Isa celebrates being "weird" in her comedy approach. She got into the comedy world by accident when she tried to impress a girl - well she did not get the girl, but she did get comedy! The wicked Spanish comedian - 2018 finalist of BBC New Comedy Awards - enjoys sharing the wacky thoughts in her head rather than joking about and conforming to all the worst Spanish stereotypes, against her comedy course tutor's advice.
This episode also includes a heartfelt section of Isa explaining how Spanish women had to endure an unfair and sexiest society well into the 20th century and why she feels compelled to tell the stories of Spanish women who show strong emotions..
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Episode timeline
00:38 Intro
02:23 Isa making an effort - sometimes - to mitigate her Spanish accent
05:01 Simple phrases and greetings in Spanish
06:15 How Isa uses an opening joke to adjust audience's perception of her accent and why Isa does not want to THE Spanish comedian who only talks about being Spanish
07:48 A comedy course tutor advised Isa to rely heavily on Spanish stereotypes
09:40 Isa does not wish to make Spanish people the butt of the joke; Manuel from Fawlty Tower
11:34 Isa started to touch upon topics from the Spanish culture more recently
13:23 Isa anglicised her long Spanish name; also, ISA means Individual Saving Accounts in the UK
15:14 How Isa's Spanish accents works in her favour & against her
17:10 UK's social classes in the eyes of foreign immigrants
20:12 Isa rarely performs comedy in Spanish
21:01 How Isa get into English stand up comedy
The character in Fawlty Tower mentioned by Isa is Manuel. If you have a look at the clip, it is quite surprising how far comedy and the society have evolved!
Podcast intro music by @Taigenkawabe
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