Lily Bevan on her fringe show, Talking to Strangers.
1 Tell us about your Fringe show
A series of comedy character monologues - bizarre, uplifting & unexpected.
2 Best thing about the Fringe?
Constantly eating baked potatoes, standing on a hill in the rain.
3 Worst thing about the Fringe?
Constantly eating baked potatoes, standing on a hill in the rain.
4 How many years have you been coming to the Fringe?
Three.
5 Favourite Fringe venue?
Anywhere that sells rum.
6 Best Fringe memory?
Emma Thompson coming to my show last year.
7 Best heckle?
A silent one. I thought a man died in the front row of my show.
8 Craziest on stage experience?
Getting both hands stuck in my own hair. For a long time.
9 What’s on your rider?
Hot pirates.
10 How do you wind down after a show?
Hot pirates.
11 What do you love about Scotland?
It's nice and green.
12 What do you like about Edinburgh?
The big stones the houses are made of.
13 What’s the most Scottish thing you’ve done?
I went on a whisky tour and passed out in a hallway
14 What kind of jokes do a Scottish crowd seem to respond to?
…Good ones?
15 Favourite joke?
What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday? Aye Matey.
16 Favourite Scottish food/drink?
Baked potatoes. Rum.
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