“Never trust trains or Ryanair flights to run on time- plan for delays. Thats a lesson I’m still struggling to learn.”
WHO: Kat Higgins
WHAT: “Kat wants to be remembered. But being the favourite child is impossible when your competition is a literal angel. With Irish charm and cutting wit, Kat explores Catholic guilt, sibling rivalry and the “sainthood” of the dead in her sharp storytelling debut. If you want a saint, go to church. If you want the truth, come to this. Tour support for Rosie Jones, Janine Harouni and Tatty Macleod, Kat made her television debut on BBC One and BBC Three with the BBC New Comedy Awards. Winner of the 2026 Chortle Hotshots bursary awards.”
WHERE: Nic 9 (Nicolson Square Gardens) at Hoots @ Nicolson Square (Venue 63)
WHEN: 17:10 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
I came to my first Fringe on a whim- I got made redundant in July, and got a new job starting in September, so all of a sudden, I had no work and no plans for August. I’d only started open mic comedy a couple of months earlier and heard everyone talking about “The Fringe,” so I was keen to go see what it was all about. I got a job flyering for a production company and found a spare bit of floor for me to sleep on. By the end of the month, I was running the flyering team, producing one of the shows, and determined to bring my own show someday. And several years later- I’m still a flyerer, but for my own show this time.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2025 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
When your corporate company has a “Town Hall” meeting with the new CEO to discuss the restructuring of the business, and they ask, “Any questions?” do not be the only person to put your hand up and DEFINITELY don’t ask if they are planning any redundancies. Inevitably, you will be one of the only people they make redundant.
Also, never trust trains or Ryanair flights to run on time- plan for delays. Thats a lesson I’m still struggling to learn.
Tell us about your show.
My show is about me- hence the title, In Memory of Me. I wrote it about my life growing up- being an attention seeker, the only girl with three brothers, raised Catholic, and how that’s all shaped me into who I am today- which is a bit of a prick. But hw I think being a prick is something that should be celebrated- especially in death. My eldest brother Micheal died, and I think the best thing about it was that he was a prick and we should remember that when memorialising the dead. The best bits of people are often gritty and imperfect- this show is my attempt to argue that’s how they, and mainly I (attention seeker remember?) should be remembered.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
SO MUCH STUFF!! I’m gonna start with something you should see before me, which is Ruby Carr’s show Bite Me, which is in the same room as me, directly before my show (lovely little double bill for you- can even keep the same seat!) Ruby is one of my favourite people to watch on stage, and having seen previews of the show, it is silly, daft, and hilariously absurd.
Other things you need to go see is Marty Gleeson’s Dog Ear- I love seeing Marty live and this show is top of my must see list. Also on the list are Cecily Hitchcock, Raj Poojara and Shane Daniel Byrne
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