Scott Pixello's Blog - Posts Tagged "edinburgh"
Gagfest UK
Just watched a feature on BBC World from their Culture Show on the rise of female comedians.
Gagfest opens with a struggling female stand-up performing a routine at Edinburgh. Someone asked me why I didn't make the book more aspirational in the sense that there are more female comics these days and they are increasingly widely accepted and successful.
This is true for the lucky few but it is still the case that women find it very hard to break into comedy and I purposely wanted to focus on someone who wasn't a head-liner yet. The business of comedy in the UK is huge but it's still very hard to get noticed.
However, there was a female winner this year at Edinburgh- how 'zeitgeisty' is that!
Gagfest opens with a struggling female stand-up performing a routine at Edinburgh. Someone asked me why I didn't make the book more aspirational in the sense that there are more female comics these days and they are increasingly widely accepted and successful.
This is true for the lucky few but it is still the case that women find it very hard to break into comedy and I purposely wanted to focus on someone who wasn't a head-liner yet. The business of comedy in the UK is huge but it's still very hard to get noticed.
However, there was a female winner this year at Edinburgh- how 'zeitgeisty' is that!
