Interviews · 14 October 2019
Jen Brister The full interview
Jen Brister interviewed by Kevin Durham, 14 October 2019. 6m 54s on tape.
In this clip Jen Brister stand up comedian talks about her tour and how she creates ideas for her comedy show. **Jen Brister Interview: Comedian Talks About Her Latest Stand-Up Comedy Tour** In a recent **Jen Brister interview**, the comedian and writer opened up about her latest stand-up comedy tour, giving fans a sneak peek into the themes and inspiration behind her latest material. Known for her razor-sharp wit and no-holds-barred approach to life’s absurdities, Jen Brister’s new show dives into everything from family life to navigating the chaos of modern society.
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0:01 Comedian Jen Bristow if you enjoyed this into your stand-up comedian Jenn Forrester then please do subscribe to my channel and leave me a comment below. I'll know what you think so give me mark out of 10 what's this video any good or a big bag of rubbish I went to lesbian. Competition yeah miss lesbian UK Nylund what yep. Women in Hessian wandering it wasn't say that if it's still around it was but just back in 2004 2005 kentish town forum as it was known back then lived. In North London then how did I not know that let's be enough bloody yeah it was amazing. First of all those lousy lesbians everywhere copping off with each other which I seriously you've never heard of it and I'm surprised because I normally get. Asked to get involved with this kind of nonsense uh-huh one way or another.
1:02 That's very interesting that no they don't mean they do anymore whatever you think they should yeah there's lots of different competitions the most butch most feminine. The most butch in the most feminine yes that's it we only two. Yeah and who can put up a pet that you know sent shells the quickest yeah I hear you that's exactly good one I'm sorry I missed it yeah. I'll take out some pictures I'll forward them on to em and I'm sure she'll pass them on so tell us about you tortured well my I don't know I'm. Not touring with it yet because it's not ready to tour this although was wishful thinking but I am I had I did this is gonna I took. It to Melbourne uh-huh and I why I tend to do is I'll take a show to to Australia and no one knows me and as opposed to here where no one knows me and just to warm it up and now.
1:59 I'm gonna I'm sort of previewing it here in the UK so I had to do lots of different rewrites for it here and then I'm gonna take. It up to edinburgh and then after edinburgh we'll see well I'd love to I'd love to tour it after that okay that's one this this show wishful. Thinking and it's a bit of a mix of what DIY Pilates and relationships. Yeah there is no there is no DIY involved in this there it should be there it's a show about political apathy so it's about me. Always finding something else to do other than getting involved with politics and the things that I want to mean I think that I want to get involved with and and I think the reason why I started crying it is because I found myself increasingly shouting. At the television doing questions time and I thought hey and then just like go and make myself a cup of tea you know having a lie-down what.
2:48 Makes you angry you want in question and what makes me it's just oh god I do a Faraj I'm guessing well not well yes Melanie. Phillips just just reactionary right-wing. Politicians really who who keeps talking about common sense and fairness whilst dismantling the welfare state that kind of makes me crazy so but you know as a stomach. Comedian I've never really talked I don't really talk you know it's it's a skill to discuss politics think on stage and it's so I think it's. Something I haven't done before and there in the 12 years I've been doing stand-up I wanted to tackle it obviously I've got to do it in a different way so there is a lot of stuff about me. Not being very good at in grassroots politics worse at the same time I hope I'm highlighting things that are happening which I'm I'm unhappy about so I what.
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3:38 I didn't want to do I don't want to do a show that's preachy you know because ultimately what I want to do is go I'm I don't know what I'm doing. I'm not the person to change this but this is what I see this is what I've noticed and just highlight it and you know subvert. It and try to make it I hope try to make it funny but it is hard I've noticed - do you know this these bits of material that I really want to do onstage in a club setting. Yeah it's not always that hard. I try to do because basically if you're in a club setting it's just a different energy you're going in and you're doing good there and then you get off yeah. Can't be whimsically talking about something here yeah let's talk about you know I I got a I've got a set piece which is my favourite.
4:21 Piece at the moment which talks about what we did with our with the wealth that we got in the revenue we got from Nazi or ungass. And I started talking about Scandinavian dramas which is you have to go with it it's pitiful jump yeah but it's it's it's it goes in a loop and I start. Talking about Scandinavian dramas and literally if you're gonna do that at Cardiff kaliya in a Saturday night people are gonna go get off and you can't no no you just so um I I'm. Still it still hasn't infiltrated my club says why was what I'm saying but it's it's it's stuff that in my show that I'm the most excited. About talking about but I'm just I still yeah we still need a lot we key to do it because I'm doing a gig at the Apollo for for the People's.
5:05 Assembly and it's essentially a political gig and although they've got people at my heart still Jeremy Hardy you know people like really top of the the best political. Comedians and then I'm on the bill so I can't really go on and talk about you know impression doing impressions of my mum which is what I've done for like 10. So um so I'm gonna try that Scandinavian I thought why not showcase it don't you lie at the Apollo that can't be it's a terrible. Idea isn't it I shouldn't do it well that's a good place to showcase something you're going to showcase something yeah why not why not die. In front of two half thousand people that's likely. Absolutely trash to me no Jed if anyone hasn't seen you before how would you sell your show in three sentences it is a very holiday. Coming up oh sorry hi hello.
5:55 It's a very high-energy anecdotes or storytelling lots of different characters lots of fun it's pretty fast all the way through and if you want to see a beige lesbian. Ranting in a darkened room come and see my show that's how I would is that the wrong way to sell so that's great I would. See lesbians so I'm trying to see many lesbians in darkened rooms yeah yeah but that's a different show unfortunately. I'd love to know your thoughts on that video so give me more out of 10 10 being great not being rubbish what do you think this videos. Leave me a comment in the comment box below Kevin's YouTube channel just screams fun like in a real or way. Like you've just put it in a and it feels so right that's Kevin's YouTube channel better than a sweet.
