A Tweet that became a thread that has snowballed into a book, Klopp Actually expands on Laura Lexx’s fantasy marriage to football manager Jurgen Klopp. Inspired by Klopp’s statement that his opinion about COVID-19 isn’t important compared to the advice of knowledgeable experts, it imagines what a relationship would be like with someone whose approach … Continue reading A love letter to common sense, Laura Lexx’s Klopp Actually is a wholesome and hilarious escape to a peaceful normality
Author: Kirstie Summers
“Hopefully the nervous energy will make me a better performer.” | Izzy Askwith talks deadpan comedy, bringer gigs and the 2020 Funny Women finals
Tell us about you/your act. I’m a production assistant from Banbury and I started stand up last year. My act is pretty low energy, awkward and deadpan and might be a character act, but it’s not a huge stretch for me to be honest. What’s your favourite thing about working in comedy? Getting to watch … Continue reading “Hopefully the nervous energy will make me a better performer.” | Izzy Askwith talks deadpan comedy, bringer gigs and the 2020 Funny Women finals
“I don’t think a bill of straight white men is the most exciting offering.” | Christina O’Sullivan on feminism, clowning and the Funny Women 2020 finals
Tell us about you/your act. My comedy tends to focus on feminism as I started doing comedy after I went home to Ireland to canvas for the abortion referendum. I wrote down a lot of what people said to me while canvassing and things just went from there. What’s your favourite thing about working in … Continue reading “I don’t think a bill of straight white men is the most exciting offering.” | Christina O’Sullivan on feminism, clowning and the Funny Women 2020 finals
