“I hope it could help anyone going through anything similar not to feel alone.” | Harriet Dyer talks wanging on about mental health at the Women in Comedy Festival

Tell us about your new show, Mentally Fine. This is the first and only time the new show’s going to be called that as I had to think of something quickly whilst I was in the middle of doing the last show. Although, I guess the premise will still be similar… perhaps odder. In this, … Continue reading “I hope it could help anyone going through anything similar not to feel alone.” | Harriet Dyer talks wanging on about mental health at the Women in Comedy Festival

“Comedy should be about challenging ridiculous stereotypes. Especially when it comes to disability!” | Mark Burkwood on the creation of Laugh-Able

Tell us about your new show. What made you want to launch Laugh-Able? I was inspired to start this night after seeing a few other nights start up that represents different types of minority groups, such as The LOL Word, which is a space for queer comics to perform, and of course Quantum Leopard, a … Continue reading “Comedy should be about challenging ridiculous stereotypes. Especially when it comes to disability!” | Mark Burkwood on the creation of Laugh-Able

“It gets quite personal. You don’t hear enough from ethnic women. It’s important to own that narrative.” | Sadia Azmat talks identity at the Women in Comedy Festival

Tell us about your show. I’m coming up to the Women in Comedy Festival in Manchester with a comedian called Nobumi Kobayshi. We’re doing a split bill called Lost in Translation. I think both of our shows are a little bit subversive so you look at us and we don’t necessarily meet what the expectations … Continue reading “It gets quite personal. You don’t hear enough from ethnic women. It’s important to own that narrative.” | Sadia Azmat talks identity at the Women in Comedy Festival