Empowering participants through stand-up | Natalie Diddams #Episode 20

Natalie Diddams is an Assistant Professor within the School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures at the University of Warwick. She is an arts-based practitioner and researcher with a particular interest in socially-engaged and participatory theatre. Through her research, Natalie has become a leading voice on the intersection between comedy, gender and contemporary politics, and regularly hosts workshops and performances aimed at empowering participants through stand-up. She is currently working on her first monograph, which will give an account of the methodologies that she has developed over the past 8 years. In this episode, Natalie shares her past experiences and research in the field of stand-up comedy, emphasising the educational value of stand-up—both for audiences and for performers.