Points of view: theatre, comedy and news
Creating a show that maintains a certain level of levity expected of stand-up whilst also hitting certain emotional notes is not an easy balance to achieve. Ruby Carr’s Bite Me is an example how such a balance can be achieved well.
Pepper&Salt has a chat with John Achkar about his Edinburgh Fringe debut, 'His country is collapsing. He's having a baby. So obviously, this is the right year for a Lebanese comedian you've never heard of to try English stand-up for the first time', as well as the nuances that can be found in language and comedy's role in shared community and experiences.
Alex Kitson gives a rollercoaster of a performance in his new hour Now Look Here, weaving an overarching tale of the danger of focusing too much on the one dream in the form of 'the big light', tech’s contributions to the problem and the woes of a comedian without a social media following into a giddy and warm hour of good fun gags and SNL-worthy impressions. What occurs in the Big Yurt is one of those once in a lifetime Fringe performances that once seen will live rent free in our heads and will be remembered at the most inopportune moments.
The increasingly prestigious Malcolm Hardee Awards, started in memory of one of comedy’s most outrageous comedy pioneers, has announced its shortlist.
Pepper&Salt talks to Ruby Carr about her new show, Bite Me, taking us through her writing process, the universal adulting process and the worrier designation process.
Jake Baker talks to Pepper&Salt about his new Edinburgh Fringe hour, The Gentle Men's Club, his opinion on adhering to strict behaviours and his approach to navigating the process of writing a comedy show on a sensitive and potentially controversial topic.
Pepper&Salt takes a look behind the screen with Tartan Tabletop's Dungeon Master Josh Aitken ahead of the group's fourth year at the Edinburgh Fringe, talking about all things Dungeons & Dragons and the secret to wrangling a group of adventurers.
The UK's one and only rap comic, Amelia Hamilton, joins Pepper&Salt to talk about her new show, Moral Support, the key to writing a second as well as satirical fringe hour and exploring the Wild West of morality.
Pepper&Salt is joined by Kwami Odoom and Jack Henry to talk all things double bills; their Edinburgh Fringe show, ‘Support Group’, their comedic partnership and whether Agony Aunts are truly as helpful as they seem.
Making her Edinburgh Fringe debut with her show Squeaky Bum Time, triple threat and Ted Lasso star Sapphire McIntosh chats to Pepper&Salt about her new hour, writing process, hope and realism as well as what artists might make the cut for her pre-show playlist.
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