Taylor is so far the only comedienne who performed as part of London Calling and soon we will have the opportunity to see her in Croatia again. Traveling between performances, Taylor recently spoke to us at Victoria train station in London, where she was waiting for a train to take her to her next performance.
Taylor, why stand-up?
Well, gosh, I used to be a psychotherapist, well that gave me eight years of good material. No, I think I was always built to do this. I mean, I was the kid that wanted to entertain people and have people pay attention to me and try to make them laugh...
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So you believe it’s never too late to change your profession?
Absolutely, I feel like I could write a book on that topic...
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And how is your new comedy career progressing?
Well, it’s been pretty amazing as it’s happened very fast, I’ve really only been doing stand-up in earnest for 18 months. I went full time in January...
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Why is stand-up in Britain so popular that it attracts comedians from other countries to perform in the UK?
I think people want to do comedy in the UK because in many ways it is the epicentre of the stand-up scene and personally, I grew up watching British comedy and I always held it on a pedestal...
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How would you describe London’s comedy club scene?
Well, it’s a mixed bag. When you’re talking about the bigger clubs that I’m just getting my feet into, there’s definitely a certain vibe there. If you’re playing to 400 people in a bigger club you’re going to get a different vibe then some of the smaller pub gigs...
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Which clubs are your favorite?
My favorite place I’ve ever played is Comedia Brighton, it’s a typical comedy club in the sense that it’s a low ceiling, dark, loads of tables...
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How did you like Osijek and Zagreb?
The Croatian run were the first gigs I’ve done out of the UK, and I still talk about it as one of my favorite runs that I’ve ever done...
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Why are there so few comediennes?
Historically, comedy was a mans game and there’s been a lot of women who blazed a trail a long time ago in the 50s and 60s...
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