A Fringe Quickie (#69) with ‘Jody Kamali – This is My Dad’

Questions answered by Jody Kamali.

Q1: Aside from this Quickie, what is the most desperate marketing tactic you plan on using to get bums in seats this August? 280 chars

A money-back guarantee* *Subject to terms and conditions.

Q2: If your show walked into a cocktail bar, what would it order?

Loose, black tea, no milk, with a cube of sugar, which will be placed in the mouth and the tea sucked through it.

Q3: The Fringe is horribly expensive. How are you financing this run? Did you remortgage your house, sell your granny, or start an illicit side hustle?

I am doing two shows. The other show is Ironing Board Man, which I have performed for the past three years. It sells well and will fund both shows. It’s exhausting doing two shows, but I am fed up with paying off credit cards (my old way of financing a show).

Q4: We all have weird pre-performance rituals. What is yours, and how confused would a normal person be if they walked in on you doing it?

I switch off, almost become a zombie, I’m saving myself, my energy, my chat, my game for the show. Then I do lots of stretches, star jumps, and some fast diaphragm breathing. If seen by someone, they’d think ‘what a Pr%ck, just get on stage and get on with it’.