Hello, hello, Mickey here. Welcome to this week's Sunday Chops where I am chatting to excellent

stand-up and all around good egg, Elf Lions. Elf at Christmas, I know. Anyway, as I record

this intro on Friday the 17th of December, Elf's run of Elf Lions talks dirty for an hour

at the Soho Theatre for Monday the 20th to Thursday the 23rd of December is still going ahead.

But, well, yeah, we're back to gesturing wildly at the outside, the virus and the powers

that be, even if they shouldn't be. Go on, Northropshire. So do keep an eye on what's

what via the theatre's website, which is Soho Theatre.com. I've got to say that if you

are still up for going out to a show, nicely boosted, double-vaxed, all excited, then Elf

is a brilliant choice, an absolute whirlwind of energy and very, very funny. She's also very,

very busy because by day she's a teacher. I managed to grab a between jobs as she walked

from school to the station, which explains the background traffic noise and leak-frogging

man because Christmas. Anyway, enough of me wanging on. Enjoy Elf!

Hello, I am joined on the Zoom by comedian, teacher, self-proclaimed Filth Queen and

guinea pig professional. What a combo! Elf Lions, Elf, hello!

Hello, I really, really like that introduction. You're welcome. I really like that you managed

to combine all of those things into one life. It's incredible. I was quite proud of myself actually.

It's the first time I've ever made a sensible decision, but I write for guinea pig magazine,

which is obviously, I think, actually during lockdown, one of the only jobs that ever paid

me on time, irregularly, but I've had so much on recently, and Rick, the editor of guinea pig magazine,

was like, Elf, we really need your new column. I don't know if you've been in this situation,

but sometimes your guinea pigs are not bringing that much exciting chat. It's a really dry news

month, beginning pig-related news, and I've had so much on, I just emailed and I was like,

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