Points of view: theatre, comedy and news
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.
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.
Dealing into the spooky, paranormal and unknown, Kathleen Hughes chats to Pepper&Salt about her upcoming debut show, Cryptid!,at the Edinburgh Fringe, finding certainty in the uncertain and the ghost stories that run rampant in this corner of the world.
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.
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).
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’.
“Rebel with Rules,” Louise Leigh returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with her show, Distracted. Sitting down with Pepper&Salt, Leigh chats about her new hour, driving through Paris in a sportscar and carpeing as much as the diem as possible.
Ahead of this year’s Fringe, Thor Stenhaug chats to Pepper&Salt about his work-in-progress, It’s So Hard to Speak Without Saying Anything Stupid, as well as providing further insight into his new podcast, Bold Shout, with Jake Abela.
Making his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe with his show My Gift To You, a show about gifts and their meaning. Here Alfie Packham chats to Pepper&Salt about what he is looking forward to about making his debut as well as the role of comedians challenging those positions of power.
Making his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his show Infinity Mirror, Michael Kunze joins Pepper&Salt to discuss his foray into sketch comedy, the show’s structure and, of course, Citizen Kane.
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