Episode 16 Kyrah Gray, comedian

Olly Double interviews Kent Drama graduate Kyrah Gray about starting out as a stand-up comedian. Kyrah talks about how going to a networking event instantly got her both gigs and a manager. She explains how she started out on the urban comedy circuit and is now trying to break into the mainstream comedy circuit. This leads to some great discussion about the particular challenges facing black comedians in the UK. She also talks about the craziness of choosing to become a comedian when you suffer from anxiety, and the remarkable fact that she doesn’t actually get anxious onstage. She talks about balancing day jobs with a comedy career, and how the transferrable skills you get in a drama degree set you up for even the most conventional job. Clip of Kyrah doing stand-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd-YBCzjJd8 BA in Drama & Theatre: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/114/drama-and-theatre