Tom Inniss Voice Team Bronze Silver Gold

"Social media has levelled the playing field and given a platform to anyone with internet access. People are being held to account for their words and actions. ‘Cancel Culture’ is the sound of surprise on hearing a retort for the first time."

"It's really expensive and stressful for performers taking a show to Edinburgh, but once you get there the atmosphere is unlike anywhere else. Your mates are all doing shows nearby and everyone is putting it all out there and trying their best."

"I started doing comedy by mistake! I wanted to be a tragic actor in a big theatre. Make people cry. Comedy stages were more accessible to foreigners like me so I started doing tragedy there."

"Our manager says we are the god fathers of dark cabaret. That probably makes Marlene Dietrich or Edith Piaf great great godmothers of dark cabaret!"

"I do think however, that if things aren’t changed soon, the answer will become “The thing that differentiates Edinburgh Fringe from other festivals is that only acts with loads of money can do it”, and it is vitally important for the arts (and especially in comedy) that that doesn’t happen!"

"There's a bit in The Dark Knight where the Joker burns a pile of cash. If that scene looked appealing to you, then come on up to Edinburgh. If not, then you're not ready for it - and are therefore a healthy person."

I nearly got expelled from school a couple of times. My art teacher made me take up drama and said I could let all my energy out there. 

Laura Daniel and Joseph Moore talk about Covid-19, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and shop an off-license Winnie the Pooh production

"Well since this show has been cancelled eight times, yes, I approach all shows now with a large dose of scepticism. Every time I get on stage, I’m relieved rather than stressed."

"It’s a big and interesting topic, but I suspect you’re asking if I think you should be able to keep a Netflix deal after getting your old lad out in a dressing room? Which isn’t as interesting or nuanced a topic."

"I think that because of the way class and race intersect and contradict in my lived experience I’m more ready than some of my peers to acknowledge my privilege and examine how I can exploit it to benefit others."

"Can’t think of anyone who’s really been cancelled who isn’t a total shit. I think it’s just pointing out the emperor has no clothes and I’m all for that."