Juliette Burton offers more than just laughs in her stand-up performances...
This week we’re celebrating the return of the Nottingham Comedy Festival- and last night opened with a bang at the Lord Roberts with the first show in the Lol-GBTQ+ lineup. We were treated to a double bill by world-renowned and Fringe Famous Comedienne Juliette Burton. Providing loads of laughs, audience participation and a multi-media spectacle we got to experience a sneak preview of Juliette’s latest show as well as her currently touring one which left us feeling a little bit more hopeful for the future!
First show of the night, Going Rogue, delved into Juliette’s love and obsession with all things nerdy (as the name- a reference to X-Men- may suggest)- including a ranking of all her latest cosplays, a laundry list of easter eggs and references and even a chance for the audience to create their own digital avatar to appear in the show (still a slight work in progress, but the technical difficulties only added to the hilarity). Both shows were also a very raw, open and honest look into our hosts personal life, struggles and methods she uses to get through the everyday. As someone who also turned to nerdy hobbies to get me through the pandemic, I can certainly relate to the anecdotes of testing out cosplaying during lockdown! We also got to find out how these cosplaying endeavours impacted on Juliette’s dating life, often with very funny and heartwarming results.
a very raw delve into her mental health struggles
Juliette’s second show, Hopepunk, was a very raw delve into her mental health struggles, and how she (and the audience) can use hope, love and community to overcome all of life’s challenges. It was a perfect blend of deep introspection cut through with perfectly timed comedy anecdotes, which stopped the mood from dropping too low. Inviting the audience to offer up their own thoughts on what gave them hope and finishing off with a message of affirmation and aspiration- definitely leaving us on a high!
Hopepunk and Going Rogue were the perfect way to kick off this comedy festival! Taking the standard stand-up formula and injecting it with new life and a fresh new perspective. I definitely recommend checking out a Juliette show in the future!
Juliette Burton's Going Rogue and Hopepunk appeared at the Lord Roberts on Saturday November 2nd 2024 and as part of the LOL-GBTQ+Comedy Festival.
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