Interview
Interview: Bailey Swilley
‘It’s always surprising which jokes resonate with people the most’ We talk to Bailey Swilley about her debut Fringe show ‘Gimme a Sign!’
Interview: Chris Tavener
‘I couldn’t be heard or seen for two songs. I laughed hysterically about it afterwards.’ Musical comedian Chris Tavener tells us about debut Fringe hour ‘Faking Cool’
Interview: Timmy Booth
‘It’s about masculinity, manliness, and how I often lack both of those things.’ Timmy Booth tells us all about his ‘Manhole’
Interview: Chloe Radcliffe
‘Top to bottom it is dick jokes and dating and me being a feral little animal!’ Chloe Radcliffe tells us about her second Fringe show ‘Proud Raccoon’
Interview: Ralph Brown
‘A guy just walked in… and then pulled out a gun.’ We speak to Ralph Brown about his hair-raising Fringe show, ‘My First Hostage Situation’
Interview: Gabey Lucas
‘I think humanity’s whole existence is a raging mess of non-sequiturs’. Gabey Lucas tells us about her debut hour, ‘A Berkshire Boar Walks into a Bar (and Gets Shot in the Face)’
Interview: Ladies Who Ranch
‘Ironic detachment is not for us feeling beasts!’ We spoke to the improv troupe about their debut Fringe show
Interview: Bella Humphries
‘I draw endlessly on my own life experiences (for better or worse!).’ We speak to Bella Humphries about her debut hour, ‘Square Peg’
Interview: Suchandrika Chakrabarti
‘I like the joke to always be on me wherever possible’. We chat to Suchandrika Chakrabarti about her sophomore show ‘Doomscrolling’
Interview: Ian Lockwood
‘You’re catching me at an interesting point in my career’. We spoke to musical comedian Ian Lockwood about his debut Fringe hour ‘The Farewell Tour’
Interview: Paulina Lenoir
‘The whole of LIFE in under an hour’, Paulina Lenoir tells us about her all-encompassing clown show ‘Puella Eterna’
Interview: Abby Wambaugh
‘It’s like those times when you can’t trust yourself to fart unless you are over a toilet, but creatively’. Abby Wambaugh tells us about her debut Fringe hour, ‘The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows’
Interview: Andrew Doherty
‘I’m trying to both parody that idea, but also in a small way pay tribute to it’. We chat to Andrew Doherty about his folk horror-inspired Fringe show, ‘Gay Witch Sex Cult’
Interview: Lou Taylor
‘I’m also hoping not to have a breakdown’. Comedian Lou Taylor talks about her ’90s obsession and new Fringe show ‘Jeans and a nice top’
Interview: Lil Wenker
‘Everything is hyper exaggerated.’ Lil Wenker tells us about her new spaghetti western-themed clown comedy ‘Bangtail’
Interview: Alfie Packham
‘I think the audience deserves a little something’. Alfie Packham tells us about his debut hour, ‘My Gift to You’
Interview: Michael Kunze
‘I’m obsessed with how celebrities talk about themselves’. We chat to Michael Kunze about his character comedy show ‘Infinity Mirror’
Interview: Richard Cobb
‘I don’t want to bother anyone that’s having a nice day!’ Self-effacing comedian Richard Cobb tells us about his sophomore show ‘Running Joke’
Interview: Mustafa Algiyadi
‘Themes of belonging, identity, and a quest for a better passport!’ We speak to the Libyan Arab comedian about his debut Fringe show, ‘Almost Legal Alien’
Interview: Rosco McClelland
‘Goddamn, we’re pretty good up here!’ We speak to Rosco McClelland about his new show ‘Sudden Death’