Tell us about the show you’re bringing to the Vault Festival, Softboy. It’s basically a show that makes fun of fragile masculinity. I ‘play’ a struggling singer songwriter that is very obviously desperate for approval. I put ‘play’ in quotations because sometimes it feels like a character and sometimes it’s definitely just me singing about … Continue reading “Think Bright Eyes but sadder and less self aware.” | Matt Hutson on plunging the emotional depths for Softboy at Vault Festival
Category: Interviews
“The best comedy comes from a place of raw honesty and reality.” | Tom Mayhew talks class, austerity and comedy that stands up for the vulnerable
Tell us about your show, I, Tom Mayhew. The show was inspired by my experiences after I left school in 2010; I had good qualifications, but I didn’t feel like University was for me. I wanted to get a job and save some money, but due to the 2008 recession - which led to record … Continue reading “The best comedy comes from a place of raw honesty and reality.” | Tom Mayhew talks class, austerity and comedy that stands up for the vulnerable
“I genuinely believe we need nights like ours more than ever.” | Jonny Collins reflects on eight months of Blizzard Comedy
How well do you feel Blizzard has achieved the goals you’ve set out for it so far? 50/50. Certain aspects of it have far exceeded what I could’ve hoped, yet there’s still areas that I feel we could do more with. I don’t think our line-ups are always as diverse as they could be - … Continue reading “I genuinely believe we need nights like ours more than ever.” | Jonny Collins reflects on eight months of Blizzard Comedy
