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V E‘éifuorl"iix'at‘ 5"). FM; 5 ' -! 5 Running of th Nudes “l Fit JOANNA NEARY Mina"! f .- Ha!" r l 5'; ' Woman ofathousand faces "" MW”, .. 1H,, ,1 Joanna Neary is perhaps the most industrious character comedian on the RICHARD HERRING :: :v- .2 . «' rm ; circuit. While lesser mortals such as Steve Coogan and Barry Humphries Coming Of 399 set from a comic Who .; r. z. ’l p ,« v at? w
can only stretch to a handful of roles in an entire career, Neary has enough tes’ts h's aUd'ence {it Ii' 1 l“ :sl' w I" a ’r’ ‘t " offbeat and grotesque personas in her one-hour act to populate an entire Lift} max kw <51": 1. : .2 .1 z . " A ,r . . village. Her new show, Little Moments, is more action-packed than ever, lletllllg] t‘m; pm,» : .z ’ ' z}; 5‘" :4‘ : i .r featuring a mixture of tried and tested characters, such as lonely Cornish l:i";i'(l Hervvgik '* z " ' Au. :’ " craftmaker Angela Funnel and Mr Timpkins the neutered cat. plus newies Illltl, ‘,»::‘a":; em: w”, t w : r , r.
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‘lt’ll also have me being myself, which I’m really excited about,‘ says decade .211." saw.- :4: W4: " r: :,: ' :4 .' g; «,w' ~ r,- [1' r Neary. ’It allows me to explain a bit about the characters beforehand. That sceptmw‘ ‘The a." ' “fa-"8: x. " "r ;' :z.’ ' m : . , . r» " l ' way it feels like the audience is in on the joke a bit more.’ This is the first about 1'» tea r " ' : r w -' -" ' ' time in more than five years of performing that Neary has come anywhere and how: 591*? ::r‘ l) .‘. a ~. new; : ' w , . :' :' : 2 .: " r:~' ; i on; close to straight stand-up. So why is she stepping out from behind the to <21; _7’."e:r 71' :_. .w '. :2! ,. T' e ,' 7' v; a' mask? ’I suppose it's partly because I’ve gained in confidence, but in the with that] "e,- am; “"a‘. a .. :~ w: : Ei' r:' ' w ' r ' show I’m mostly reading from my teenage diary from 1985, so it doesn’t armnirxi tea: on. is; in my)“; I ‘J’ ., '~ --, z, .1 ,4 really feel like stand-up. My diary’s unintentionally hilarious, very Adrian The ‘a". ff‘zit .1? .a‘. We 1' z»: A , ; r ' '-.'. ’-- . '3 .~' i - w 5 "’ Mole; teachers are so vulnerable and volatile.’ ‘ir‘re' ‘3 k : ’l . 3'. ’: »‘~ q, .‘ ‘
Neary’s 2004 nomination for the Perrier Newcomer award proved a \‘.’r‘ef"e' T'W- new. " r a x: e" t,- springboard to radio and television projects, appearing as a talking head in 1. be "‘a..-’;' Armando lannucci’s Time Trumpet, and lusting after Johnny Vegas in Ideal. " aver-i " g " ewzua ' ‘ While these gigs are a welcome financial cushion, Neary favours the roar of .:'::.-..: " ~72 7e"? '. f" 4:.i;' ; the greasepaint and the smell of the crowd. ‘It has been nice learning a "or" owes at. r ; sex ” different discipline,’ she admits. ‘l’m doing a fourth series of Ideal in the Six;"‘af€: J'.'i‘,.i:> ‘ r we Le'afe ,. autumn, and it’s lovely to have that to go to. But I love the live stuff the pedtrr“ ":2 'TTJ. "es: (e. f'e' most because everything’s changing constantly and it‘s a great excuse for "an/a ‘22 3:23" ~ -,-r: f a: a party.’ (Allan Radcliffe) stand-a1, > t's '1: .'."at'<; "15:1,: '; I Pleasance Coortyard. 556 6550. 5—26 Aug, 4.45pm, $850—$950 (ET—58.2. 2n. T'Tfi'. 3"?) . ’14" get Prevrews 2—4 Aug, £5. CL.S"€(1 " ’2 rem r:' S L»:- :;e-’;"
28 THE LIST FESTIVAL MAGAZINE 2—9 Aug 2007