Adrienne Truscott
- American
- Stand-up comedian and actor
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Fringe top ten: Matt Trueman's picks
Our critic rounds up the shows he's most looking forward to at this year's Festival.
Matt Trueman, What's On Stage, 4th July 201714 shows we can't wait to see at the Fringe
We've whittled the world's biggest arts festivals down to the 14 shows we're looking forward to the most at EIF and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017/
Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out, 23rd June 2017Interview: Adrienne Truscott's (still) asking for it
Adrienne Truscott talks to editor Jamie Rosler at The Reviews Hub USA about her one-night-only performance of Asking For It, a "one-lady rape about comedy starring her pussy and little else."
Jamie Rosler, The Reviews Hub, 30th November 2016Adrienne Truscott takes back rape jokes
The comedian talks about her show Asking For It, comics' lazy use of sexual assault for laughs and how, post-Trump, rape culture is 'at the executive level'.
Ruth Spencer, The Guardian, 29th November 2016Ten clichés in cabaret shows
Including, "Rap songs on a ukulele."
Adrienne Truscott, Chortle, 29th August 2015Naked ballet dancers, pigeons and Egg Roulette shock
More pigeon news. On Thursday in this blog, I mentioned the tussle performer Adrienne Truscott had with pigeons inside her flat. Yesterday, Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards judge Claire Smith of The Scotsman told me she had seen last year's Malcolm Hardee Award winner Candy Gigi running out of a sandwich shop.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 16th August 2015My Edinburgh: Adrienne Truscott
Born in Connecticut and now living in Brooklyn, Adrienne Truscott is a comedian and performance artist who won acclaim in 2013 for her award-winning show Asking For It, in which the almost-naked Truscott explored and satirised the taboo subject of rape culture.
Anna Conrad, The Times, 15th August 2015Fringe Q&As: Adrienne Truscott
Adrienne Truscott discusses nudity, hookers and hugging Steve Coogan.
The Herald, 6th August 2015Focus on: Adrienne Truscott
"I still play around with costume - or lack of costume"
Ed Ballard, Fest Mag, 4th August 2015Adrienne Truscott: nudity, 5-star reviews & Jimmy Carr (Link expired)
Whether she decides to go commando or not, Adrienne Truscott is bound to get our knickers in a twist again, writes Kate Copstick.
Kate Copstick, WOW247, 3rd August 2015