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Seven Questions With… Stavros Halkias

March 5, 2020 by Becca Moody Leave a Comment
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Stavros Halkias is a stand up comedian, podcaster and body positivity activist. He answers seven questions about his personal life and his comedy life.

1) What are your feelings as you prepare for your run at the Soho Theatre?

I’m excited, I can’t wait to see if really vulgar jokes about my penis work across the pond.

2) Who, or which group of people, would you most like your comedy to reach?

Anyone that’s struggling or having a tough day, I want them to be able to go to a show or watch one of my clips and just smile, lol psych, my answer is: the people in charge of the entertainment industry. Let me be on TV or in a movie, I wanna buy fur coats and get my mom a big ass house.

3) What brings you joy?

Taking a bunch of edibles and ordering like 40 dollars’ worth of pizza and wings and watching John Wick 2.

4) When did you last feel annoyed?

I forgot I signed up for a Weight Watchers free trial last year and those motherfuckers were charging me like 40 dollars a month for like 8 months. I’m still pissed and I want my revenge.

5) What is your favourite memory?

Getting a GameCube for Christmas in 2001. It was the only thing that could heal the wounds of 9/11.

6) What would you like audiences to take from your shows?

I just want everyone to have a good ass time and if they’re a cute girl, I would like them to develop an intense, sexual attraction to bald, toothless men in addition to having a good ass time.

7) What do you see in your future?

I wanna be the owner/general manager of a small, surf and turf restaurant specialising in rib eye steaks, lamb chops, crab cakes and both fried and grilled calamari.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR STAVROS HALKIAS AT THE SOHO THEATRE (MARCH 31 – APRIL 4) HERE

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Interview: Ivo Graham at Soho Theatre

September 25, 2018 by Becca Moody Leave a Comment
Ivo Graham is bringing his new show Motion Sickness to the Soho Theatre from the 1st to 13th of October. In anticipation for this fortnight of fun, MoodyComedy has been picking Ivo’s brains about the emotional core of this new show, and the difficulties he has experienced whilst performing it.

How was your show Motion Sickness received at the Edinburgh Festival this year?

Ivo Graham: Motion Sickness

30% returning customers revelling in spending another hour with a comedian they always enjoy.

20% returning customers broadly appreciating the well-told stories but perhaps lamenting the lack of interactive quiz/Weakest Link video from 2017.

10% new people thinking “god, this guy can turn a phrase”.

10% new people thinking “god, this guy’s a bit pretentious”.

10% family and friends wondering how long they have to keep coming to this shit.

10% too drunk / hot / in need of a wee to concentrate on what was happening.

10% empty seats.

What issues does your latest show concern? Which aspects (if any) have been challenging?

The latest show is about commitment and, more specifically, parenthood (the best answer on the board in the Family Fortunes category “commitments”: the worst on Pointless). It was challenging to write because it forced me to decide which of my own insecurities on the subject I felt comfortable sharing with an audience of mostly (see above) strangers. It was challenging to perform because by Edinburgh I’d learnt I was going to be a parent, rendering the central question of “am I ready to take this next step” frustratingly/hilariously inappropriate.

Admin-wise, I then had to decide whether to sit on this news or change the show: I decided the former, only for a couple of rather ambiguously-worded reviews leading to family members getting in touch to ask why I was doing comedy about news they hadn’t even been told about yet. Even now, a few weeks on, we’ve eschewed the obligatory Facebook ultrasound post, preferring to tell friends as and when we see them, so I’ve now got to make a whole lot more decisions as to how I present the information at the Soho. People might even find out having stumbled across this e-interview! A Moody Exclusive!

None of this is to suggest, by the way, that my life updates are of any Great Import beyond my various nearest and dearest, or that the difficulties described above hold a candle to any of the infinitely greater challenges being faced by people around the world. Fundamentally, my girlfriend and I (out of wedlock ahoy!) have had some great news, and being able to do stand-up about this sort of thing is always a Great LarkTM. But I can only respond to the questions as they’re asked (/copy-pasted) to me, and there’s no denying that this year’s issues and their representation have been more of a challenge than previous years’. So there you go.

How has your comedy changed over the past two years?

It’s got more commitment-based (see above). To quote a friend, “instead of talking about how you don’t get off with girls (2009 to 2016), you’re now talking about how you can’t get off with girls (2016 til death/divorce).

How would you describe Ivo Graham The Comedian in three words?

Surpassing expectations.

Why should people come to your Soho Theatre run?

Because the show is charming, relatable, articulate, and my god I’ve suddenly got rather a lot riding on this.

BOOK TICKETS FOR IVO GRAHAM: ‘MOTION SICKNESS’ AT THE SOHO THEATRE

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