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8 May 2016

Behind the Mask with Nina Conti on BROAD

Arts, Comedy, Performing Arts, Society & Culture

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Behind the Mask with Nina Conti on BROAD

BROAD’s Sonja Hammer talks on the line with British comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti who was in Melbourne Town for this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016.

Nina Conti

Nina has won a British Comedy Award, stormed Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Sunday Night at the Palladium, and made a BAFTA nominated film – all without even moving her lips. Nina has now announced the dates of her largest scale UK tour to date – and in a spectacular feat of ventriloquism – it is an entirely improvised every night.

Nina began her career as an actress at the Royal Shakespeare Company, before the genius and anarchic theatre director Ken Campbell inspired her to become a ventriloquist. In 2008 she won the prestigious Barry Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for her solo show Complete and Utter Conti. In 2010, Talk to the Hand had sell out seasons in Edinburgh, London, Melbourne, the Sydney Opera House and New York.

David Bowie and Tom Conti ( Nina’s dad) on Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence.

Nina talks about David Bowie as well and her tale about how she vomited on Bowie’s shoes at age 9.

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