Jilberto Soto is heading to Edinburgh with his show ¡Ay! Papi — an hour of stand-up about fathers, family, identity and the complicated relationship he has with his dad.

In this episode of Tickets Still Available, Jilberto talks about growing up Mexican-American, working as a farm worker as a teenager, living in London, and eventually finding his way into the New York comedy scene.

We chat about the differences between American and British comedy, why New York might be the best place in the world to become a better comedian, his podcasts I Hope This Ages Well and Together We’re Straight, and why he thinks Edinburgh can be both incredibly exciting and surprisingly lonely for performers.

Jilberto also explains how his dad not showing up to his wedding became the starting point for ¡Ay! Papi, why he built the show around photographs, and how he’s trying to balance some genuinely emotional material with the fact that, ultimately, he is there to make people laugh.

We also discuss dyslexia, TikTok, Target, Brexit, apple picking, and why Jilberto has been given some very important homework before arriving in Scotland.

¡Ay! Papi: Jilberto Soto runs at the Edinburgh Fringe from 20 August.

Tickets Still Available is a podcast about comedians, their shows and the stories behind the people performing at the Edinburgh Fringe.

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On this episode of Tickets Still Available, I'm joined by multilingual comedian Erica Jean, whose Edinburgh Fringe show Mistranslated celebrates the funny side of language learning and cultural misunderstandings.

We chat about learning languages from around the world, why Indonesian might be the perfect global language, travelling for an international career, accidentally taking the slow bus across Myanmar, the joys of making mistakes in another language, and why speaking even a few words of someone's language can create an instant connection.

Erica also shares what audiences can expect from Mistranslated at the Edinburgh Fringe—a fast-paced, interactive show full of linguistic mishaps, audience participation and stories from her life learning languages across the globe.

If you're fascinated by languages, travel, stand-up comedy or just enjoy hearing incredible stories from someone who's lived all over the world, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

If you're heading to the Edinburgh Fringe, be sure to check out Mistranslated and experience a comedy show where getting lost in translation is all part of the fun.

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In this episode of Tickets Still Available, I’m joined by comedians Robyn Perkins and Elaine Fellows, the duo behind Curious Creatures Comedy, to chat about their Edinburgh Fringe shows Battle of the Reefs and Quest for the Coolest F*cking Animal (A Kids Show for Adults).

We talk about how a family-friendly science comedy show evolved into an adults-only version, the weird and wonderful world of the animal kingdom, writing interactive comedy, audience participation, comedy competitions, and what it's really like performing multiple shows a day at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Robyn also shares stories from her career as a former marine biologist, explains why science and comedy make the perfect combination, and discusses her live psychology show Shrinkwrapped. Along the way we cover Australian vs Edinburgh Fringe festivals, true crime, conspiracy theories, Zoom comedy during lockdown, and plenty of bizarre animal facts.

If you're looking for Edinburgh Fringe recommendations or want to discover two of the festival's most inventive comedy performers, this is the episode for you.

🎟️ Battle of the Reefs – an interactive comedy adventure for families.

🎟️ Quest for the Coolest F*cking Animal (A Kids Show for Adults) – the grown-up, gloriously silly spin-off packed with outrageous animal facts, songs and games.

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