Lazy Susan – Extreme Humans

This sketch duo – made up of Celeste Dring and Freya Parker – deservedly received a Best Newcomer nod at the 2014 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. The pair have an undeniable talent for character-driven skits. In ‘Extreme Humans’ each sketch has a high gag rate, but the big laughs come from Dring and Parker’s deft, subtle performances. You almost believe a shorter, huskier Bob Mortimer has taken to the stage when Parker appears as Steve, a Geordie man with a lot of love to give and a penchant for double-denim. Moments later, she’s assumed an aloof Wednesday Adams-type who lonely, geeky ten-year-old Todd – smartly underplayed by Dring – is bashfully in love with. Romance, both successful and failed, is a recurring theme. There’s heart and warmth behind these characters, even when they hold a dark secret or sad history.