“Stinkbombs can make you more right wing.” | Alex Kealy on finding humour in political turmoil for Rationale

Tell us about your show, Rationale. It’s about the emotional roots of our rational thoughts. It’s a critique of a purely rationalist worldview. With lots of great jokes! What inspired you to write a show about the relationship between emotions and rationality in political decisions? I read a lot of fantastic books on the subject, … Continue reading “Stinkbombs can make you more right wing.” | Alex Kealy on finding humour in political turmoil for Rationale

“Why did it take me to get this started?” | Siân Davies on the importance of Best in Class for working class comedians

Tell us about the concept behind Best in Class. Best in Class is a crowd funded, profit sharing show that champions working class comedians. What inspired you to start Best in Class? It was born out of necessity. In 2018 I was asked to audition for a compilation show at that was taking place at … Continue reading “Why did it take me to get this started?” | Siân Davies on the importance of Best in Class for working class comedians

“We own it, we aren’t afraid of laughing at ourselves.” | Siân Davies talks coming of age in her late twenties on austerity sponsored travels

Tell us about your show, About Time. About Time is the story a year in my life. At the start of 2010 I was on the cusp of a life changing year. I was going traveling around the world on my gap year. Due to my working class background, at 27, I was older than … Continue reading “We own it, we aren’t afraid of laughing at ourselves.” | Siân Davies talks coming of age in her late twenties on austerity sponsored travels