Contributed by Eliott Simpson Comedy provides more than laughter; it provides understanding, empathy, education, and absurdity from an all-sorts assortment of amazing talent. But in order to stay relevant and engaging, exciting and revolutionary, comedy needs variety in its voices: new and different viewpoints to keep crowds confined to their seats. Although the industry has … Continue reading The sobriety of variety: Why we made the Diversity Quota
“It’s not all misery and gloom. Some of it really was fabulous.” | Holly Cruise on unearthing the past’s most interesting tales in her Queer History of Britain
Tell us about Hollyzone History. The best way to describe what I do is ‘performance history’. I like to tell stories and get people thinking about history, but I also like to point out the absurd, the weird and the wonderful. History is vivid and wild, there’s really no excuse for boring lectures on it, … Continue reading “It’s not all misery and gloom. Some of it really was fabulous.” | Holly Cruise on unearthing the past’s most interesting tales in her Queer History of Britain
“We won’t learn until something big happens to shock us.” | Laura Lexx on dissecting the personal impact of society’s problems for Knee Jerk
Photo credit: Karla Gowlett Tell us about your show, Knee Jerk. The tour version of Knee Jerk is so exciting for me. I’m taking 50% of the 1hr version of the show, and mixing it with 50% of my previous 1hr show Trying and making this really cool extended fusion show all about personal anxiety, … Continue reading “We won’t learn until something big happens to shock us.” | Laura Lexx on dissecting the personal impact of society’s problems for Knee Jerk
