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+3 Interview: Rik Carranza: I’m a Fan

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“I’ve performed stand up at some fantastic venues around the country, but yeah, the replica helmet is probably the best thing to have happened.”

WHO: Rik Carranza, DOER OF EVERYTHING!!

WHAT: “How far would you go to fit in? What happens when you deny the very thing that defines you? In this deeply personal show, Rik Carranza revisits a past that forced him to choose between embracing his passions or bowing to the expectations of others. A story about love, life, death and Star Trek.”

WHERE: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House (Venue 170)

WHEN: 21:00 (60 min)

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What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’16?

A friend of mine 3D printed me a full sized replica of the helmet of the Armored Bat Suit from Superman vs Batman. I mean did get to perform Star Trek vs Star Wars the live comedy debate show, on at 13:10, Heroes @ Monkey Barrel, 3rd-27th Aug (not 16th), to over 200 people at the Bluedot Festival, took the show to London, Derby Comedy Festival and to a few of comic cons, and I’ve performed stand up at some fantastic venues around the country, but yeah, the replica helmet is probably the best thing to have happened.

Tell us about your show.

I’m a Fan is all about choosing between being a fan of something that you enjoy or shunning it in order to fit in with those around you. It’s about a lot of things but fundamentally it’s a story about love, life, death and Star Trek. It was written by myself with help from Delphine Manley, Jackie Thornton and Rohan Acharya. The 2017 Edinburgh Fringe will it’s be premier in a cosy 35 seater room in the Counting House. After Edinburgh I’ll be taking the show around the UK but would also love to add in Australia and maybe as far as the final frontier?

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

Well, I heard Rik Carranza presents: Star Trek vs Star Wars is a good show to see after Rik Carranza: I’m a Fan but you’d have to find out for yourself.

Otherwise, Rob Kemps, Elvis Dead. It’s the Evil Dead 2 set to Elvis songs. It needed to be done.

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+3 Interview: Star Trek vs Star Wars

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“I did my first show in 2010 and since then I have performed as a comedian every year.”

WHO: Rik Carranza – Host

WHAT: “Rik Carranza leads two comedians through an epic debate to finally put to rest which is better, Star Trek or Star Wars. They are the biggest sci-fi franchises in history both with their legions of fans. Trek or Wars, Enterprise or Falcon, Phaser or Blaster, Jar Jar or Neelix. Will Star Trek ‘engage’ you or will you find it ‘most illogical’? Will Stars Wars make you ‘let go of your hate’ or will you ‘get a bad feeling about this’? It’s up to you, the audience, to decide. Different guests every day.”

WHERE: The Banana Skin (Venue 396) 

WHEN: Times Vary (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

This is my 7th year performing at the Edinburgh Fringe though I am from the city originally. My first year I was part of a local theatre company and we brought a self-penned play to the Fringe. A few years later I started performing as a stand up comedian. I did my first show in 2010 and since then I have performed as a comedian every year.

Tell us about your show.

The show is a comedy debate panel show featuring 2 comedians battling it out to decide once and for all, which franchise is better, Star Trek or Star Wars. The show was created and previewed at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe as well as other geek events, including Capital Sci Fi Con in Edinburgh. Once the Fringe is over there are now plans to take the show to other cities and festivals.

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

The Dark Room by John Robertson is an amazing interactive show that never fails to entertain. Comedians Against Humanity see’s comedians going to dark places with the help of the audience suggestions and Card against Humanity.

Stack at Bedlam Theatre is a brilliantly immature and fantastically put together one man show. I saw Ria Linas’ Dear Daughter at the Manchester Fringe as a preview and am looking forward to seeing it again. Doug Segal’s I Can Make you Feel Good is a great show. Doug always puts on shows that leave you laughing while you look on in wonder.

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