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24 July 2024
Interview with cabaret performer Ellie MacPherson
"In university I studied History because history is just drama in disguise. But people look down on you less when you say you have a history degree."
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24 July 2024
Interview with sketch comedy double act Grubby Little Mitts
"After the show, Mr Cox admitted that he stole not one but two of the eyeballs. Truly an amazing day!"
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24 July 2024
Interview with comedian Harriet Dyer
"This might sound mad but I wasn’t really a massive fan of comedy growing up (other than Russ Abbott and The Dinner Ladies) which I think helped me have a unique voice as I was never going off something that I knew."
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24 July 2024
Interview with comedian and writer Stephanie Laing
"I’ve done years where I’ve been focused on getting good reviews or selling out the show, but I think it’s better if you just remember it’s a really really enjoyable way to spend a month of your life."
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24 July 2024
Interview with multimedia comedian Ted Hill
"After a preview, someone came up to me to tell me I had to change a joke because ‘kids these days don’t know about Saddam Hussein’. I have not changed the joke, but do think about that comment a lot."
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20 July 2024
Interview with physical performer and acrobat Sasha Krohn
"The show was written to inspire an honest conversation surrounding mental health (in all its varieties), and also not to glorify it to a level where it diminishes the severity of it all."
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20 July 2024
Interview with Vyte Garriga, performer, playwright and theatre maker
"Trying to pursue an acting career in London, made me realise that, at least in the commercial side of the industry, I will never be allowed to play anyone but an East European stereotype, most likely with no words and being OK with nudity."
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20 July 2024
Interview with Ginava, Founder & Creative Director of Gendermess Productions
"One audience member once told me that our show gave them the courage to come out to their family. That has stayed with me, as it reinforced the impact our art can have on individuals' lives and the importance of continuing to share our stories."
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20 July 2024
Interview with Kacie Rogers, actor, writer, producer and co-founder of Bottle Tree Theatre Company
"Essentially, the ideas I would bring to her would be full chunks of marble and little by little, bit by bit, she would help me chisel those blocks down and find the art that always wanted to exist underneath."
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20 July 2024
Interview with Jesse Scott, co-founder and creative director of Casus Creations
"I have in my career travelled to the four corners of the globe performing in numerous festivals and I am yet to discover anything like Edinburgh Fringe, the sheer scale and magnitude of Edinburgh fringe is mind boggling."
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19 July 2024
Interview with comedian Rosco McClelland
"I try hard not to watch too many people I actually like as I dread the thought of just doing what they do. What I prefer to do is watch stuff I don't like and then just do the opposite!"
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18 July 2024
Interview with comedian Grace Mulvey
"Humiliation is good for the soul! And that you are not owed anything in life so you might as well try to have a good time."
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18 July 2024
Interview with comedian Sian Davies
"When you’re up there it’s such a bubble, having a daily phone call with someone who couldn’t care less about reviews or audience numbers is very grounding. It helps me to keep things in perspective and see the bigger picture."
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18 July 2024
Interview with comedian, writer and activist Juliette Burton
"Life is short, why not just give it a go? Maybe it’ll be the biggest flop ever, maybe it’ll mean you never do it again. But at least you’ll have done it. Be bold."
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18 July 2024
Interview with comedian Eric Rushton
"Honestly, if someone asked me to describe my show, I think I would come up with a lovely little paragraph."
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17 July 2024
Interview with poet and comedian Elvis McGonagall
"I performed staring at a giant portrait of Thatcher. I don’t know if the audience have fully recovered but I still have PTSD."
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17 July 2024
Interview with comedian Liam Farrelly
"There’s been so many things that have happened they don’t even seem strange anymore. Have had couples break up mid gig, power cuts, fights, other acts not showing up, one guy got his eye punched out. They all just kind of blend into one blob of madness."
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17 July 2024
Interview with Alley Scott, Artistic Director of Dutch Kills Theater
"Years ago, I performed a piece about domestic violence with the rest of my cast at 10:10 am for 1 man. We had a house that could fit 80. We gave it to him—didn’t hold back. And he was great. Gave us a standing ovation. I’ll remember him forever."
Comment posted on 25 October 2023
Really interesting to hear how your opinion changed due to the research you conducted! Very well informed and interesting read!