Martin Walker (II)
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 37
Tez Ilyas: 'Richard Dawkins got it wrong'
Sharp suited Tez Ilyas is BNP through and through - a British National Pakistani of course! Tez tells Martin Walker that for his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut he will endow his audience as potential converts to Islam.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015Andrew Ryan interview
Everybody has their own perception about what they think perfection is! Andrew Ryan tells Martin Walker that his new Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Perfectly Inadequate, marks a change in his writing style for a much more personal show.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015Damien Slash: Übermen
Who is Damien Slash? He's 28 year old, comedian, voice-artist and musician. As a comic, he featured as part of YouTube Comedy Week, with his content gaining over one million hits. Damien talks to Martin Walker about the highs and lows of his Edinburgh past, as well as discussing his current show, Übermen.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015Tiff Stevenson: Mad Man
In Tiff Stevenson: Mad Man, the comic will ask why, in our current world, where it is no longer reasonable to be reasonable, do we literally have to scream to be heard? What makes a person anyhow? Martin Walker asks if she enjoys the label, 'the female Bill Hicks'.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015Sarah Callaghan: 'I'm not a character. This is me.'
23 year-old Sarah Callaghan still lives at home with her Mum. Some people look at her and immediately judge. Surely this woman doesn't know anything about life or the world? But that's not true. Martin Walker chats to a real person about her new show, Elephant.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015Natasha Noman's lesbian Tinder date in Pakistan
On the historic day when the US Supreme Court ruled that same sex marriage should be legal in every state in America, Martin Walker phoned Natasha Noman to ask about her Edinburgh Fringe show. Noman's Land is an autobiographical one-woman comedy about Natasha's experiences as a gay, female journalist in Pakistan.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015Lucie Pohl: bums, bimbos and bastards
Lucie Pohl is an obsessive-compulsive eavesdropper and observationist. In her quest to climb into other people's minds and time spent following strangers around on the streets of New York City, London, Berlin and Cumbernauld, she entraps a myriad of characters that now inhabit her body and are dying to come out. Martin Walker gets to know the real Lucie Pohl.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015Joanna Neary: 'Viz meets Brief Encounter'
The much-loved creation of character actor, Joanna Neary, 'Celia' - housewife and host - returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2015. Martin Walker asks about the show and about working with Miranda on her hit TV show.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015Mae Martin: 'I've only ever wanted to do comedy.'
In the one hundred and thirty fifth - and last - of the pre 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy interviews, Martin Walker finally catches up with Canadian Mae Martin. In an extended chat they discuss identity, sexuality and Mae's brand new show, Us.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015Glenn Wool 'Am I on my own in the universe?'
Glenn Wool's comedy career began in his hometown of Vancouver in 1995, and three years later he moved to London. Twenty years on and after touring the world several times over, he tells Martin Walker that maybe it's time to slow down - a bit.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 3rd August 2015