Lindsay Sharman Explained

Lindsay Sharman is a British writer, comedian and actress.

Career

Sharman began her comedy career in 2009. After reaching the finals of the 2010 Funny Women awards, she took two shows to the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Giants Of Comedy^[1] and A Time Traveller's Guide to Surviving Childhood ^[2] as part of PBH's Free Fringe. At Edinburgh 2012, she performed in George Ryegold's God-In-A-Bag ^[3] at the Underbelly Bristo Square.

She performs in character as Madame Magenta^[4] and as The Poet,^[5] and took her first solo show Madame Magenta: Libros Mystica to Edinburgh in 2014.^[6]

Since then, she has co-written four Edinburgh Festival Fringe productions with her husband and collaborator Laurence Owen: Cinemusical (2015), Cinemusical High (2016),^[7] The Time Machine (2017), which subsequently toured the UK,^{[8] [9]} and Jekyll vs Hyde (2019).^[10]

In 2020, Lindsay co-founded Long Cat Media, a podcast production company specialising in audio fiction.^{[11] [12]} Her first podcast series, Mockery Manor, was nominated for Best Fiction at the British Podcast Awards 2020.^[13]

Awards

• British Podcast Awards 2020 ^[14] Nominated: Best Fiction (for Mockery Manor)
• Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2013 ^[15] - Finalist
• Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian Of 2013 ^[16] - Finalist
• Funny Women Award 2010 ^[17] - Finalist
• Mirth Bath New Act of the Year 2010^[18] - Finalist

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sturdee . Miriam . Giants of Comedy – Darren Walsh, Leo Kearse & Lindsay Sharman | Edinburgh Festival . Edinburghfestival.list.co.uk . 2011-08-26 . 2014-01-09.
2. Web site: Nick Hamilton . A Time Traveller's Guide to Surviving Childhood, Ryan's Cellar Bar | The Stage Edinburgh 2013 . Ed.thestage.co.uk . 18 August 2011 . 2014-01-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203140338/http://ed.thestage.co.uk/reviews/1290 . 3 February 2014 . dmy-all .
3. Web site: Lindsay Sharman, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . Chortle . 2014-01-09.
4. Web site: ballet | SO IT GOES - John Fleming's blog . Thejohnfleming.wordpress.com . 2014-01-09.
5. Web site: Lindsay Sharman . Such Small Portions . 2014-01-09.
6. Web site: Lindsay Sharman and Laurence Owen – Edinburgh Previews | Time Out London . Timeout.com . 7 November 2013 . 2014-01-09.
7. Web site: Jekyll Vs Hyde - Edinburgh Fringe 2019.
8. Web site: H.G. Wells' the Time Machine.
9. Web site: HG Wells' the Time Machine. September 2017.
10. Web site: Jekyll vs Hyde.
11. Web site: BBC Radio Norfolk - Upload on BBC Radio Norfolk, with Sophie Little (07/11/2020), Long Cat Media: Podcast Masterclass.
12. Web site: Student Side Hustles – Long Cat Media. 23 February 2021.
13. Web site: Nominations 2020.
14. Web site: Nominations 2020.
15. Web site: Lindsay Sharman, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . Chortle . 2014-01-09.
16. Web site: Review: Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of 2013 Final . Beyond The Joke . 21 December 2012. 2014-01-09.
17. Web site: Lindsay Sharman, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide . Chortle . 2014-01-09.
18. Web site: Bath Comedy Festival - What's On . Bathcomedy.com . 2013-04-06 . 2014-01-09.