Instant Laughs

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this episode we speak to the brilliant, Amir Dean aka Lady Bushra. Lady Bushra has fast become one of the UK’s most prominent British Asian drag artists, ever since they swapped his background in biomedical science for the arts during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[03:28]] Why drags appear confident [[05:06]]

[[06:10]] What Lady bushra brings me and why I listen to all sides of the spectrum [[9:22]]

[[10:22]] The misconception of drag queens and dealing with trolls [[22:33]]

[[22:33]] How important is thick skin [[24:00]]

[[24:13]] Why make people in your own tribe laugh, make those out of your tribe laugh [[26:46]]

[[28:01]] Its the age of offence [[29:34]]

[[35:41]] Turning audiences around [[37:42]]

[[37:42]] Being quite a cerebral person [[38:26]]

[[38:26 ]] Dealing with toxic and dodgey people, having blackholes in human form leave you [[45:45]]

[[52:54]] His advice for anyone that wants to pursue comedy or drag [[56:08]]

To find out more about Amir Dean and Lady Bushra on there Linkree through this link here:https://linktr.ee/ladybushra. If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #standup #dragartists #dragartist

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