Lolly Jones: 10 Edinburgh Fringe questions

Lolly Jones answers 10 questions about her 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show.

Give us a quick overview of your comedy career so far. Are you happy with where you're at?

I was stuck doing adverts for a long time. I decided to churn that into comedy by taking my EE ad with Kevin Bacon and running with it. I do TV bits here and there but I've decided to commit myself to performing more live stand-up. The circuit is quite traditional in that way. There are no shortcuts.

Tell us two truths and one lie about yourself.

1. I recently stole a plant from Jeremy Corbyn's office.
2. I once got so high that a space ship came for me on top of a mountain.
3. I had a hand job dream about Donald Trump.

Describe your new show in exactly 23 words.

Will touching Kevin Bacon connect us to our fellow man? Will touching me (Lolly Jones), connect you to Kevin Bacon? Do I just want to be touched?

Any cunning plans to get more punters in?

If Donald Trump's in town, there could be a happy ending...

Oh God. It hurts to joke. There is no happy ending. We're all doomed.

What's your plan for trying to eat - and drink - healthily during the Fringe?

It's already going terribly. I mixed drinks on the first night and chatted with two exes. I washed this trauma down with Haribo, which apparently have gluten in them. FML.

What will you miss most while you're away from home?

Er...sunshine? And that sink hole in South London. Living life on the edge, that's how I roll.

Aside from performing, what else are you looking forward to doing in Scotland's fine capital?

Well, Tinder is full of hot, ginger bearded men. HELLO! And Arthur's Seat. Are we still talking about Tinder?

If you took over programming a Fringe venue, what would your perfect line-up of comedians be?

David O'Doherty. Abandoman. Lolly Adefope (good of her to call her show Lolly 2). Beasts.

Name the one person you'd rather not bump into during the festival.

The person I shared a bed with at the last festival. We were best mates for eight years. One month doing separate one woman shows, sharing a mattress...we never spoke again.

Why should audiences pick your show over the 1,800+ other Fringe offerings listed on BCG this year?

It's a bit different - I use photos and videos projected on a screen. A lot of my jokes are visual punchlines. I update it daily so there's new shit about our political climate and Kevin Bacon, of course. Kevin is my one constant.

'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' is at Just The Tonic at the Caves at 10:20pm on 4-14, 16-28 Aug. Listing