.”

WHERE: Pleasance Dome – KingDome (Venue 23) 

WHEN: 14:00 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is our fourth show at the Fringe. Our past shows were NOBODY’S HOME, THE FANTASIST, and THE MARKED. We’ve been super lucky to have sell-out shows a few years running, and feel excited to have such a loyal audience base in Edinburgh who have a taste for our visual and physical style of theatre.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

The biggest thing was being taken on by The Lowry as a supported company, and it’s thanks to them along with our long-time partner The Everyman Cheltenham that we have been able to really push the boundaries with FEED and build something zany and dark that is like nothing we’ve done before.

We’ve also been accepted into the Without Walls portfolio for companies producing outdoor work, which has meant that we’ve been able to scale-up some of our signature styles (like puppetry and clown) to the great outdoors. We’re currently building a show called “Routes” which involves a 20-foot tower and 10-foot puppets. We’re super excited to keep pushing into this new form and are interested in meeting / collaborating with circus artists so if you’re a circus company with an outdoor theatre idea please get in touch!

Tell us about your show.

FEED is a devised show by Theatre Témoin that has been written by the company in collaboration with two stellar contributing playwrights – Eve Leigh and Erin Judge – along with a whole slew of mentors and engagement partners including Chris Thorpe, The Lowry Young Company, Stagedoor Learning, New Horizons, The Roundhouse Young Poets, Ovalhouse Young Associates, Anthony Anaxagorou, and Tristan Finn-Aiduenu. It’s a gritty and irreverent explosion of creative ideas tackling a very complex subject. When you say, “The Attention Economy” it sounds like something dry or theoretical but when you really delve into it, this is about how our minds are being manipulated and shaped by new technologies. It’s a subject that has its tendrils in addiction, desire, connection, and all that is worst and best in human beings, and until we understand it we won’t be able to face the greatest challenges facing us as a species. We think it’s one of the most important conversations for us to be having in our time.

FEED previewed at the Lowry in June, and will tour nationally and internationally in 2019.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Sh*tfaced Shakespeare. A) because they’re hilarious, but more importantly, B) because we stole one of their actresses for FEED. We’re constantly terrified they will drunkenly gate-crash our show and attempt to steal her back. Please go placate them.

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+3 Interview: Matt Price: Last Night a Weegie Saved My Life

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“I enjoy being in one place for a month and not having to travel.”

WHO: Matt Price, Performer

WHAT: “Friendly Cornish giant Matt Price was going out with a woman. The only problem is that she wasn’t going out with him, so Matt spent a year of his life looking like the world’s worst stalker. The experience triggered a memory from his childhood. Find out why he pretended to like death metal, why he loves bad performance poetry and how a five-foot-one Glaswegian woman saved his life. ‘Fearlessly funny’ **** (Scotsman). ‘Extraordinary’ **** (Chortle.co.uk). ‘Wonderfully funny’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.com).”

WHERE: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wee Room (Venue 14) 

WHEN: 19:00 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This will be my 8th solo show and I think the 13th time I’ve performed at the Festival. Someone once described the Edinburgh Festival as end of term exams for comedians. I enjoy being in one place for a month and not having to travel. I also enjoy doing an hour long show.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I’ve started using my slow cooker more and as my partner is vegetarian, I’ve learned how to slow cook Quorn. It’s surprisingly good. I make a Quorn biryani, which I really like.

Tell us about your show.

My show is called “Last night a Weegie saved my life”. I wrote it and it’s the most personal story I’ve told to an audience, but it’s funny and uplifting too. It’s being promoted by Bound and Gagged and I’m looking forward to performing it. I’ve been previewing at various places this year and I have no idea where I will take it after Edinburgh, but I’m interested to find out. Possibly somewhere overseas or back home in Cornwall.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

They should tell other people about the show if they liked it. It’s helpful to have audience recommend shows. Then they should go and see my partner Martha McBrier do her show. It’s very different to mine but as she features in my show, it might be interesting…

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+3 Interview: Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse

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“I used to do children’s theatre when I was a teenager, please don’t research it, it’s not pretty.”

