Katie Norris has received critical acclaim and garnered a big following as part of double-act Norris & Parker, but at this year’s she’s going it alone. She’s dipping her toes in stand-up for the first time and takes her debut hour to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, directed Elf Lyons and original music composed by Chris Thomson and Huge Davies. Here, she answers our burning festival .
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Excited, enthusiastic, nervous and aroused. ‘Farm Fatale’ is my debut solo hour! What is a Farm fatale? An agricultural icon and seductive woman – who is likely to cause delight or distress to anyone who becomes involved with her, or her livestock. Straight from farm to stage and Somerset born and bred, I’ll be exploring the most challenging period of my life – when my cat Atticus went missing only to be found, unofficially adopted and having an affair with a woman who worked in marketing.
I’ll act, sing and comedy at the same time, play a French techno DJ and everyone’s favourite comedian, James Acaster, may or may not be making a guest appearance. During the pandemic I turned 30, lost all my work, my relationship ended and shortly after my dad died – but what’s worse than all of that is, I very nearly became an art therapist. Stand-up kept me creative and gave me autonomy because I can gig whenever I want.
I still can’t believe I get paid to make people laugh. You can’t hide behind a wig in stand-up. It’s a conversation with the audience so no gig ever feels th.
