“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

“Every time I buy jelly beans I think I’m expressing the essence of who I am” | Joz Norris on distilling identity in You Build The Thing You Think You Are at Vault Festival

Tell us about the show you’re bringing to the Vault Festival, You Build The Thing You Think You Are. My last show was a sort of conceptual absurdist thing where I performed the entire show in disguise and didn’t actually really appear until the very end. It sort of deliberately kept the truth at arm’s … Continue reading “Every time I buy jelly beans I think I’m expressing the essence of who I am” | Joz Norris on distilling identity in You Build The Thing You Think You Are at Vault Festival

“Legs can take you where you mind is too afraid to go.” | Julia Masli and the Duncan Brothers on celebrating all things Legs at Vault Festival

Tell us about the show you’re bringing to the Vault Festival, Legs. Rob: Our show is called Legs. It’s a show about legs. Andy: It’s really a show for legs by legs. Julia: Legs. We built the show in Edinburgh fringe 2019 where our legs were lucky enough to win the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic … Continue reading “Legs can take you where you mind is too afraid to go.” | Julia Masli and the Duncan Brothers on celebrating all things Legs at Vault Festival