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LAUGH OR YOU'LL CRY SKETCHSHOW

 

SKETCH SHOW ROLES

While we have been off in lockdown, we have worked closely with the Film & TV classes on a lockdown sketch show, which is uploaded in 4 different episodes. I appear in episodes 2-4, as the first time Karly and I tried to film with Adrian we endured many technical difficulties and had to refilm a week later. 

EPISODE 2 - CECILIA 
For this episode I did a sketch alongside Karly, which was written and directed by Adrian Everest. As I previously mentioned, this was supposed to air in the first episode but we had quite a few issues with recording so we moved it to Ep2. My role in this was a snobby, rich woman who didn't believe in Corona Virus, and complained about how it affected her luxury life. She is very obnoxious and uptight, and doesn't seem to care about the masses that are genuinely affected by the virus. I found this role fun to play as it the opposite of me and the exact type of person I dislike, so it was weird and funny to step in their shoes. I really loved doing the posh voice and drinking my pretend wine.

Laugh or you'll cry - Episode 2 - YouTube Time Stamp - 7:00

EPISODE 3 - MEGAN
For this episode, I written and directed my scene myself, as my tutor suggested we could do this so I decided to give myself a bit of a challenge as I need more experience in writing and directing. I chose to do it about lockdown with my cats, as I thought it could be comedic and relatable. I cast the three cats myself (Fluffy voiced by Brooke Robinson, Bella voiced by Magen James and Sox voiced by Ethan Brown). I wanted a funny sketch that could be appreciated by all audiences. Within this, I play myself and I talk about the impact having cats has especially while we are trapped indoors. I kept this role fun and light hearted, and it was fun to play. 

Laugh or you'll Cry - Episode 3 - YouTube Time Stamp 6:30

EPISODE 4 - AMY, CECILIA, JENNIFER
This episode I played 3 roles! Which was very stressful but very exciting too. 

Cecilia made a comeback, but this time alongside Ophelia, played by Magen James. For this sketch, I was on a video call like I was with Karly. I keep the snobby personality, and both Magen and my character are complaining about how bored we are that we can't go out, and I hate that I can't party. We share what we have been doing to try and keep busy. I really enjoyed being apart of Adrian's sketch as it pushed me to try out a new accent and it was a character I'd never really explored before. 

Now the next role I played was Amy. This sketch was written and directed by Hollie Whelan. The sketch was a follow up from a previous episode which Kalem Stockill and Emily Peaurt worked on. It's about people who make conspiracies on Covid, verus those who don't. I acted alongside Kalem Stockill, Magen James and Ethan Brown. I played a theorist so I was saying why I thought Corona was fake and I didn't believe in it. Kalem was also a theorist, whereas Ethan and Magen were not. I particularly enjoyed this as it was a fun script, and I liked having a strong attitude. 

The final role I played in this episode is Jennifer Hudson. Jennifer is a 40 year old nurse from Liverpool who goes on a dating show. Last Dates was written and directed by Tom Kerr. I worked alongside Daniel Cooper and Kalem Stockill, who had reoccurring roles on this sketch. This was a very exciting role to play, as I'd never really played a character of this age range. There was a lot of shouting and arguing, which was very fun to film as I've never had a role like this. It definitely pushed my boundaries as an actor and got me more comfortable with being dramatic.  

In the final edit, only Jennifer and Claire from The Breakfast Club (which was only a short 2 second clip so there's not much to say about her). There will however be an extended version soon. 

Laugh or you'll Cry - The End - YouTube Time stamp - 5:52 and 10:55.

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