Lindsay Sharman
Lindsay Sharman is a British
Career
Sharman began her comedy career in 2009. After reaching the finals of the 2010 Funny Women awards, she took two shows to the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Giants Of Comedy[1] and A Time Traveller's Guide to Surviving Childhood [2] as part of PBH's Free Fringe. At Edinburgh 2012, she performed in George Ryegold's God-In-A-Bag [3] at the Underbelly Bristo Square.
She performs in character as Madame Magenta[4] and as The Poet,[5] and took her first solo show Madame Magenta: Libros Mystica to Edinburgh in 2014.[6]
Since then, she has co-written four Edinburgh Festival Fringe productions with her husband and collaborator Laurence Owen: Cinemusical (2015), Cinemusical High (2016),[7] The Time Machine (2017), which subsequently toured the UK,[8][9] and Jekyll vs Hyde (2019).[10]
In 2020, Lindsay co-founded Long Cat Media, a podcast production company specialising in audio fiction.[11][12] Her first podcast series, Mockery Manor, was nominated for Best Fiction at the British Podcast Awards 2020.[13]
Awards
- British Podcast Awards 2020 [14] Nominated: Best Fiction (for Mockery Manor)
- Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2013 [15]- Finalist
- Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian Of 2013 [16] - Finalist
- Funny Women Award 2010 [17] - Finalist
- Mirth Bath New Act of the Year 2010[18] - Finalist
References
- ^ Sturdee, Miriam (26 August 2011). "Giants of Comedy – Darren Walsh, Leo Kearse & Lindsay Sharman | Edinburgh Festival". Edinburghfestival.list.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ Nick Hamilton (18 August 2011). "A Time Traveller's Guide to Surviving Childhood, Ryan's Cellar Bar | The Stage Edinburgh 2013". Ed.thestage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Lindsay Sharman, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "ballet | SO IT GOES - John Fleming's blog". Thejohnfleming.wordpress.com. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Lindsay Sharman". Such Small Portions. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Lindsay Sharman and Laurence Owen – Edinburgh Previews | Time Out London". Timeout.com. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Jekyll Vs Hyde - Edinburgh Fringe 2019".
- ^ "H.G. Wells' the Time Machine".
- ^ "HG Wells' the Time Machine". September 2017.
- ^ "Jekyll vs Hyde".
- ^ "BBC Radio Norfolk - Upload on BBC Radio Norfolk, with Sophie Little (07/11/2020), Long Cat Media: Podcast Masterclass".
- ^ "Student Side Hustles – Long Cat Media". 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Nominations 2020".
- ^ "Nominations 2020".
- ^ "Lindsay Sharman, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Review: Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of 2013 Final". Beyond The Joke. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Lindsay Sharman, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Bath Comedy Festival - What's On". Bathcomedy.com. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.