Your Laugh Stand show will double as a farewell before you head overseas for your first Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Who’s funnier, Australians or Scots?
I’m very wary of generalisations about different nationalities because it seems they’ve led to wars? I don’t think there’ll be a ‘We’re Funnier’ War, though, so I’m going to say Scottish people are funnier only because they seem sadder and I think more sadness equals funnier.
Do you know what to expect at Edinburgh?
Nope, and I’m excited to see what happens.
As the saying goes, ‘Write what you know.’ How much of your own experience do you draw upon for your comedy?
I draw upon anything from my life I find funny. So, most things with the exception of filling out the bullshit paperwork for a passport. It’s still too soon to make jokes about a topic that has scarred me. I have PPTSD.
You jointly won the Best Newcomer Award at this year’s Sydney Comedy Festival. How responsive have audiences been to your work?
The audiences have been wonderful and seem to appreciate what I’m trying to do with the show.
How did you get into comedy in the first place? Do you see this as a ‘serious job’ for yourself in the years to come?
My friend Shayne dragged me into it, kicking and screaming. I want to do this for the rest of my life. It’s my bliss.
Corey White performs, along with Tommy Dean, Christina Eakins and more at the Laugh Stand, Harold Park Hotel on Tuesday June 23.
