Author: Kirstie Summers

“The tropes I was most interested to tease were the ones that had most affected my romantic life” | Writer and Director Billie Esplen on inverting romcom clichés in Cowboys and Lesbians

Tell us about your show Cowboys and Lesbians. Cowboys and Lesbians is the little nerdy gay child of my heart! It's a queer rom-com about two teenage best friends, Nina and Noa, who start writing a sexy cowboy film together, and may or may not figure out they fancy each other in the process… What … Continue reading “The tropes I was most interested to tease were the ones that had most affected my romantic life” | Writer and Director Billie Esplen on inverting romcom clichés in Cowboys and Lesbians

Thank you for coming to Blizzard Comedy LIVE, featuring Vince Atta

Boom, 2nd Blizzard of the Year (excluding previews) done, and what a doozy it was. Despite an unfortunate last minute headliner change, this may still have been one of the strongest line ups we’ve ever had. Opening the show we had a last-minute Blizzard stalwart, Tony Basnett. Tony is just an all-around great comedian. He’s … Continue reading Thank you for coming to Blizzard Comedy LIVE, featuring Vince Atta

“I think the ability to include everyone in your joke is the key to wit.” | Sarah Cameron-West on bringing the rage, awkwardness and sarcasm of KAREN from Edinburgh to London

Tell us about your show, KAREN. KAREN is a fast paced one woman show about our Protagonist, who gets dumped on her 30th birthday at Alton Towers mid-way through a Calippo. Things go from bad to worse when it is revealed that Protagonist’s long term boyfriend Joe has been having an affair with her arch … Continue reading “I think the ability to include everyone in your joke is the key to wit.” | Sarah Cameron-West on bringing the rage, awkwardness and sarcasm of KAREN from Edinburgh to London