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Interview with comedian Yuriko Kotani
Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotani is bringing their debut hour up to Edinburgh Fringe this August.
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 20th July 2022How the devil are you, Yuriko Kotani?
I'm hoping that new jokes that I've written will work and get laughs.
Punchline UK, 14th July 2022Yuriko Kotani interview
It's a show about myself, a Japanese person living in London.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Chortle's Fast Fringe returns
Arthur Smith will be hosting a jam-packed showcase of 28 comedy and variety acts heading to the Edinburgh festival at the Bloomsbury Theatre on July 7.
Chortle, 27th May 2022Pleasance announces a new batch of Fringe 2022 shows
Tim Vine, Nick Mohammed, Nick Helm and Jayde Adams are among the comics to have announced new Edinburgh Fringe shows today.
Chortle, 3rd May 2022Yuriko Kotani: Brighton Fringe (WiP 2021) review
"Sarcasm... Love it". These three words delivered deadpan by our clown for the evening instantly reminded me why I had been so excited to see Yuriko Kotani back on stage.
Clownster, 5th June 2021Comedians indoors getting creative: part 12
To help you get your comedy fix, every week we'll be putting together a list of projects we've spotted online by funny women...
Funny Women, 5th June 2020Yuriko Kotani embraces Britain's penchant for irony
After 15 years' residency, Yuriko Kotani calls the United Kingdom home. The stand-up comedian has a thriving career, friends, hobbies and an affinity with British culture that has enabled her to become part of her London community. And perhaps what makes it even more surprising is that it's a life built by seizing opportunities, rather than following a plan.
Kathryn Wortley, The Japan Times, 11th May 2020Yuriko Kotani interview
Yuriko Kotani is in a league that very few other Japanese people have or would want to wade into: performing stand-up comedy in English. This week she brings that show, called Somosomo, which she debuted at Edinburgh in August 2019, to Tokyo and Osaka before returning to her base in London and taking it back on the road in the U.K.
J. J. Donoghue, The Japan Times, 8th January 2020Yuriko Kotani on doing different things in Japan
I was born and raised in Japan, but I perform stand-up comedy in the UK. The reason why I do comedy in Britain is that I love British comedy so much. I find the sense of humour a lot darker and drier, which is a lot more suited to me. In Japan you get dark stuff and comedy, but they don't tend to come as a pair. Doing comedy in another language is very hard. So is writing this article in my second language, but I love doing it and when jokes work and everyone is laughing it's so rewarding.
Yuriko Kotani, The Scotsman, 20th August 2019