Nina Conti
- 52 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, ventriloquist and director
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Radio Times review
A lightly sparkling edition of the stand-up showcase, although without too much disrespect to the comics on the bill, a Christmas Apollo doesn't mean a host of bigger names. Josh Widdicombe, after a year of ubiquity that's included sitcom and topical comedy as well as stage work, gets a very warm welcome for a decent observational routine about going home for Christmas to a single bed. Before him are the ribald Tanyalee Davis and Hal Cruttenden, who's always a little edgier than his camp, cuddly persona suggests.
The host is ventriloquist Nina Conti, doing her now-familiar improvisation using audience members as dummies.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 16th December 201510 people you almost didn't recognise in Black Books
Nina Conti as Bernard's true love, Green Wing's Julian Rhind-Tutt as the adventurer/author Fran falls for, Peter Serafinowicz's deep voice, Johnny Vegas as the sleazy landlord, or Rob Brydon as Fran's new boss. Did you notice these...?
Anglonerd, 14th October 2015Review - Nina Conti: In Your Face - The Lowry, Salford
This is an absolute must-see. Any fear about having seen 'the best bits on the TV', are quickly allayed, this is a show that is as fresh as it is hilarious.
Matt Yeoman, The Public Reviews, 28th September 2015Nina Conti: Don't blame me, I'm not my monkey's keeper
Going ape: Her sidekick Monkey has outspoken views on women and charity workers Claes Gellerbrink.
Nina Conti, The Independent, 21st August 2015Nina Conti interview
The comedian and ventriloquist explains why she decided to make the audience her puppets in her new show.
Stephanie Merritt, The Observer, 9th August 2015Fringe 2015: best comedy shows
Including Johnny Vegas, Katherine Ryan, Trevor Noah, Aisling Bea, Bridget Christie, Max and Ivan and Nina Conti.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 31st July 2015Review: Nina Conti, Theatre Royal, Brighton
Wonderfully funny evening with a comedian-ventriloquist at the top of her game.
Thomas H. Green, The Arts Desk, 20th May 2015Review: Nina Conti in In Your Face
There are some absolutely hysterically funny gems in this show and it will be different each night, with new masks and new performers, so there can be no spoilers.
Kate Herbert, The Herald, 1st April 2015Nina Conti interview
When she first started using masks a few years ago, she had a stooge in the audience. "It worked great, but it was cheating."
Stephanie Bunbury, Sydney Morning Herald, 26th March 2015Comedy review: Nina Conti, Glasgow
While the set is strewn with items such as a ladder, a red phone and a massive banana, they are mere diversions from the real deal: a set of puppetry masks perched on mic stands, waiting to be attached to the faces of four semi-willing front-row audience members.
Brian Donaldson, The Scotsman, 20th March 2015