Comedy Central Live
Comedy Central UK · 2019 · 30 min
Luisa Omielan brings high-energy festival comedy to a Camden club.
Luisa Omielan brings her high-energy, party-hosting stage presence to a compact club stage, telling a room full of Londoners about defending gay rights to a homophobic nail artist in Bali. It is her classic setup: equal parts chaotic travel log and unfiltered social commentary. She treats the microphone like an invitation to a house party, getting the crowd on her side before turning her attention to the exhausting landscape of modern dating and the ongoing headache of Brexit.\n\nThe performance was filmed at Dingwalls in Camden Town for a 2019 series of Comedy Central UK stand-up showcases. At this point in her career, Omielan had already carved out a unique space in British comedy, having transitioned her massive Edinburgh Fringe hits, such as What Would Beyoncé Do?!, into a BAFTA Breakthrough Award and her own BBC Three series, Politics for Bitches.\n\nWhile this televised set is brief, it captures the loud, conversational style that made her a favorite on the festival circuit. Rather than a structured monologue, the performance feels like a fast-paced catch-up session with a friend who has absolutely no filter.
The set list
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Nail bar story
Recounts a trip to Bali and her reaction to hearing a nail artist's opinion on gay people
How it plays
- About
- Brexit, dating, travel in Bali
Backstory
Featured as the fifth episode of Comedy Central's 2019 stand-up series 'Comedy Central Live', highlighting nine comedians in half-hour specials
Details
- Released
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Where
- Comedy Central UK
- Director
- Colin Dench
- Topics
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