WHO: Sarah Keyworth, Performer

WHAT: “You’ve seen her on Comedy Central, you’ve seen her on the BBC. Now see Nottingham-born rising star Sarah Keyworth’s debut hour. Join Sarah as she tells you about her life with an important little girl and her battle against every expectation of what being a girl means. Think Girls Just Wanna Have Fun but British, deadpan and in no way similar. Tour support for Dane Baptiste, Stewart Francis and Kerry Godliman. Funny Women runner-up. ‘Charming’ (Independent). ‘Excellently deadpan’ (HuffingtonPost.com). ‘I liked that joke about her fanny’ (Sarah Millican). ‘A complete breath of fresh air’ (EdFestMag.com).”

WHERE: Pleasance Courtyard – Bunker Two (Venue 33) 

WHEN: 17:30 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This will be my 9th visit to the fringe but my first hour show! I used to do children’s theatre when I was a teenager, please don’t research it, it’s not pretty.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

It’s actually been a steady stream of nice things since last Edinburgh. I won a bursary for the new show, I got a resident MC spot in Leicester Sq and a few other things that I can’t actually tell you but I’m very pleased about.

Tell us about your show.

My show is a hour of solo stand up. I wrote it and it is being produced by a fantastic company called Fight In The Dog. I’ve been previewing it all over the UK but in very rough forms and I hope it will go further after the Fringe but it depends on how successful the run is!

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

I’m excited to see Sean Mcloughlin, Jordan Brookes, Sindhu Vee, Catherine Bohart, Ed Night, Brennan Reece, Adele Cliff – I could go on and on!

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+3 Interview: Barry Ferns: Barry Loves You

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“The streets are carved indelibly in my mind. And also knees… in 2012 and 2013 I did a show on TOP of Arthurs Seat EVERY SINGLE day of the festival – I now have no cartilage in my knees.”

WHO: Barry Ferns, Writer Performer

WHAT: “An hour of entertainment on what it is like to be the human being Barry Ferns living life in the 21st century*. Here is previous review for a previous show: ‘A marvellous, personal, beautifully constructed, laughter-packed hour’ **** (Scotsman). *This century.”

WHERE: Just the Tonic at The Tron – Just the Tonic at The Tron (Venue 51) 

WHEN: 21:00 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is not my first rodeo. I have been to Edinburgh many times – I even once had a partner that lived here. The streets are carved indelibly in my mind. And also knees… in 2012 and 2013 I did a show on TOP of Arthurs Seat EVERY SINGLE day of the festival – I now have no cartilage in my knees.
Oh – I’ve also won a “Mervyn Stutter Spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe” award and a “Malcolm Hardee award”. But don’t tell anyone. I want to keep it a secret (doh!)

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I did my premiere of this show in New York City. It was awesome. Such a great venue and place – David Cross was on a few days before me at the same venue and I “hung” with Aziz Anzari and Jeanne Garafalo. Touch me. I’m cool. Actually, it felt more like someone else’s life. But it was an awesome experience and I’d love to go back very very soon.

Tell us about your show.

The show is called Barry Loves You. I wrote it. I produced it. The company game together inside my mother, in Dorset, many moons ago (Sorry for that image…).
It’s about connection, about love, about confusion and about biscuits. Actually, it’s mostly about biscuits*. But if I called it “Barry Loves Biscuits” I would have sounded like a dog. But who doesn’t love biscuits**?
*It’s not about biscuits
** hipsters probably

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

They should most definitely go and see the show of the first flyer they get handed when they leave my show.
Recommendations are random anyway – most people have 5***** for something or other. You can never tell what someone unknown is going to be like. So take the lottery and play russian roulette with an hour of your life. It’s the most exciting way to play Edinburgh. Blindly pulling that trigger and with a war veteran near by.
That – of go and see Nick Elleray, he’s great.

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+3 Interview: J’n’R

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“Our productions explore the human condition in all its messy, humorous splendour.”

WHO: Fiona Leonard, Writer / Producer

WHAT: “It’s 4am, you’re stuck in the middle of an airport, and you’re downing coffee to stay awake. You also suspect you might be falling for the weird, oddly familiar guy in the corner who seems to have a thing for iambic pentameter. Problem is, you’re going to Hong Kong, he’s going to Morocco and you have one hour until your flight is called. What do you do? J’n’R is a fast-paced comedy loosely based on the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet. It may or may not be a love story.”

