Interviews |

"I come from a very strong political background with parents who were freedom fighters and I hold a law degree so it should be no surprise that my comedy can be quite political."

"I would tell anyone considering going to make sure you have Lactaids with you because if you’re anything like me you will be eating cheese crepes at midnight every night and honey your stomach is gonna be MAD at you!! I would also tell them to make sure you have money to burn."

"I want them to see how absurd the world is, especially in terms of money and Capitalism. The whole system is kinda absurd. Most of us don’t really fully understand how it works, but we’re all trying to win in this inane system anyway, at least that’s how I feel."

"Whilst it’s fun to laugh at all the shit life dishes out, I guess the deeper message is keep going. Resilience is the key to success in life."

"I was an English major in college so I had to write upwards of 50 or more essays, and I learned that jokes have a very similar structure to an essay. Once I figured that out, joke-writing became very easy."

"I often encounter a trope that Asian acts will primarily talk about being Asian. I’d like to be known for something other than that, and I feel like in my experience audiences do want to see something more original than that."

"The strangest and most wonderful things normally come from brilliant mistakes and misunderstandings in an improv show; you can come on as a background cleaner, but another cast member might think you’re their long-lost twin, and suddenly you’re an integral part of the scene and the wider story."

"I love writing about misfits. People who are square pegs fitting themselves into round holes. I also used to NOT write about my sexuality or my OCD for fear I wouldn't fit in (or summon my OCD)..."

"As a straight, cisgender, privately educated white male, I think it’s important to acknowledge my struggle. Sometimes I can’t get a slot on a professional comedy night in London because too many of my school friends are already on the bill."

"The best piece of feedback I’ve gotten from anyone was for an early performance of my show, and it was from a friend of mine named Toby Huss. This is the piece of feedback I always go back to: He said “This story to you is important, and you’re talking about it as though it’s not important.”"

"People think colonialism was long time ago. But it’s like Japanese knotweed. Once in the ground, it’s impossible to get rid of. History has consequences, and those consequences are me telling colonial jokes."

"One time I had to play a fake cheese monger at a birthday party and prank the guests by telling them fake things about the cheese. I told them one cheese was made of rare pony milk and went into a long monologue about how to milk a pony."