Could you first introduce yourself to the reader?
Hello reader. My name is Andrew. I am a human from the planet Earth and I like Linda McCartney sausage sandwiches.
How would you describe your show?
I would describe my show accurately, without giving too much away, but also making sure I put a comedic spin on the description so as to attract a curious crowd. I would balance the description between self-deprecation and hubris so as to appear humble yet assured.
Why do you want to perform at Edinburgh Festival Fringe?
I'm terribly sorry, is this the application form? Shit. Sorry, I thought I'd already applied. Who the fuck did I give all that money to? I'VE BEEN SCAMMED! This is a much bigger story than my show.
What differentiates it from other festivals?
Well, for a start, none of the other festivals have organisations pretending to be the 'official fringe' and taking money from unsuspecting performers. I'm SO GLAD you emailed with the proper form. Jesus. I feel so stupid. Stupid stupid stupid. Shall we go to the police?
Do you think the Fringe has changed over the years? If so, how? Are these changes positive or negative?
Oh, hang on. This is just an interview isn't it? Sorry, I've not been sleeping and that question above really threw me. The one about 'why do you want to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival'. That's on you, really. It was a bit formal, you know? A bit interview-y. So... yeah it's definitely changed.
What first motivated you to enter the industry? Who were your inspirations?
I didn't know it was an industry when I entered it. I just thought it was a load of people doing comedy. What an awful revelation.
If you didn't have your current job, what would you probably be doing?
OH GOD. I don't want to not have my current job! What a horrible, horrible thing to make me think about. OH GOD. That's made me depressed. A world in which I can't do comedy. Awful. You are awful. Why would you ask me that? Why?
If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?
Comedian. (See above.)
What is your earliest childhood art memory?
A Picasso fell on me on a school trip. It bent my nose round to the side and impacted my eye onto my cheek.
Do you ever feel any pressure to be a social commentator, or constantly update material to respond to events?
No.
Equally, do you think there has been a shift in public sentiment that has affected your work?
People are definitely way more down with people fucking with their gender presentation so any material I do about my transvestism now has a different focus. It's more "people out there who don't like it are weird, eh?", than "this is weird, eh?"
Describe the last year in 5 words or less?
January, February, March, April, May.... oh.
If you could work with anybody, from any point in history, who would you pick and why?
Aleister Crowley. He'd teach me magick and I'd teach him comedy and we'd do a double-act. And then we'd climb a mountain and I'd die.
Why would a performer opt to do either a ticketed event or participate in the free fringe? What are the benefits and limitations of both?
Free events are easier to get punters in. Ticketed events are easier to get lazy television industry people in. You makes your choice.
What advice would you give to someone who wants to take a show up to the fringe?
The bigger the poster the better the show. That's a simple fact.
When and where can people see your show?
Liquid Rooms Annexe, 5pm, 5th-27th August. FREE!
And where can people find, follow and like you online?
Google.com
Andrew O'Neill's Black Magick Fun Hour is performing at Liquid Room Annexe at 17:00 on 5th – 27th (not 21st). For tickets and more information visit the Ed Fringe website.
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