Interview
Interview: Jacob Nussey
‘A few times people have audibly gasped at stories’ We chat to Jacob Nussey about his debut Fringe show, mined from his experiences working for Amazon, ‘Primed’
Interview: Douglas Widick
‘My comedy style is, “Dad on vacation got handed the microphone”. We chat to comedian Douglas Widick about his debut Fringe show, ‘Paperclip’
Interview: Caroline McEvoy
‘I’m the only comedian at the Fringe mixing jokes about sectarianism with Disney princesses’. Caroline McEvoy tells us about her debut Fringe show, ‘Train Man’
Interview: Cabbage the Clown
‘Pop culture vomit, gluttonous levels of props’. We chat to Eliza Nelso, the mind behind movie-obsessed clown Cabbage, about debut Fringe show ‘Cinemadrome’
Interview: Laura Davis
‘It feels like the show I’ve been trying to write for quite some time.’. We chat to acclaimed comedian Laura Davis about their new Fringe show, ‘Despair is Beneath Us’
Interview: Becky Umbers
‘I think we are told by all sorts of people to hide our weirdness away’. We chat to NZ comedian Becky Umbers about her debut Fringe show, ‘Put that Cat Back in the Bag’
Interview: Ada & Bron
‘It’s a mix of larger-than-life characters and emotional carnage!’ We chat to sketch comedy couple Ada & Bron about their debut Fringe show ‘The Origin of Love’
Interview: Alex Berr
‘The process has been fun and rewarding and almost therapeutic.’ We chat to comedian and biomedical engineer Alex Berr about her debut Fringe show ‘How to Kill a Mouse’
Interview: Kit Loyd
‘I’m a lanky, long-framed boy and I try use that to my advantage.’ We chat to Kt Loyd about his debut physical comedy show, ‘Frenzy’.
Interview: The Burton Brothers
‘It’s a decade that is rich with history, style, and a blind optimism that is ripe for comedic satire’. We speak to sketch duo Tom and Josh Burton about their Fringe show ‘1925’
Interview: Stephen Sharp
‘Don’t just say that your hobbies are shagging!’ We chat to the man behind hit comedy dating show, ‘Looking for Laughs’.
Interview: Amanda Dwyer
‘I found it quite therapeutic to be honest.’ We speak to Amanda Dwyer about her debut Fringe show ‘What You Thinking About?’
Interview: Kathleen Hughes
‘Even if it goes horribly wrong, I may have learned something about myself.’ We speak to Kathleen Hughes about her debut show, ‘Cryptid!’
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