Debuting at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe with his show Grenade, Harry Stachini talks to Pepper&Salt about the meaning behind the metaphor and the rhetorical question that he poses to audiences.
A Rhetorical Question: Interview with Harry Stachini
The ‘Exactly!’ Laugh: Interview with Micky Overman
Following the success of her show The Precipice, Micky Overman returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a new hour, Hold On. Overman chats to Pepper&Salt about Hold On, the art of catching people up on her year and receiving the 'Exactly!' laugh. What is the elevator pitch for your show? It's a show about commitment, and... Continue Reading →
Et tu?: Interview with Erika Ehler
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for her second year, Erika Ehler tackles the subject of friendship break-ups in her new show I Got Some Dope Ass Memories With People That I'll Never F*ck With Again. Here Ehler chats to Pepper&Salt about her new hour, friendship break-ups and deconstructing uncomfortable moments.
Little Benchmarks: Interview with Schalk Bezuidenhout
Returning to the Eidnburgh Fringe with a new show, Crowd Pleaser, Schalk Bezuidenhout muses about his fringe hour, career and the meaning of being a comedian to Pepper&Salt.
Spalding’s Roman Empire: Interview with Richard Spalding
At the age of 14, after fever-watching Groundhog Day, Richard Spalding had a theory of what happens to use after we die. Now, he is debuting at the Edinburgh Fringe with his show Gather Your Skeletons. Here Spalding chats to Pepper&Salt about his debut hour, the mundanity of normalcy and what can happen if you cook Chicken Kiev incorrectly.
The Holiday: Interview with Chris Weir
Chris Weir takes his stand-up hour, Well Flung, to the Edinburgh Fringe, asking audiences one question; is companionship worth it? Here Weir talks to Pepper&Salt about making his debut, all things rom-com and the subversion of exactly that.
The Deep, Dark Places: Interview with Dan Wye
Debuting this August, Dan Wye brings their stand-up show, Dan Wye Am I Sam Smith, to the Edinburgh Fringe about the absurd and intense reality of being mistaken for a 4-time Brit Award Winner. Here they chat to Pepper&Salt about their debut hour, their work as a multi-disciplinary artist and Séayoncé.
[Insert Pun Here]: Interview with Ruby Carr
Ruby Carr chats to Pepper&Salt about her upcoming Edinburgh Fringe debut, eBae (a pun so solid that we have decided to keep a placeholder title until a pun worthy enough to name this interview is found), some handy tips, tricks and anecdotes about Carr’s favourite website, eBay. Not included: a fun fact that will mean that you will never look at a microwave the same way again.
The Power of Yes!: Interview with Casey Feigh
On the heels of their Edinburgh Fringe debut, Founder of a troupe of ‘LA’s very best improvisers,’ Casey Feigh sits down with Pepper&Salt to discuss how recent events have intertwined with Holy Shit Improv’s history, the nature of improv comedy and the most important partisan issue in America; Twizzlers or Red Vines (there is a right answer to this question).
On The Origin Of The Bounce Back: Interview with Freya Mallard
Freya Mallard talks to Pepper&Salt about her upcoming Edinburgh Fringe debut, Bounce Back, as well as covering everything from her experience of the comedy industry, parenthood and the concept of ‘having it all’.
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