Points of view: theatre, comedy and news
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.
Comedian Kat Higgins chats to Pepper&Salt about making her Edinburgh Fringe debut this year with her show, In Memory of Me, writing about long-term grief in comedy and canonisation.
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.
Gracing the Edinburgh Fringe once more with his presence, comedian, actor and improviser-extraordinaire Chris Grace talks to Pepper&Salt about his new show 88%, being okay with almost perfect and asking the tough questions without the assumption of getting any of the answers.
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.
To use words like delightful, hilarious, immersive - despite being accurate - would be to greatly undersell Nick Helm’s No One Gets Out Alive. The best descriptor would therefore be something along the lines of ‘what if a car crash was positive?’ in the way that the show itself is indescribably forceful and chaotic as well as the fact that we just simply can’t look away from Helm’s performance.
Matt Winning is set to bring his show, Solastalgia, to the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe. Here he joins Pepper&Salt to talk about his new show comedic storytelling, his solution to climate change and the -potentially - unsung heroes of solving it.
Democratic nominee candidate and comedian Corinne Fisher discusses her run for the role of a lifetime - New York City Mayor - with Pepper&Salt. In this interview, Fisher dives into her candidacy to be the Democratic nominee, her leadership experience and thoughts on the political nature of art in the current climate.
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