In the build-up to Edinburgh, I’m excited to be spreading the word about my new show, I Can Make You Italian in 55 Minutes!
Find out more in The Scotsman
I had a brilliant time taking Trust Me, I’m A Comedian to Edinburgh for the first time. Some of the coverage included:
This podcast conversation with The National
This mention in The Guardian
This interview for Get Your Coats On
This 4-star review in LondonTheatre1
This 4-star review in Lothian Life
I loved speaking to UK-based Italian radio station London ONE Radio about taking my new show - Trust Me, I’m A Comedian - to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Listen to the interview (in Italian!) here
Brighton Fringe is upon us, and I’ll be there with my brand-new show. To mark the occasion, I’ve been chatting to some local media, including:
This video interview for LatestTV
A feature in this festival round-up for The Argus
I loved chatting to Steve Otis Gunn for the Television Times podcast. Other recent guests include Dom Joly, Giles Paley-Phillips and Alex Lowe, so dive in!
Listen to the interview here
It was a lot of fun to perform at the first ever Imperial Health Charity comedy night at The Comedy Store, London, helping to raise over £18,000 to provide extra support at the five hospitals of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Headlined by Bill Bailey, and hosted by Tez Ilyas, the event also featured Ed Patrick, Benji Waterstones, Gbemi Oladipo and Daman Bamrah.
Read more here
I was thrilled to speak with ITV News Grenada ahead of my performance at Manchester’s Women in Comedy Festival.
"Doing medical comedy is a way of talking about things that can be really dark and really tragic and offering perspective towards hospitals and doctors that have always been associated with drama and fears and sadness."
Read and see the highlights here
I spoke with The New European’s Mitch Benn about how a chance meeting on a plane changed everything, taking Medico to the Edinburgh Fringe, and the difference between the pressures of stand-up and the pressures of the hospital.
Read the full profile here
This year’s Edinburgh Fringe has only just kicked off, but I’m grateful to appear in several pre-festival lists and features:
Medico was one of Chris Omaweng’s top picks for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in LondonTheatre1.
I’m honoured to be on FemiFringe’s Fringe show map alongside some other incredible female and non-binary talent.
The North Edinburgh News highlighted Medico alongside other health-related shows at the Fringe.
I spoke with London ONE Radio (Italian-language) all about Medico and taking it up to Edinburgh.
Three Weeks told readers to ‘expect good things’ of Medico, and mentioned me as one of ‘Three medics in the house’ at this year’s festival.
As this year’s drama school finalists come to the end of their studies, I shared some advice with The Stage’s John Byrne about practicing self-care and making your own work.
Read the full article here (paywall)
Medico hit the Brighton Fringe for the second time, and was met with ‘gleeful laughter […] around the room’ (Brighton On The Inside).
Read the full review here
Italian public broadcaster Rai Cultura did a feature on London’s VAULT Festival - spot me alongside some of the other Italian artists performing at the 2023 festival.
See the coverage here
I joined the Londra Notizie 24 Italian-language podcast Around Britaly, to talk about healthcare, feminism, art and black comedy.
Listen to the full conversation here
It was a pleasure to appear alongside my fellow doctor-comedians Ed Patrick and Michael Akadiri in this piece and photoshoot for the Observer.
Read the full feature here
MEDICO is back for 2023 - bigger, better, and with brand new material.
The tour will be kicking off with preview dates at the Hope Theatre in Islington and a one-off performance at London’s VAULT Festival in February, followed by select dates throughout the year.
Future dates will continue to be announced. Keep track of upcoming performances and book your tickets here.
Alongside the reviews of Medico, I was delighted to feature in a wide range of media in connection with my run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including:
Interview with Fest Mag.
Interview with Voice Mag.
Feature in The New European.
Conversation on radio station London One Radio.
Interview with comedy podcast Comedy in a Nutshell.
Conversation on radio station Talk Radio Europe.
Alongside other medics performing at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, I featured in this article by the BBC’s Ian Youngs.
Read the full feature here.
I spoke with live comedy site On The Mic about the value of medical comedy and my excitement for the upcoming Edinburgh Fringe.
Read the full interview here.
I spoke to The Stage’s John Boyne about starting acting later in life, the links between comedy and healthcare and how working in the NHS during the Covid pandemic prepared me for life on stage.
Read the full interview here (paywall).
Ahead of my shows in Bath and Stroud, I spoke with Chris Baxter, presenter of the Late Show on BBC West.
Listen to the interview on BBC Sounds here.