Abandon God restored my faith in comedy as a remedy for despair
Memuna Konteh responds to Fringe comedy split-bill Ayo Adenekan and Alvin Bang: Abandon God, putting expectations aside to enjoy stand-up that adapts to important societal moments.
Charlene Kaye: A Rockstar breaking generational moulds
Xandra Sunglim Burns responds to Charlene Kaye’s show ‘Tiger Daughter or: How I Brought My Immigrant Mother Ultimate Shame’, on music, mothers, and breaking the generational curse of assimilation and propriety.
Demi Adejuyigbe side-steps perfection and lands on his feet
Arusa Qureshi talks to comedian and ex-Vine creator Demi Adejuyigbe about developing his first Fringe show and chasing the process over perfection.
Smitten for a rom-com’s quest for connection
Xandra Sunglim Burns responds to The Perfect Knight, a film by Stephané Alexandre that shows romance may come when you are least expecting it.
A beginner’s guide to Bristol’s gentrification problem
Elete N-F responds to Clifford, a comedy short by Corinne Walker with a 70-year old Jamaican protagonist navigating life in a house-share in Bristol.
Language, Black exceptionalism and the multiplicity of Black Britishness
Sadatu Futa responds to there is rice at home, a take on the irreverent shitposting zeitgeist media machine, created by Alegría Adedeji.
Laugh, because crying’s too easy
Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller responds to Mind Tricks, a short film by Robert Hatton of a man in lockdown with extra time on his hands, choosing to learn a new skill, and Mint by Sheyamali Sudesh, a moving image discussing the parameters of control.