Sarah Kendall
- 48 years old
- Australian
- Actor, writer, producer, script editor and stand-up comedian
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Sarah Kendall on switching from stand-up to stories
Hello. My name is Sarah, and I tell stories. I used to perform stand-up comedy in stand-up comedy clubs, to audiences who had paid to see stand-up comedy routines. I did this for around 15 years. And after 15 years, I was bored, I was lost, I didn't care if people laughed or booed me off, my 'new' ideas felt like faded photocopies of ideas I'd had ten years ago, and most of my teeth had fallen out. I didn't want to do stand-up comedy anymore, so I decided to fall back on my training as a consultant radiologist. That last bit is not true, nor is the teeth stuff. I don't even know if 'consultant radiologist' is a job title.
Sarah Kendall, Beyond The Joke, 25th February 2017Edinburgh 2016 - the year that comedy got less funny?
2016 may well go down as the year that comedy got serious.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th August 2016Ten must see Edinburgh Fringe shows I still need to see
It must be a good Fringe, we are halfway through and my list of must-see shows is now longer than it was when I arrived. Here's a run down of shows I'm still determined to find the time to see. In, I should add, no particular order.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th August 2016Comedians on meeting their hecklers
Sarah Kendall, Mark Watson, Alexei Sayle and other standups recall what happened when they came face to face with their toughest critics after a show.
The Guardian, 16th August 2016Is it okay to lie in the name of a comedy show? (Link expired)
"Was that story true?" I would say that this is pretty much the first thing most people say to me after seeing one of my shows. To which my answer is, "Parts of it."
Sarah Kendall, WOW247, 9th August 201650 must-see comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe (Link expired)
Here at WOW 247 we've pooled together our comedy brains to pick out a whopping 50 shows we think make a good starting point for any Fringe adventurer.
Matthew Dunne-Miles, Finlay Greig and Craig Leiper, WOW247, 2nd August 2016Onion at the Fringe: Sarah Kendall
The show is part of a glorious comeback for a quite rightly acclaimed comic mind, and marks a turning point in Kendall's career.
The Velvet Onion, 28th July 2016Onion talking: Sarah Kendall on Shaken
Fresh from a round of intensive previews, we caught up with the 2015 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated Sarah Kendall for an in-depth natter about her incredible new show, Shaken, which is at Assembly George Studios from August 3rd-28th.
The Velvet Onion, 26th July 2016Interview: Sarah Kendall
Making the move from stand-up to storytelling has paid off in spades for Sarah Kendall as she brings us her third narrative-driven hour
Murray Robertson, The List, 25th July 2016Sarah Kendall interview
Delving into stories from her youth, Sarah Kendall's remarkable rise has not been without sacrifice. She tells Jay Richardson about the fine lines between truth and fiction, and between laughter and tears.
Jay Richardson, Fest Mag, 20th July 2016