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Sooz Kempner

Sooz Kempner

  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Sooz Kempner review

Some comedians have the knack of connecting with an audience in a warm and easy manner. Kempner is one of these artists.

Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 19th May 2017

Why I love Withnail And I

Happy 30th to Bruce Robinson's cult British comedy: Sooz Kempner thinks you haven't aged a day.

Sooz Kempner, Standard Issue, 10th April 2017

Standard Issue at the Fringe: part two

As the Edinburgh Fringe dives into its first week proper, we thought there was no better time to offer up part two of our round-up of Standard Issue contributors who are up there, doing their talented thing.

Standard Issue, 8th August 2016

Standard Issue at the Fringe: part one

As the curtain comes up on thousands of shows in Edinburgh, we thought we'd put a spotlight on our lovely contributors who will be taking a lot of bows over the next month. There'll be more on Monday.

Standard Issue, 5th August 2016

Sooz Kempner on Queen: comedy spotlight

Despite growing up to the strains of triumphalist pomp-rockers Queen, Sooz Kempner's Fringe show investigates how she ended up 'one of life's losers'. We find out what makes Mercury and co. so elemental to her outlook

Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 26th July 2016

20 sketch & Fringe character comedy recommendations

One of the great joys of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the chance to see an assortment of mad weirdos push comedy to new levels with inventive new characters and brilliant new sketch narratives that offer something different to the great stand-up also on offer. But who to see that is an example of the previous paragraph? Well, you're in luck because here are our picks of the best sketch and character comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016.

Laugh Out London, 11th July 2016

20 stand-up comedy recommendations for Fringe 2016

Once again Laugh Out London has delved into its collective comedy brain to bring you 20 stand-up comedy recommendations for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016.

Laugh Out London, 4th July 2016

Getting to know you... Sooz Kempner

If you're a regular visitor to Standard Issue, you won't need telling that we're lucky enough to have a cracking team of contributors who we love dearly. We thought it was about time we let them introduce themselves properly. Give a big wave to Sooz Kempner.

Standard Issue, 13th April 2016

Rated or Dated: Blackadder Goes Forth

The revival of chatter about a new Blackadder series has sent Standard Issue back to the first four. OK, three of them because, well, you know. Rounding it off, Sooz Kempner looks at our hero's painful final hurrah.

Sooz Kempner, Standard Issue, 1st September 2015

The Sooz Kempner three minute interview

Defying Gravity is Sooz Kempner's brand new Edinburgh Festival Fringe show. Her biggest dream is to be in the musical Wicked but so far she's only managed to get a season as a Christina Aguilera tribute act, a tour of the north with a Jack Russell and to singlehandedly cause her parents' divorce - according to her dad.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 24th July 2014

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