How did you get into comedy? I find the how a lot less interesting than the “why” which is a pathological need to be liked coupled with a crushing inability to truly enjoy anything. The how is that I’d wanted to act, then I met performing arts students when I went to college and decided … Continue reading “You can joke about any subject, but what’s your object in telling it?” | Bethany Black talks throwing comedy at the walls and seeing what sticks
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“If EVERYONE says putting musicals in your show is a bad idea… make your own mind up.” | Tony Basnett talks Trapdoor, 2000 Trees and roadtrip tunes
How did you get into comedy? I loved comedy when I was growing up, I got in trouble staying up watching stand up repeatedly. A friend of mine told me I should try it and I was dreadful, I’ll be honest, I think he only did it to prove I wasn’t as funny as I … Continue reading “If EVERYONE says putting musicals in your show is a bad idea… make your own mind up.” | Tony Basnett talks Trapdoor, 2000 Trees and roadtrip tunes
“My first memory is of comedy.” | Umby Winters on sharks, kittens and ten years (sort of) of comedy
How did you get into comedy? My first memory is of comedy. When I was only a couple years old, my Dad would lie on the floor of our flat in North Shields and watch whatever was on that time of night. One night it was ‘The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer’ and I don’t … Continue reading “My first memory is of comedy.” | Umby Winters on sharks, kittens and ten years (sort of) of comedy
