“I genuinely love the weather, the Scottish summer is perfect for me, performing shows in 35-40 degree heat is not my idea of fun.”
WHO: Darryl J Carrington
WHAT: “This family-friendly comedy show is packed with surprises as Darryl and his mysterious box take you on a whirlwind of wonder. Every time the box opens, it’s a new adventure: trick shots, circus performances and laugh-out-loud moments that invite everyone to join in the fun. Darryl’s mission is to make you the star of the show (no embarrassing moments here, just pure joy!). With Darryl’s gentle, non-verbal clowning, everyday objects transform into the extraordinary. This show is a joyous celebration of play throughout your life, whatever your age, bringing generations together through seriously skilful silliness.”
WHERE: Jersey at Underbelly, Bristo Square (Venue 302)
WHEN: 11:30 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
No I’ve been coming for at least 10 years on and off in many different guises, from circus shows indoors and out, hosting and attempting stand up comedy, performing as part of the street entertainers and now, bringing my award winning show Out of the Box to Underbelly for the first time! Firstly, I genuinely love the weather, the Scottish summer is perfect for me, performing shows in 35-40 degree heat is not my idea of fun. I love that its where so many creative minds get to come together for a month of togetherness.
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2024 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
Trust your own gut, I’m always seeking approval from others and I realised that sometimes critique is good and helps you develop, but also can distract you from connecting with your audience. So I try my hardest to listen to the audience and be able to make changes accordingly, for example, there’s not enough laughs at that point, how could I build a laugh in there. But that’s a lifetime’s task not just a year.
Tell us about your show.
Out of the Box is a family friendly circus based comedy, where an entire circus emerges from a box and is joyful chaos. When i started performing non verbal clowning, I realised clown was a wonderful umbrella for all the skills I’d been learning over the last 40 years. So I genuinely build routines that I love performing and find silly, and put them all together to create a full show. So there’s something for everyone in there, high skill circus, mainly juggling and equilibristics, puppetry, magic, some very technical tech and lots of silly art and lots of failure with some wonderful resolutions.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
Pete Anderson’s Unstable Acts – an absolute education of comedy on the streets! An absolute joy.
Able Mable a wonderful street show full of joy and silliness! Just watch the little girls faces watching her show they love her!!! Inspiring a whole generation of female performers.
Stuart Goldsmith- a standup comedy show about climate change! Can it be funny yes it can! You’ll leave feeling empowered !
Bec Hill is super creative funny and if like me you love cartoons and very silly stand up you’ll love Bec!
Morgan Rees- one of the best joke writers I know! He’s doing a work in progress and it’ll be a masterclass!
Louise Leigh wise ridiculous and hilarious Louise is like your favorite funniest friend of your mums. She’s great!
David Hoare- a musical comedy genius, how is it possible to write so many funny songs!
Dr Kaboom a wild and funny science show that you’ll love as much as your kids will!!
Katie Pritchard a bundle of joy! So much energy! A wild and funny performer with some incredible costume making skills!
Fransico de Nata a rising star of clowning some say his giraffe is head and shoulders above the rest. A very funny show full of joy.
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