“You learn a lot about yourself very quickly.” | Jamie Oliphant on the schools and silly putty that inspired his show Oliphant in the Room

Tell us about the show you’re bringing to the Vault Festival, Oliphant in the Room. The show is all about my first 2 years teaching in schools across London; the experiences I’ve had - from breaking up fights in Harrow (trying and failing) to having silly putty thrown at me by a raging 5 year … Continue reading “You learn a lot about yourself very quickly.” | Jamie Oliphant on the schools and silly putty that inspired his show Oliphant in the Room

“You have to laugh about the ups and downs.” | Ben Hodge on finding space in comedy to be himself with no explanation

Tell us about you/your act. I am a gay, transgender (ftm) man whose comedy centres around my experiences in the dating world as well as making light about my trans identity!  How did you get into comedy? I have always been the class clown and I enjoyed taking on the comedy roles in different musicals … Continue reading “You have to laugh about the ups and downs.” | Ben Hodge on finding space in comedy to be himself with no explanation

“It’s nice to let it happen organically.” | Josh Glanc takes us through the creative process for his work-in-progress show at Vault Festival

Tell us about the show you’re bringing to the Vault Festival. It’s a work in progress show, but by Vaults, I would’ve already performed it for a week in Australia so it probably won’t be too shit. I’m currently making it, and I’m having an incredibly fun time doing so. I have a strong idea … Continue reading “It’s nice to let it happen organically.” | Josh Glanc takes us through the creative process for his work-in-progress show at Vault Festival