Romina Puma
- Stand-up comedian and actor
Press clippings
Leicester Comedy Festival announces 2024 shortlists
Leicester Comedy Festival has announced the comedians taking part in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, UK Pun Championships and Silver Stand Up contests, plus the Circuit Breakers development programme.
British Comedy Guide, 15th December 2023Komedia New Comedy Award final 2023 results
And the winner of the award, in association with COMIC BOOM Comedy Club and Victoria Nangle is.... Sam Williams.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th February 2023Komedia New Comedy Award final 2023 review
There are so many new comedy competitions now that it can be easy to take them for granted. But the genuine delight on Sam Williams's face after being crowned the Komedia's New Act Of The Year in Brighton last night shows how much some of the more prestigious titles can mean.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th February 2023Romina Puma interview
Romina Puma used to run a fortnightly Italian language comedy night in London - Il Puma Londinese. I blogged about it in 2014. She stopped in 2016. But now she is back with more than one show.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 11th November 2019Romina Puma blog
At first, I didn't use my condition in any of my material, probably because I was still processing the diagnosis and couldn't see the funny side. Now talking about it on the stage for me is my therapy.
Big Issue North, 16th May 2019Preview: Romina Puma
It's All My Mother's Fault is a show about love, or the lack of it. A show about a child longing to be cared for by her mother, while having to care for her, and about selfishness as a last means of survival.
Aaron McGillivray, Deadline News, 16th July 2018Romina Puma: 'The term cripple doesn't offend me'
Stand up comedian and activist, Romina Puma, has muscular dystrophy. Describing herself as a 'work in progress disabled' she explains to Martin Walker why political correctness isn't for her.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 6th June 2016Romina Puma: Are disabled people's sex lives ignored?
Sex and disability was once regarded as a taboo subject, but is now being spoken of more often. Comedian Romina Puma, who has muscular dystrophy, says disabled people's right to sex should not be ignored.
Romina Puma and Jean Mackenzie, BBC News, 19th February 2016