WHERE: Greenside @ Infirmary Street – Ivy Studio (Venue 236) 

WHEN: 13:45 (55 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

Yes it is. Despite lots of Scottish heritage (my grandfather was one, Donald McCallum Carmichael!) this is the first time I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Edinburgh. I can’t begin to tell you how excited we all are.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

We launched our theatre company, Blue Goat Theatre, earlier this year which has been an incredible experience. We finally have a creative home, and have received so much support both from people here in Düsseldorf, Germany where we are based, and from abroad.

Blue Goat Theatre champions diversity and inclusiveness both on stage and behind the scenes. The creative team behind the company hails from three different countries so there’s always a rich mix of culture and ideas. Our productions explore the human condition in all its messy, humorous splendour.

Tell us about your show.

I wrote this show in the wake of the Trump election and the rise of the #metoo movement. Like many people, I was looking for a way to make a contribution to the conversation. After a recent show one of our audience members wrote: “What a beautiful display of dismantling the patriarchy. This play is needed now more than ever.” Feedback like that reassures me that we’re on the right track. Come find us at the Fringe and we’ll give you one of our “F**K the Patriarchy” postcards. They’re pretty fab.

We premiered J’n’R in Germany in 2017 and have been refining it over the past year. After Edinburgh we’ll be performing back in Germany, but in German rather than in English which adds a whole new dynamic to the show.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

They should definitely see Jimeoin: Result! Jimeoin is an an Irish/Australian comedian whom I first saw perform when I was at university over 20 years ago. Back then he was just a guy who was a builder during the day and doing the stand up comedy circuit at night. He was such a decent guy with both talent and integrity. It’s so cool to see what he’s achieved in his career. And his shows are hilarious!

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jimeoin-result

I’d also give a shout out to the amazing shows performing at the Greenside Venues. There’s a great community spirit amongst all of the Greenside artists and Blue Goat Theatre is very happy to be a part of the family! Personally I’m planning to see Sod’s Law – a musical romp through queer history. I haven’t seen the show, but it sounds great! Catch it at the Mint Studio @ Infirmary Street.

https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sod-s-law

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+3 Interview: Athena Kugblenu: Follow the Leader

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“I spent 18 months having a go at Trump and Brexit supporters but then I flooded my kitchen in the stupidest way and I thought to myself ‘I’m an idiot too.”

WHO: Athena Kugblenu, Performer

WHAT: “On a hovercraft, no one can hear you bark… Fringe legend and Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson’s uproarious tales of woe, a dog and transcontinental wedlock. The dog came with a package… it could not be abandoned in Paris, and the next eight years tested everything: marriage, career and sanity. A tormented, often hysterical life of poo, piss and pooches.”

WHERE: Underbelly, Bristo Square – Clover (Venue 302) 

WHEN: 17:30 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

No, I have been going to Edinburgh for years. I went for a few years as a new comedian and checked out all the venues and nice places to eat. Satisfied I knew where to get a good feed I could afford, last year I took up my debut hour and this year I am bringing up my second hour!

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I recorded an episode of Museum of Curiosity last month. That was incredible, trying to keep my cool with Lee Mack to my left and John Lloyd to my right.

Tell us about your show.

It’s called Follow the Leader. It’s called Follow the Leader because I think at this point in history in the western world at least, we have the worst leaders. We don’t even have good people to replace them with. But then maybe it’s a reflection of this point in history just having the worst people – so our leaders are the best of a bad bunch. I wrote the show because I spent 18 months having a go at Trump and Brexit supporters but then I flooded my kitchen in the stupidest way and I thought to myself ‘I’m an idiot too. Some people vote for despots. Others ruin their laminate. Swings and roundabouts’. I wrote it and I’m working with So Comedy and Broken Robot productions to bring it to Edinburgh. Afterwards, I’ll be giving birth but maybe I will perform it in 2019, if I can find a baby friendly green room.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

They should check out Sindhu Vee, Eleanor Tiernan, Kemah Bob, Kwame Asante and someone else they have never heard of – it’s important to take a gamble when up in Edinburgh. I also saw some good plays last year so definitely venture away from stand up, otherwise you will run out of laughter.

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