Could you first introduce yourself to the reader?
Oh Hai! We are Scavengers of classic cinema, we re-hash forgotten films using bizarre and eccentric physical clown.
Tell us about your show?
This could well be the most ridiculous Late-night show on the fringe. A thumpingly hilarious non-stop Comedy-Horror the likes of which have never been seen. Plus, you get water pistols, ping pong balls and a Ghost Cat!
Why do you want to perform at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and is it different from other festivals?
We did a run of this show last year at The Leicester Square Theatre for Halloween and people came away telling us that this show is exactly what Edfringe loves and unexpectedly expects from a bizarre Late-Night experience. There’s nothing like Edfinge, its audience’s and artist community will magically seek out the best freaky stuff and word spreads like fire and that’s how people get magnetised to something. I can’t even explain how it works.
What first motivated you to enter the industry? Who were your inspirations?
Alright, so imagine we then threw that classic screenplay into a large blender with some Mighty Boosh, Monty Python, Garth Marenghi and a heavy seasoning of Surreal Clowning!
We’re also hugely inspired by our masters of Clown Spymonkey, Philippe Gaulier, John Wright.
Do you ever feel any pressure to be a social commentator, or constantly update material to respond to events?
We’re very lucky as our original material automatically comments on many positive social changes. It was written in 1959! Women we’re usually sectaries and men, Pilots and Heroes. Those themes get a bit screwed with our dominant and fierce clown Tina Baston!
Equally, do you feel there has been a shift in public sentiment that has affected your work?
Of course, we play directly to and for the audience. Funny today, isn’t always Funny again.
Describe the last year in 5 words or less?
Play. Sweat. Devise. …Wat?! PICKLES?!
What advice would you give to someone who wants to take a show up to the fringe?
REALLY bloody love the work you’re making. So much so that when you see how much this thing will cost you in sleep and cash, you will still want to give this bit of yourself to people! Yummy.
And what advice do you wish you’d been given when entering the industry?
Keep learning and keep playing. Never stop because something is working. Even two days before we finished a run of a show we found a brand new moment, which consequently became one of our most loved set pieces in the Edinburgh version.
When and where can people see your show?
11pm at Pleasance Dome – 10 Dome
And where can people find, follow and like you online?
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelampoonstheatre/
Twitter: @thelampoons
Website: lampoons.co.uk
The Lampoons: House On Haunted Hill is on at Pleasance Dome – 10 Dome from August 1st– 26th
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/lampoons-house-on-haunted-hill
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