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Elaine and Louise chat with comedian, writer, performer Kelly McCaughan about her show Catholic Guilt on now until the 27th August @Underbelly, Bristo Sq @10.15pm

We chat the inspiration for the show, fancying Jesus, being a “sexy clown” and much more. Another great episode with another great human.

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Catholic Guilt

NYC/Philly-based comedian Kelly McCaughan (HBO, Apple TV+) presents Catholic Guilt. Does daddy Jesus's naked body on the cross make you wet? Spoiler alert: So will this show! (No, seriously, there's water). We dive into that and much more: Losing our virginity in the most holy way, abortion, a bowling experience that leads to impure behaviour, and the list goes on.... Through audience participation, cringy personal recounts, and stand-up adjacent clowny performance, Kelly's raw, dirty, hilarious show exposes the impossible standards of being Catholic. We will laugh. We will sin. Will we make it to hell together?

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Elaine and Louise chat with the wonderful Larisa Faber & Eugénie Pastor, the creator and co-performers of Stark Bollock Naked which is on now till the 28th August 2023 at Assembly Roxy (downstairs) @3.10pm.

We talk the inspiration for the show, the biological clock and all that means, drama training – to train or not to train, the joy of finding people to collaborate with and Larisa speaks about her experience of living in a country that was communist and then how you navigate out of then when one day your country is no longer under a regime. A pack, inspiring episode.

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Stark Bollock Naked

Is the motherhood question bugging you too? An international smash hit about our reproductive shelf life and what (not) to do with those (ageing) eggs. Featuring stunning video mapping, comedy-infused storytelling and a live score of gynaecological instruments, stark bollock naked is a multimedia show with a real naked body and an honest conversation about reproduction, abortion and the biological clock. Game Ovar-ies. ‘Winningly hilarious and visually enthralling’ (FringeBiscuit.co.uk). ‘A satirical homage to eggs. Perfect comic timing’ (Luxembourg Times). VAULT Festival Pick of the Week (Lyn Gardner).

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Elaine chats with writer/performer Eva Lily about her new show I’ve Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest on from now until the the 28th August at Gilded Balloon Teviot @1.40pm. We chat boobs, the inspiration for the show, being a theatre kid, medical misogyny, our love of the NHS, the joy of the festival and the power of making your own work. A great chat with a great human.

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I’ve Got Some Things to Get Off My Chest

According to Google, Eva's boobs weigh the same as: two and a half bottles of tequila; two bricks; or the average new-born baby. Quite a weight on your back and finding bras off the rack for a rack that size is near impossible. Despite being an ideal candidate, misogynistic medical standards leave Eva feeling like a tit for asking for a boob reduction – will the whole thing be a bust? This one-woman, two-mega-boobed comedy explores the failings of women's healthcare – underfunded, under researched and, much like Eva's boobs, under-supported.

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Elaine and Louise chat with the brilliant Cora Bissett about her show What Girls Are Made Of on at Assembly Rooms – Music Hall from 3rd to 27th August 2023.

We chat the show, the music industry, carving your own path and so much more. A brilliant, inspiring episode with a brilliant, inspiring human.

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What Girls Are Made Of

In 1992 a schoolgirl from Fife was catapulted to a rock star life in an indie band. Touring with Radiohead, partying with Blur, she was living the dream. Until she wasn’t. Based on her teenage diaries, this is the true story of Cora Bissett’s rollercoaster journey from the girl she was to the woman she wanted to be. Performing with a live band, directed by Orla O’Loughlin, Cora celebrates life’s euphoric highs and epic shitstorms, asking what wisdom we should pass to the next generation and which glorious mistakes we should let them make.

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Elaine and Louise chat with actor, writer, producer, filmmaker April Wish about her new show Wendy, My Darling on at the The Space @Surgeons Hall 4th -12th August 2023. We chat the creation of the show, Hollywood, being a mother in the industry, following your true self and much more.

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Wendy, My Darling

Following her return from Neverland, Wendy Darling, now a certified Grown Up, moves to Hollywood to become a writer. This modern take on the classic story of Peter Pan features non-stop multimedia elements with celebrity video appearances by Jon Cryer (Pretty in Pink, Two and a Half Men) and Busy Philipps (Freaks and Geeks, Girls5Eva). Wendy is a charming, potty-mouthed mother to a tweenager who finds herself stuck in a "creative death spiral" as she struggles to stay relevant in a fickle business. Topical, heartfelt and hilarious, Wendy, My Darling is "...a voice for all women who found out hard truths about the real world as they grew up." Orlando Sentinel Through the lens of a newly middle-aged (and truly darling) Wendy Darling, this not-so-solo show is a playful and laugh-out-loud-funny exploration of storytelling and fairy tales. Drawing on the personal experiences of the three creatives at the helm - solo artist April Wish, Emmy Award winning director Krysia Plonka and musician and television producer Tammy Glover - Wendy, My Darling examines the story of “the girl that grew up” through her journey in the Entertainment Industry as it progresses, regresses and stalls in search of gender equality. Collecting awards and delighting audiences all over Canada and the US, Wendy, My Darling is magical, timely and timeless and will be bringing some pixie-dust to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. No, really, you will leave with pixie dust. Second star to the right and straight on ‘till... Hollywood! "This is a beautifully written story about a deeply magical part of growing up..." (...) ...you would be certifiably insane not to see it!" NoHoArts

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Elaine chats with performer Sian Clark about her new show Icon on at Summerhall from 2nd August till the 27th. We discuss the show, training, performance art, being a woman in stand-up, our mutual fear but love of horror, stage fright and our existential crisis.

