Lou Conran

Quarantine Questions: Lou Conran

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Twelve weeks into the UK’s coronavirus-induced lockdown, now is a time where we need comedy more than ever. Unsurprisingly, it’s also a time where it’s perhaps hardest to find something that’s actually damn funny. MoodyComedy is trying to remedy this.

What is the first thing you plan on doing once the lockdown is fully lifted?

Probably nothing as I won’t be able to afford to do anything! Or just go to the pub with friends. Nothing too extreme or exciting.

What’s your current lockdown binge watch?

I’m slightly obsessed with watching real life murder programmes, or tragedies, at the moment. The Salisbury Poisonings was great, as was Chernobyl, anything that gives me hope that this situation will be ‘ok’ in the end.

Has anything made you laugh recently?

Lots. My mates online. The price of petrol.

How are you trying to keep sane at the moment?

I was never sane, so this is just like normal life for me.

What thing would you like to draw our attention to right now?

I have nothing to promote other than myself on the usual socials, and to be fair even they’re really boring right now, so I think people should pay attention to nature, their friends their family and the decline of their liver.

Lou Conran: The Edinburgh Interviews 2018

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Who? Lou Conran
What? At Least I’m Not Dog Poo Darren
Where? Just the Tonic at The Caves (venue 88)
When? 15:20

Are you prepared for what this year’s Edinburgh Fringe has in store for you?

Every Fringe is different. You can’t predict it, so I’m going to just live it day to day and see what happens. 

What is the premise of your Edinburgh show this year?

It’s about a man called Dog Poo Darren, who was the subject of a newspaper article in 2000 and it’s about how this article has influenced my life.

What was the biggest obstacle you face(d) while putting this show together?

The fact that a massive curveball was thrown at me a few weeks before the Fringe starts and I’ve had to rewrite the second half of my show.

Who would most enjoy your show? 

Anyone with a sense of humour, who likes a good story.

Do you have any other Edinburgh show recommendations?

Yes! Go see Sally Anne Hayward, Hayley Ellis, The Birthday Girls, Juliet Meyer, Suzi Ruffell, Angela Barnes, Evelyn Mok, and a million other fabulous women.

What is your favourite thing about Edinburgh as a city?

Salt n sauce. The vista. The sea. Everything about it.

What are your plans for after the festival?

Detox, get a colonic, buy vegetables, get a cuddle from my mum, and as ever, swear I’ll never do it again. Plan next years show.

GET YOUR TICKETS FOR LOU CONRAN: ‘AT LEAST I’M NOT DOG POO DARREN’ HERE

THE EDINBURGH INTERVIEWS 2018

Seven Questions With… Lou Conran

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Lou Conran is a very popular voice on the stand up circuit, which is why she was named MoodyComedy’s Comedian of the Month in March. Perhaps known best for her excellent MC skills and for her work writing for Standard Issue, Lou is a comic that most will find hard to dislike. She is uncompromising and unafraid of judgement, yet friendly, open and real. And on top of all this, Lou is endeavouring to raise £50,000 for the Saying Goodbye charity that supports parents suffering the loss of a baby, in birth or infancy. There is more information about how you can help Lou make a difference here.
I asked Lou these seven questions to find out more about her…

1) How do you like your eggs in the morning?

Boiled. Eggs are a serious business. I once ate 24 in two weeks and had to have colonic irrigation to clear the blockage.

2) How do you propose we solve the issue of global warming?

Take your jumper off silly.

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3) How would you fare in a zombie apocalypse?

I like the element of risk, but I’d definitely be first to be eaten.

4) Do your family find you funny?

Disturbed I think rather than funny.

5) If you could say one sentence to Donald Trump, what would it be?

Doesn’t that Velcro fringe itch?

6) What should we all do at least once in our lives?

Contrary to what a previous boyfriend suggested I should do at least once, I’d say the thing that you fear doing, do it. What’s the worst that could happen? (Apart from death but then at least you’d not have bills to pay, and you’d lose weight….)

7) Do you prefer being an MC or performing straight stand up?

I love MCing, which is what I do most of. But on the rare occasion I get to do a set I get stupidly nervous, but find it a bit more exhilarating, but either or really. I just love doing it.

Support Lou Conran’s fundraising challenge here.

SEVEN QUESTIONS WITH…

March: Comedian Of The Month #38, Lou Conran

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Each Comedian of the Month on MoodyComedy is a comic who has never previously featured on the website. Reasons for selection can include various current projects the comedian is involved with, or perhaps recent appearances on television programmes or podcasts. There is no strict criteria however, as Comedian of the Month simply stands as a collection of recommendations, highlighting interesting and original aspects of certain comedians and their work.

March’s Comedian of the Month is Lou Conran. Often working as an MC, Lou is certainly a pair of safe hands for an audience. She is confident, loud and uncompromising, with an energy about her performance that could most likely revive even the most reserved of audiences.

After witnessing Lou Conran work her magic live at Birmingham Glee Club’s Comedy Playground, it becomes clear that this comic has an extra something to offer to a night of weekend comedy. Conran is able to generate tensions within a room, whilst maintaining a feeling of goodwill amongst her audience. Cleverly bouncing ideas between members of the crowd she decides to ‘attack’, and getting her audience communicating with one another, Conran has absolutely nailed what is meant by the term ‘inclusive entertainment’.

Lou throws her whole self into her comedy; she ensures that her audience is relaxed and this in turn results in uplifted of mood of the crowd. She is able to adopt a patronising tone towards specific members of the audience and get away with it by balancing this with her own self-deprecating attitude.

And not only is she brilliant at nurturing a good atmosphere through her compèring, Conran is also excellent with her imagery. Her latest work-in-progress material regarding things overheard by neighbours through the walls of her flat is sure to be something that develops into a brilliant piece, judging by the laughter the rough run through, with notebook in hand, received.

Lou has also written for Standard Issue, a woman-lead lifestyle online magazine that is sadly to be discontinued this month. It is definitely worth taking a look at her articles if you are unable to get yourself to see her perform live, as her comedic skill shines through as brightly as ever.

For more information, follow Lou Conran on Twitter or visit her website.

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