“I am not my audience’s enemy. They are my allies with whom I can commit to my rebellion.” | Stephen Catling on diving deeper than ever before into neurodivergence, isolation and commercialism in Clown Fish Out of Water

Tell us about the show you’re currently workshopping, Clown Fish Out of Water? 'Tis my 3rd Edinburgh show. This year the premise is more about feeling like a pariah as a highly creative, genre-bending act in the entertainment industry, alongside the usual absurd series of set pieces and also how, as an autistic man, I … Continue reading “I am not my audience’s enemy. They are my allies with whom I can commit to my rebellion.” | Stephen Catling on diving deeper than ever before into neurodivergence, isolation and commercialism in Clown Fish Out of Water

“If you write about something close to your heart, the rest comes easy.” | Sully O’Sullivan on sharing his homeland with the world in A Complete Idiot’s Guide to New Zealand

Tell us about your show, A Complete Idiot’s Guide to New Zealand. With standard downunder directness, this show does exactly what it says on the tin, making it potentially the most international comedy show at UK festivals this year, written in the world’s southern most capital, debuted in Iceland, and now zig zagging around old … Continue reading “If you write about something close to your heart, the rest comes easy.” | Sully O’Sullivan on sharing his homeland with the world in A Complete Idiot’s Guide to New Zealand

“I hope it will be the kind of show that people have not seen anything like before” | Tom Short on the fusion of cabaret, comedy and the occult in The Stand Up Horror Show

Tell us about your show, The Stand Up Horror Show. The Stand Up Horror Show is a one man occult cabaret. However, there is a twist in that all of the acts that have been booked have perished before the gig. It involves stories, jokes, magic, fortune telling and ends with a dangerous magic trick; … Continue reading “I hope it will be the kind of show that people have not seen anything like before” | Tom Short on the fusion of cabaret, comedy and the occult in The Stand Up Horror Show