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24 July 2019
Interview with Kit Redstone, creator of Passengers
"In the words of my old twitter bio I’m a ‘writer and director, and a hot tempered short arse trans man who wears a lot of jewellery’."
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24 July 2019
Interview with Alex Kealy
"I think political polarisation is very frustrating - I’m of the left and pro-Remain, but I’m trying to reach out in elements of this show. And you absolutely don’t get rewarded by audiences for this..."
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24 July 2019
Interview with James McNicholas
"I’m a comedian probably best known on the live circuit for being part of the sketch group BEASTS, and I pop up in things like Drunk History, The Reluctant Landlord, and I’m one of the main cast on the BBC’s Horrible Histories."
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23 July 2019
Interview with Dominic Frisby
"Since the referendum vote it has become more acceptable to utter opinions that don’t conform to the Guardian’s litany."
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23 July 2019
Interview with Konstantin Kisin
"I’d love to meet a medieval court jester who succeeded in entertaining the court and helping his ruler to see sense at the same time."
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23 July 2019
Interview with Robin Morgan
"It’s been interesting to see that the public sentiment isn’t the same all over the country. You can end up performing in a bubble, and I need my show to work to people who might not necessarily agree with the core theme of it."
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22 July 2019
Interview with Diana Dinerman, Detour
"Responding to events isn’t just about world politics; it’s about responding to events in your own life: your relationships, your desires, your disappointments. Every good solo show or comedy set responds to the personal and somehow captures the universal."
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22 July 2019
Interview with Louisa Fitzhardinge
"If Comma Sutra has a message, it’s that love of language is a glorious thing and we shouldn’t be ashamed to be word nerds."
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22 July 2019
Interview with Zach Zucker (a.k.a. Jack Tucker)
Zach Zucker is coming to the fringe as new character creation Jack Tucker, who will lampoon every bad joke and hack comic in the book.
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22 July 2019
Interview with Taigé Lauren, Searchers
"But seriously, I believe Art should be complex and full of paradox, like being human is. If I lose sight of that, I'm just a zealot on a soapbox. And I grew out of my religious phase years ago. I'm not suited for it..."
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21 July 2019
Interview with Alexander Fox
"I don't think that comedians and comedy-writers should be forced to create work that is the most 'shareable' and 'hashtag-able', because it creates a drive-thru comedy consumer culture, devoid of nuance and especially genuine and real emotion"
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21 July 2019
Interview with Alice Sneddon
"All my biggest influences are subsequently my friends because they were really my first exposure to comedy."
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21 July 2019
Interview with Yuriko Kotani
"Since I started stand-up comedy, I can feel the change in comedy industry, slowly but steadily. It’s very exciting to be in and witnessing the moment."
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21 July 2019
Interview with Alex Hughes, writer and performer of The De Nova Super
Alex is a film, television and theatre actor and veteran of Secret Cinema. Alongside fellow theatre, clown, film and movement aficionado Will Palmer he has crafted THE DE NOVA SUPER, a cinematic, visually compelling and emotionally challenging space odyssey.
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20 July 2019
Interview with Guy Montgomery
"For any one of your opinions to hold value, it has to come from a place of genuinely wanting to say something and not some perceived sense of responsibility or a desire to have the simultaneously most viral and woke take."
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20 July 2019
Interview with Tom Parry
"This year more than ever I feel compelled to say at least something about what is happening in this country of ours. But hopefully with a very light touch. The news is such a constant in our lives people want a bit of escapism."
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20 July 2019
Interview with Emmy Blotnick
"I also like not being in New York in August. When it reaches a certain level of humidity here, it activates everyone's sweat and pee smells, so it's a great time to scoot."
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20 July 2019
Interview with Crystal Rasmussen
"I’m a non-binary Northern drag queen with a giant belly and a voice that never dropped. Ten years ago I would’ve been laughed at, now I’m celebrated and that is due to the work of people before me and people around me."