As well as illustrating I have also worked on a number of comedy projects as both a writer and performer.
Time of the Week
​I am a writer on Time of the Week, a character comedy based spoof news programme on BBC Radio 4, starring Sian Clifford. The first series came out in the summer of 2024, with a second series scheduled for 2025.
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'pitch-perfect satire' - The Guardian
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Follow this link if you would like to listen to the series.
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Stand-up
Criminally Untrue
I performed in the Improverts,
Edinburgh Fringe's longest-running improvised comedy troupe. I am currently a member of the long-form Improvised True Crime Documentary Criminally Untrue.
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'Side-splittingly funny from beginning to end, this is a show that lovers of comedy and true crime will adore' - Lost in Theatreland
Videos
I co-write and perform in a series of viral videos on Instagram and TikTok created by character comedian Lorna Rose Treen. They parody Vox Pop style interviews on the street often veer into surreal answers.
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To see more, follow this link.
I perform stand-up comedy as a variety of characters. Where possible incorporating drawing into the act in some way.
I was a semi-finalist in the Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Competition 2023.
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I am currently working on a split bill, work-in-progress show called Will Hughes and Orla Newmark: Chef's Treat. The first performance of this show was at The Bill Murray Theatre in December 2024.