Voicebox: Edinburgh Fringe

"I’ve been dreaming of taking my own show to The Fringe ever since I first went in 2017. Also, last year whenever I was out, I’d make myself say to people I met ‘well yeah I’m taking my show next year’ and get people excited, so now I like…have to."

"Our show is a fairground ride in the rain that’s going a little too fast before a handbrake turn takes you to Banksy’s Dismaland. But you’re finding it funny and you’re wanting to dance."

"Make sure you enjoy the whole experience because otherwise - what's the point! It's challenging and fulfilling in equal measures so strap yourself in and make sure you're ready for the ride!"

"A woman once heckled, “Your posture is so rigid” - which is such a specific bit of feedback, and not meant to be hurtful, just an observation. I became very aware of my posture from then on."

"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."

"There’s always that moment before a show where you ask yourself why on earth you put yourself through it, but then at the end you want to go back out and do it all again. It’s the adrenaline rush, connecting with people, making people laugh, there’s nothing else quite like it."

"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."

"When I first began comedy, I had a joke that was less sensitive than the others. The audience loved it, but after the show the headliner spoke to me and said, “I watched your whole set. You’re better than that joke.” She was right. I never did the joke again."

"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 would hopefully like the audience to see a different side to me and also see how I have grown as a comedian since I was last at the Fringe. I hope people leave the show feeling uplifted and they have learnt something about me, but also perhaps themselves."

"I’ve never run an ultra-marathon but have always wanted to and the fringe feels as close as I’ll likely get."