How we plan to stay mentally and physically well at the Fringe
26/07/2022 … I (Chloe) have bipolar type 2, and my sister (Tabby) has type 1 diabetes.
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26/07/2022 … I (Chloe) have bipolar type 2, and my sister (Tabby) has type 1 diabetes.
25/07/2022 … It has been four years since I have ‘done’ the British comedy circuit, so everything that follows may be out of date - or only ever applied to me.
20/07/2022 … This time last year, I was panicking about my next Edinburgh show and tour.
19/07/2022 … Long before I began performing, I’d go out to watch live comedy.
15/07/2022 … I started comedy at a young age, before it was legal for me to drink.
13/07/2022 … The People’s Comedy, The People’s Republic of Stokes Croft, Bristol I was psyching myself up before the gig.
12/07/2022 … Since putting out sketch content on TikTok and YouTube, I’ve been labelled as a different kind of comedian.
11/07/2022 … ‘But this is a comedy show!’ I’ve had these exact words uttered to me twice, on separate occasions by an audience member while previewing…
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