Suchandrika Chakrabarti and Nerine Skinner: Creating Topical Comedy
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 Published On May 14, 2024

Danielle Krage interviews Suchandrika Chakrabarti and Nerine Skinner.

Suchandrika is a stand-up, who runs the monthly night Good News / Bad News in north London and writes for BBC One's Have I Got News For You. She is taking her second solo show Doomscrolling to Edinburgh Fringe this summer.

Nerine is an actress, comedian, improviser and deviser whose parodies of Liz Truss have gone viral. She was a finalist in the Funny Women Awards for Content Creator and reached the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent with comedy cabaret trio, The Dots. She’s currently creating her debut show for the Edinburgh Festival.


Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
03:07 The Joint Project: Liz Truss’ The Traitors
06:20 Balancing Structure and Improvisation
09:21 Finding Inspiration in the News
13:42 Character Comedy: Tips and Experiences
19:59 The Joy of Character Comedy
21:01 Collaboration and Selecting Guests for a Comedy Show
24:38 Navigating Boundaries in Topical Comedy
33:22 Preparing for the Edinburgh Festival
36:27 Creating a Supportive and Inclusive Comedy Environment

You can find Suchandrika and Nerine here:

Their joint show - Liz Truss’ The Traitors
https://www.acesandeightssaloonbar.co...

Suchandrika:
  / suchandrikac  
  / suchandrika  
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on...


Nerine:
  / nerineskinner  
  / nerineskinner  
   / @nerineskinner  

You can find the Lynne Parker Funny Women episode here:
   • Lynne Parker: Founder of Funny Women  

And Suchandrika's previous interview here:
   • Suchandrika Chakrabarti: The Art and ...  

You can find the transcript at:
https://comedymasterclass.com

And Danielle’s socials here:
  / daniellekrage  
  / dekrage  

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