Charming oddball comedian Luke Chilton will make his Ed Fringe debut with his show: Netflix & Chilton at Just The Tonic at Cabaret Voltaire this August.
Luke Chilton is a rising star on the UK comedy scene with accolades including BBC New Comedy Award finalist, NATYS Finalist (2022), shortlisted for British Comedian of the Year 2022 and 2023 and has swiftly become a favourite with both audiences and his peers. Blazing Minds caught up with Luke for a chat…
How are you feeling about making your Ed Fringe debut?
Excited, pumped, thrilled and privileged. I also have these vivid dreams of terror and despair where I wake up wet and screaming but I think that’s unrelated.
How did you discover your passion for comedy?
I was unemployed for an embarrassing amount of time and my mum kept saying I had to get out of the house. So, to kill time between job rejections I started going to open mics (open mics are a very welcoming place for the lost and unemployed).
They must have felt especially bad for me though because eventually they just started giving me money for turning up.
Can you tell us a little bit about your show?
Of course. It is called “Netflix and Chilton” and tickets are available at:Â tickets.edfringe.com
What or who influences your comedy most?
My biggest influence is probably my unyielding narcissistic thirst for fame, money and power.
Or maybe it’s those Russian ghost accounts on the Instagram. They keep telling me to do things or else something bad will happen.
If you want to know my favourite comedian, that’s Norm Macdonald. I’d feel like a fraud if I compared my comedy to his though, that guy was the GOAT.
Anyway, long live Putin.
Do you find it therapeutic or traumatic to create comedy around experiences like your real-life psychotic breakdown?
Hey now, I thought you didn’t know what my show was about!
If the show is a success, therapeutic. If the show is bad then, traumatic.
Imagine bringing out your dirty laundry because you thought everyone would find it hilarious and then it turned out you were just some weirdo waving soiled panties around.
Do you hope that your show will make people speak more openly about all areas of mental health?
I hope the show will make people laugh. If some crazy guy starts ranting about the TV talking to him halfway through my show, I’ll be pissed. I made the show about the talking TV first and if some random guy wants to steal my schtick they can f**k off.
After the show, I hope they talk about their talking TV loads to everyone. Psychosis is probably the least talked about mental health thing which is a shame because 1) it can have a huge impact on someone’s life and 2) the stories that come with it are amazingÂ
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
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