6: Mae Martin

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Society & Culture, Arts, Performing Arts, Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Performing comedy since the age of 13, Mae was something of a prodigy receiving her first Canadian Comedy Award nomination at the age of 15 and making her TV debut at 16.

Mae moved to the UK in 2011 and has been seen regularly on BBC3, Channel 4 as well as writing for BBC Radio 4. She has recently finished production on her new show ‘Feel Good’ which will be available early next year on Channel 4 and Netflix.

You can find out more at https://www.maemartin.net/

The music in this episode is by ‘Waiting For Smith’, go and check out more from ‘Waiting For Smith’ on Spotify.

This episode contains adult language and themes.

Produced by Dan Quick

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0:00.0	So May, we met at like a Best Gay Awards thing.
0:12.4	Yeah, what, so it's the I'd like a Best Gay Awards thing.
0:12.6	Yeah, what, so it's the LGBT awards.
0:16.5	Is that for the best gay?
0:17.5	I didn't win best gay.
0:18.3	I did not win best gay.
0:19.7	I've tried so hard.
0:21.1	I felt like Stephen Fry won best gay at the end of the night. He did that speech and ever that.
0:25.8	Yeah, but I was glad to see someone else there who was a bit confused by the whole event.
0:31.9	Yes, I looked around. I always looked for the most awkward person in the room and I find solace in the fact it's not always me.
0:39.0	Yeah, I was sad at a table with like Ellie Golding and everyone kept coming up for selfies with her and I was just
0:44.8	sat staring vacantly like what one of my meant I meant I guess I'm meant to be charming in some way but I had no
0:51.1	social skills that night.
0:53.0	But I sort of, I gravitate towards the people that aren't the ones getting the
0:58.1	selfies that have the perfect, whatever, the perfect insta life.
1:02.1	Yeah.
1:03.0	Being slightly marginal dwelling creature myself.
1:06.0	Are you?
1:07.0	Yeah, I never know what to wear to those things too.
1:09.0	No, I panic.
1:10.0	Yeah.
1:11.0	But you're young, so I assume that that might be easier but maybe not.
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