Dorset, Somerset &amp; Bristol

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The Guilty Feminist comedy podcast has clocked up a whopping 95m downloads since launching in 2015 and now its Australian creator, Deborah Frances-White, is taking it on the road, with a 18 date live tour, <a href="https://www.bathforum.co.uk/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=625269" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="coming to the Bath Forum on Weds 30 March. (opens in a new tab)">coming to the Bath Forum on Weds 30 March. </a>



Billed as ‘part comedy, part deep-dive discussion and part activism’ the live events will feature a different array of world class guests each night including stand up Suzi Ruffell, star of Netflix’s Death to 2020 Kemah Bob, Mock The Week regular Tiff Stevenson and English folk singer-songwriter Grace Petrie in our neck of the woods, so its got ladies’ night out written all over it. 



We grabbed the woman of the moment to ask&nbsp;what mystifies her about us Brits and unexpectedly winning over&nbsp;the haters.&nbsp;



Why do you think the Guilty Feminist has captured people’s attention so much?



Because this is the time for women to step up to the plate and ask 
for more. The #MeToo movement has proved that there’s a serious gap in 
power and women are now saying, ‘Hey, let’s talk about it. Let’s fix it.
 Let’s move on’.&nbsp;Guilty Feminist&nbsp;fans want a place where women 
can come together, free of judgement and admit their own paradoxes. We 
always start each conversation with ‘I’m a feminist but…’ For example, 
‘I’m a feminist but once when I went on a women’s rights march, I popped
 into a department store to use the loo and got distracted trying out 
face cream. When I came out, the march had gone’. And everyone laughs 
and says, ‘Yeah, I’ve done things like that’ because we’re all human. 
The more we can admit our paradoxes and make comedy out of them, the 
more we can also start to build muscle and go ‘OK, what do I want to be 
better at? What do I feel holds me back? How can we overcome those 
barriers?’



What’s your 10-second pitch to persuade people to come along?



You are welcome whoever you are. We often have men coming along. 
Expect to find music that’ll get you moving and grooving, hilarious 
comedy in an unapologetic un-PC marked space and thoughtful 
conversations which will help you understand how to plug into your local
 area to genuinely make a change.



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Do you get nervous before a show?



I really look forward to it, to be honest. I love being on stage. I 
feel more alive there than I do in real life. But, you know, going on 
tour can be quite lonely. You go out and do that show for an hour and 
then you go back to a Travelodge or a Premier Inn and you’re on your 
own. You’ve gone from talking to 500 people to nobody. But this tour is 
going to be incredible because afterwards we’re all going to have some 
drinks.



What are you planning to do when you’ve finished your time on the road?



Completely chill out and not do any writing or anything. I think I 
might even turn my phone off. That’s the reward at the end – I’ll turn 
my phone off for 4 days.



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Who’s been your favourite guest on the podcast?



Phoebe Waller-Bridge was incredible. We are old friends so I knew her before&nbsp;Fleabag.
 I’m in awe of what’s she’s done, shooting into the stratosphere in an 
incredible way. She’s very brave and bold like that character.



Do you ever get trolled by men who don’t like feminists?



It’s a podcast that you actively have to seek out rather than a TV 
show, so I don’t really get that too much. I did have a man write to me 
saying ‘I hate feminists so I started listening to the show because I 
was wondering what the enemy was up to, but, after 18 months you’ve worn
 me down.’ I was, like, ‘What kept you listening for 18 months?’ and he 
said, ‘It’s funny. Some of what you say still annoys me but keep saying 
it because it’s working’. And that was really nice. Comedy is a powerful
 tool and it makes people lower their resistance.



What’s the biggest misconception about you?



I’m not sure there is one. Pretty much what you see is what you get. 
Some comedians are very outgoing on the stage and then very shy in real 
life but I’m not. I’m very outgoing in real life – what I’m like on 
stage is an only slightly heightened version of who I am.



You moved from Australia to the UK in your teens. Are you 
assimilated or are there things about the British people that still 
mystify you?



I still find queuing weird. I feel that British people enjoy queuing.
 The other day I was at the airport and the ticket we had meant that we 
could go in a shorter queue. I said to my husband ‘Right, I’m going to 
go in that queue’ and he was like ‘Ah no, we might as well wait here 
now.’ I said, ‘There’s no queue over there though,’ and he was like ‘No,
 I’ll just wait here’. So I went to the front of the next queue, got 
through passport control and was shopping on the other side while he was
 held up for ages. I don’t want to just stand around waiting for some 
numpty who’s forgotten their passport. Sorry, no.



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Do they think you’re posh when you go back to Australia?



Yeah, they think I sound like a ponce.



The movie you wrote,&nbsp;Say My Name, tell us about that.



It’s a post-war comedy about a mismatched couple who have a one-night
 stand and get stuck together and involved with some bad guys. It’s very
 rare that a woman gets to write a film with guys and guns – women 
usually get to write films about a woman who owns a cupcake shop or who 
wants to own a cupcake shop but doesn’t have the confidence until she 
meets a loser man who tells her she can do it. You know, it’s a really 
fun film and I want everyone to see it.



Will you do another?



I have some more opportunities now for movies which is really 
exciting. So watch this space. I want to write again but I would love to
 direct and act. I actually do a little cameo in&nbsp;Say My Name.



Ooh, like Alfred Hitchcock!



Exactly. I want to do a cameo in every one if I’m allowed!



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