Nina Conti
- 52 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, ventriloquist and director
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Best improv shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016
Our pick of the best examples of off-the-cuff comedy.
Murray Robertson, The List, 27th July 2016Fringe preview: 10 sons and daughters of the famous
Comedy seems to be producing dynasties, with a new generation of performers coming from famous parents. All of these comedians are forging their own paths, but their heritage is notable...
Chortle, 20th July 2016Fringe 2016: seen previously
Planning your Fringe schedule? Trying to figure out what's worth seeing? As it happens, we've already reviewed plenty of this year's shows - either they've been touring Scotland, or they're returning from last year. So, here's a handy list of the shows we've seen and recommend...
Robert James Peacock, TV Bomb, 27th June 2016Five things to see at That's Fife! Comedy Festival
From an innovative ventriloquist to an anarchist cook, Fife lays out some top comedy in April.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 22nd March 2016Review: Nina Conti: In Your Face
As she has done so often before, Conti spurns a lot of her artform's conventions.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd March 2016Review: Nina Conti's In Your Face, Criterion Theatre
I take my hat off to Conti's courage - involving a single punter in your act is one thing but being outnumbered four-to-one on stage is a recipe for disaster, a disaster she averts with much in the way of skill and humour. She deserves, though, more than a mere critic's praise.
Franco Milazzo, This Is Cabaret, 1st March 2016Nina Conti, comedy review
Nina Conti blurs the line between between puppet and puppet-meister with her co-star Monkey.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st March 2016Video: Nina Conti on what makes a good ventriloquist
Comedian Nina Conti's new show, In Your Face, sees her use masks to transform audience members into live ventriloquist dummies.
Her original puppet, Monkey, still features heavily in the show but the majority of In Your Face is improvised.
Nina spoke to BBC News about the key ingredients to becoming a successful ventriloquist.
BBC News, 1st March 2016Nina Conti review
The comedian chucks out the art form's creepiness for a thrilling interactive set in which her most essential prop barely features.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 1st March 2016Review - Nina Conti: In Your Face
In the West End's Criterion Theatre, Nina Conti's ventriloquist act In Your Face is a hilarious mix of deadpan ventriloquism and side splitting audience participation.
Grace Watts, A Younger Theatre, 1st March 2016