Riki Lindhome goes solo with candid comedy show Dead Inside

Riki Lindhome is a huge American star - you probably recognise her from seducing Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory, or as the therapist in Netflix's hit show Wednesday. Now, for the first time ever, she's gracing the stage solo at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with her debut comedy show Dead Inside. We caught up with Riki to ask her about the personal topic she covers in the show, what British TV she's watching and why she doesn't want her child to Google her name...

Hey Riki! Why is the show called Dead Inside?

The title is in reference to my infertility. It's deliberately provocative because it also serves as a trigger warning. I want people to know what they're getting into if they come see the show. A lot of the show is fun, silly and light, but there are other parts that are very candid about my struggles with trying to conceive. However, my hope is that the show is enjoyable for everyone, so I touch on a lot of different topics from middle age sex to the perils of having your child google you, to defending a wrongly-maligned character from The Sound Of Music.

This is your first time on stage without your comedy partner and the other half of Garfunkel and Oates - Kate Micucci...

It's been a tough transition for me. I've spent the past year on stage, trying to find my voice as a solo performer and only recently have I started to feel like, "Oh, there it is". But because the topic of Dead Inside is so personal, it would be disingenuous to sing about it as duo.

You've had major TV appearances in Big Bang Theory and Wednesday - both are huge favourites with UK audiences - if you could appear in any British TV show of your choice, what would it be?

I would say Love Island but I don't think they cast 45-year-old married Americans who don't like to wear bathing suits in public. That being the case, I would love to be on the show Such Brave Girls. I watched the whole series in a day and thought it was brilliant and so funny.

What song always gets you pumped up before a performance?

I wish I could say I listened to Bach or death metal or something. But honestly, I always love a good female empowerment pop anthem. Before my last show, I listened to Flowers by Miley Cyrus and Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift.

What part of your show would you like people to still be quoting, or re-enacting in years to come?

I would love it if the song Don't Google Mommy caught on. It's such a universal experience, whether you have just one embarrassing photo online or, in my case, 50 or so sexually explicit comedy songs. It would be so cool if people made their own videos to that song.