‘A phenomenal new talent, original and funny; every set is packed with punchlines. Destined for stardom!’
Catherine Bohart
Following a highly acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run, comedian Sarah Roberts (as seen on the BBC New Comedy Awards) is taking her debut hour, ‘Silkworm’, out on tour. What happens when everything you thought you knew about yourself wasn’t true? In ‘Silkworm’, the world’s youngest, smallest, most normal comedian Sarah Roberts is finally committing to the person she’s been told to hate the most: herself.
As she enters her 30s, it’s time for Sarah to put to rest all the stories that she’s spun for herself (and everyone else) about who she is. Did she really need double-jaw surgery? Was she Henry VIII in a past life? Why did it take her so long to come out as queer? Is it ok that she kissed a virtual replica of her cousin on The Sims video game? And most importantly, why is no one else as obsessed with Candy Crush as she is? Join Sarah as she combines her shameless, high-status delivery with her unravelling sense of self.
Sara says about the show “Silkworm is about the stories we tell ourselves, and other people, about who we are. It reflects on how exhausting it is to be a perfect girl and fit into all these boxes. And it tries to find lightness in the shadier experiences of womanhood. My friend Bebe helped me come up with the name, Silkworm. Silkworms are a perfect analogy for the feeling I’m trying to convey in the show. They’ve also been perceived wrong, they’re not even worms, they’re actually moths. The show is about waiting in the wings of your life to become the perfect version of yourself before you feel ready to get out and start being alive. I always felt like I was in a cocoon waiting to become a beautiful moth, but I’ve actually been one all along.
Sarah Roberts is a comedian and writer, who is quickly becoming one of comedy’s most exciting new voices. Her high gag rate and “pretty remarkable range of dark ground” (ThreeWeeks Edinburgh) has won her great acclaim. Among her award nods are: Komedia New Comedy Award finalist 2023, Leicester Square New Act runner-up 2022, a 99 Club bursary winner and BBC New Comedy Award regional finalist 2024. Sarah was also a Soho Theatre Labs Plus alumni 2022.
She has performed regularly across the UK, including shows at Glasgow Comedy Festival, Brighton Fringe, Leicester Comedy Festival and Manchester’s Women in Comedy Festival. She has provided tour support for Grace Campbell and has appeared on Catherine Bohart and Helen Bauer’s podcast Trusty Hogs, Mark Simmons’ Jokes with Mark podcast and Heidi Regan and Stuart Laws’ There Will Be Film
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Images (c) Raphael Neal
Disclaimer: pouring endless money into a virtual sugar rush doesn’t exactly lead to enlightenment, and Sarah won’t be held responsible for any sudden cravings.
