A Fast Five number of stars; fasten your seatbelts.
The Aussie comedian, musician and writer, Michelle Brasier, has taken Edinburgh by storm this August with not only a prime time showing with Gilded Balloon, but also appearances with the Edinburgh Book Festival launching her debut memoir. Audiences were welcomed by Brasier herself clad in a black dress and platform crocs, handing out secret messages and doling out compliments liberally to the sold out audience.
What ensued was a packed hour of hilarity and humanity of the woes and triumphs of being a “different bird” in real life as an actor. From extreme experiences with teachers to bed bugs and not quite processing negative reviews, her comedy was punctuated with comedic and sometimes heartbreaking music accompanied by her husband. This multi-hyphenate performer prepared a chaotic and engaging set that had the audience in tears of laughter and lamentation around the “spooky” nature of the world.
Brasier displayed her insatiable creativity in this performance, and it is this kind of voracious, interdisciplinary creativity that will keep the arts alive amidst so many global setbacks. Despite her significant and loudly expressed disdain towards critics and assertions that, “Life is not three stars!” If you are looking for a five star performance, look no further than, It’s A Shame We Won’t Be Friends Next Year.
Michelle Brasier is set to appear Monday 18th August | 20:30 | Spiegeltent coinciding with the UK release of My Brother’s Ashes Are in a Sandwich Bag , whichis now available via Amazon UK, selected independent UK bookshops, and from the Waterstones Bookshop at the Edinburgh International Book Festival from 9–24 August.
Her comedy show runs until 24th August. Tickets here.