A COMIC who says she has good intentions, but doesn’t quite make it, is coming to Bracknell next month.
Tickets for Angela Barnes’ new show Hot Mess are now on sale.
The regular on shows such as Mock The Week, Live at the Apollo, and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and former chair of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz says that trying to live your best life, as it turns out, is really quite hard.
Her new show features stand-up, stories and jokes, taking in marriage, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and the pandemic.
“It was originally about ADHD, but, ironically, I got distracted,” she says.
“The title of the show was conceived before the diagnosis. I’ve always been ditzy and forgetful, someone that people roll their eyes at all the time.
“So the show started off being about trying to get things right and often failing, but then so much happened it ended up being about something quite different, about friendship and loss.”
Other comics, including Aisling Bea, Shaparak Khorsandi, Simon Brodkin, have ADHD.
Angela says: “I think there’s a reason we get drawn into this life. We’re constantly looking for that dopamine hit. What better way than stand in front of a room of strangers?
“It’s not normal to drive to Cardiff for no money to do 10 minutes then drive back. Also, I think we’re quite socially awkward.
“I’ve never been good in social situations with people I don’t know. I’m more comfortable onstage in front of a crowd in the dark.
“I’m more surprised by stand ups that don’t have ADHD. Why are they doing it?”
Her visit to South Hill Park is on Thursday, April 27. Tickets cost £18.50.
For more details, log on to: www.southhillpark.org.uk , or call the box office on: 01344 484123.
