“It’s a cliche set of beliefs, but honestly, nothing is more important than choosing to just keep going.”
WHO: Sid Singh
WHAT: “Award-winning lefty comedian and human rights advocate Sid Singh takes you on a hilarious journey as he figures out how to fight the good fight… as far from home as possible! The last year has had people asking Sid to choose between his human rights work and comedy. Come watch as he tells them to f*ck off while dealing with newly woke parents, a broken hometown, and almost getting deported from India… while still in Germany! ‘Big laughs from unlikely places’ **** (Scotsman). ‘Sid had me bent over wheezing with laughter’ ***** (Comedy Clubhouse).”
WHERE: Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire – Main Room (Venue 338)
WHEN: 16:15 (60 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
This is my 9th Fringe! I go every year that I can, and indeed, the only year I have missed since my Fringe ten years ago was during the pandemic when it was closed! This is without a doubt the best festival in the world and a great way to push your own show further, meet other creatives, perform for all kinds of different audiences over the month, and get inspired!
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
It’s a cliche set of beliefs, but honestly, nothing is more important than choosing to just keep going. When you keep pushing yourself just to continue, things just naturally start to happen. I’m well aware that everything I just wrote sounds like something ChatGPT would write to promote wellness or whatever, but it’s true! This past year has been one of the weirdest and wildest in my career, but it allowed me to visit even more cities and countries in the world in order to do comedy and honestly the incredibly boring secret was to keep going in the face of whatever that day’s adversity was.
Tell us about your show.
My show Table For One is about how I got to help beat the US government and save refugees….basically on accident! It is the story of the crazy journey I took to do so that involves starting comedy in San Diego, becoming homeless in New York City, going to law school in San Francisco, and yet opens by me discussing the weirdness of Portugal and India. More importantly this show will be raising money for the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies! 50 percent of all ticket sales and donations after the show (which is PWYC) will be going straight to them! Then they in turn will keep fighting the good fight as they are the people who beat the US government in court to save refugees on purpose!
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
There are so many amazing shows to see at the Fringe! Go see Olga Koch’s new show or Lara Ricote’s new work in progress if you want to see some of the best of the UK! If you want to see some of the best of the rest of the world (and you should) then you have to see Luana Matei (Romania,) George Zach (Greece,) Ram Arrangi (Netherlands,) Mike Rice (North Korea,) and so so many more!
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