FESTIVAL FEATURES | Female double acts
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they are really funny and unique. I’d wear black forever though.
LOLA & JO (Lola Stephenson and Joanna Griffi n)
What one thing do you remember most about how you met each other? Lola: Jo had a really bad camel toe but a fantastic smile. Jo: Lola had incredibly greasy hair but wonderful cheekbones. What’s the best thing about working with the other one? Lola: A shared appreciation of crisps and our Two Together Railcard with 30% discount on train fares. Jo: Lola’s very needy, which is really good for my self-esteem. She replies to my WhatsApps before I’ve even sent her one. What’s the worst thing about working with the other one? Lola: No complaints here. It’s a perfect partnership, well-balanced, productive and respectful. Jo: Lola can be quite controlling. For example, she’s actually answering this question for me right now.
If your comedy partner hadn’t become part of a double act, what do you think she would have done with her life? Lola: Become a criminal or a social worker. Jo: The Mayor of London.
If your current comedy partner was suddenly unable to work with you ever again, which famed comedian would you headhunt to replace them? Lola: Mae Martin, Katy Wix, Lou Sanders, Phoebe Walsh, Lolly Adefope, Rose Matafeo, Emma Sidi, Lucy Pearman, Helen Duff, Rosie Jones, Flo & Joan, Róisín & Chiara. Ideally one of those, but to be honest anyone really, so I don’t have to be on my own. Jo: I can’t even comprehend a world without Lola, so would prefer not to answer this question. No further comment. Thank you.
MADDIE CAMPION & LOVEDOLL (Maddie and LD)
What one thing do you remember most about how you met each other? Maddie: We met at a speed awareness course and on the i rst day LD had parked in front of the entrance to the community centre where it was being held. Someone asked her if she could move her car but she said ‘no’ so we all had to squeeze past to get inside. LD: I remember Maddie introducing herself and I was like ‘OK, you’re leading this speed awareness course?’ She was ‘no’. She just has that vibe. 26 THE LIST FESTIVAL 1–8 Aug 2018
Róisín & Chiara
What’s the best thing about working with the other one? Maddie: We can bounce ideas off each other and we make each other laugh! LD: Maddie brings out a lot of great qualities in myself that I often forget I have. What’s the worst thing about working with the other one? Maddie: I mean, LD sometimes can often behave like she’s just a solo act. LD: Maddie isn’t as wise as me, she just says yes to everything. We did this preview in a church hall to a bunch of scouts and midway through, the leader stopped us and was like ‘can you stop swearing please and wrap this up with a clear anti-drugs message!’ Maddie said yes to that gig and yes to that scout leader. If your comedy partner hadn’t become part of a double act, what do you think she would have done with her life? Maddie: LD had an audition for The Cursed Child but instead of sending them her self-tape, she accidentally emailed a vlog she’d made about Shrek 2. Maybe she could be on Broadway right now? LD: [after taking a long drawn-out breath from her vape pen] Selling soap. If your current comedy partner was suddenly unable to work with you ever again, which famed comedian would you headhunt to replace them? Maddie: I am pretty much obsessed with every
female comedian! I’d love to work with them all, maybe at the same time, like a comedy Broken Social Scene. LD: I guess I could do great things with every comedian. I am undeniably talented. Beth Stelling is my current fave though, so I’d pick her.
NORRIS & PARKER (Kate Norris and Sinead Parker)
What one thing do you remember most about how you met each other? Sinead: We met at drama school nine years ago and on the i rst group trip to the pub I watched Katie from afar. She was squeezed into a slutty New Look dress with her tits spilling out, caked in fake tan, cackling like a Somerset i shwife and I thought ‘not for me thanks’. Kate: I was absolutely gutted when I heard I shared a birthday with Sinead because I immediately realised this pathetic anaemic creature was going to attach herself to me like a whelk on a rock. I was correct and she has been draining the life out of me ever since. What’s the best thing about working with the other one? Kate: Getting to know Sinead’s father who I really admire for his Stalin-esque leadership qualities as a businessman and a father. Not to mention the fact that he is incredibly i t. Sinead: Excuse me? Kate: I mean he goes to spin class every morning. Sinead: The other day our agent put half of