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iCON

The world is in crisis and so is Sian Clarke. Never mind, it will probably be ok. Let's all just try to have a nice time. Welcome to iCON, a show where everything is probably fine. In a world that is crumbling, and thoughts are spiralling, and the void you used to scream into for sweet relief tells you to go f*ck yourself, Sian Clarke asks: can we all just try to have a nice time for once? A show about the world, a show about a breakdown, a show about... it doesn't f*cking matter at this point anyway.

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Elaine chats with writer Ashlee Elizabeth Lolo her new show Blueprints which is on at Pleasance Courtyard from the 17th August till the 28th August. We talk about where we are and where we want be, respecting your elders, the importance of teaching your craft and the joy of black love and how we need more of it on on our stages and screens. A packed episode.

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BLUEPRINTS

Are you destined to repeat ancestral patterns forever? If you could know the entire history of your bloodline, and everything you’re passing on to your children, would you want to know? Adam and Faith do. Welcome to the Blueprints programme, where we can protect you from the past because, after all, knowledge is power. Right? Blueprints, a new show by Ashlee Elizabeth-Lolo is about beginnings, knowledge, and ancestral inheritance.

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Elaine chats with performer Sophie Craig about her new show I Love You Now What? on at Pleasance Courtyard from 2nd August till the 28th. We discuss the play it’s origins, grief, losing a parent, coming from a working-class background and being a woman in comedy. A packed episode.

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I LOVE YOU NOW WHAT?

Can love survive when someone dies? 'No bastard ever warned me that your love life goes down the shitter when someone dies.' This brilliantly funny, heart-warming and raw debut play by actor and comedian Sophie Craig, examines a beautifully ugly story about grief and love's place within it. I Love You, Now What? opens a window into Ava and Theo's lives, following the diagnosis and loss of her father, causing her world to come tumbling down. Directed by Toby Clarke (director of the Olivier-nominated Warheads) and produced by The REcreate Agency.

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Elaine chats with performers Jess Brodie and Victoria Bianchi about

There show Hel Yourself. We also discuss friendship, being a parent and navigating the festival and how we work together when we’re not in the same city.

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Help Yourself

Have you ever felt like you didn't have the words? Have you ever felt like you wanted to say the exact right thing, but couldn't? Have you ever wanted to make someone stop crying and just shut up? Then our Help Yourself seminar is for you! Help Yourself is a new piece of contemporary theatre exploring self-care, grief and friendship. Join Jess and Victoria – your expert hosts – as they share their patented 5-step Help Yourself approach, teaching you how to obliterate sadness in those around you.

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Elaine chats with playwright Ciara Elizabeth Smyth about her new show Lie Low which is on at the Traverse Theatre 3rd-27th August 2023 & Abbey Theatre 17th -29th July 2023. We discuss the play, changing focus from preforming to writing, the importance of Government support for the arts and much more.

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TRIGGER WARNING: brief mentions of bullying and sexual harassment in the workplace.

LIE LOW

Faye’s Afraid.

She’s not sleeping, she doesn’t trust ducks and all she’s had to eat this week is a box of dry Rice Crispies.

Award-winning new writing, Lie Low makes its Scottish debut as part of the Traverse Festival 2023. Written by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth and directed by Oisín Kearney, Lie Low is a surreal comedy that offers a theatrical exploration into the human brain via the genitals. After a break-in at her home, Faye is working through trauma, but it’s not moving fast enough. A doctor recommends a form of exposure therapy, so she asks her semi-estranged brother Naoise to help. But Naoise has problems and secrets of his own, and soon the power dynamics are shifting about like mercury on a fork. Lie Low is a darkly funny play that looks at how trauma manifests in the body, filled with bizarre humour, striking visuals and brave, whip smart writing and performed by Charlotte McCurry and Michael Patrick. Lie Low is supported by the MAC and Lyric Theatre Belfast. Originally developed with the support of FRINGE LAB, Fishamble, The Mill Theatre and An Táin Arts Centre.

Ciara Elizabeth Smyth

Ciara Elizabeth Smyth is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter from Dublin. Her plays have been presented by the Abbey Theatre, Fishamble, Dublin Fringe, the MAC and Project Arts Centre. She is under commission with several television production companies

and theatre companies across the UK and Ireland. Her 2022 play, LIE LOW, was nominated for two Irish Times Theatre Awards, Best Actress and Best New Play, two Dublin Fringe Awards, Fishamble New Writing Award and Best Performer (won) and is due to go on an international tour 2023/24. Ciara’s debut short film, SLAY + PREPARE, is due to premiere in

late 2023. She is a recipient of the Next Generation Award 2020, the Abbey Theatre’s Commemoration Bursary 2021 and a Sharp Shorts 2022 awardee. She has also received funding from Short Circuit’s First Features to develop a debut feature film.

Ciara is represented by Nick Marston and Katie Battcock in Curtis Brown.

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