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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Interview by Liam Pape

Ania Magliano: ‘My favourite gig? I did some material about vibrators and a 92-year-old gave me tips on settings’

‘I had to find a “thing” and mine was trying to make people laugh’ … Ania Magliano.
‘I had to find a “thing” and mine was trying to make people laugh’ … Ania Magliano. Photograph: Rebecca Nead Menear

What made you get into comedy?
In primary school I wasn’t very cool. I never got Hula Hoops in my packed lunches because my Polish mum would give me cucumbers and I hadn’t seen High School Musical because we didn’t have Sky. Without those two major assets, you had to find a “thing” and mine became trying to make people laugh. I made a YouTube channel when I was 14, then eventually worked at the Edinburgh fringe when I was 18, and saw some amazing standup. I also saw some really bad standup. I thought: well, I can definitely do that!

What’s been one of your all-time favourite gigs?
I did one where the average age of the audience was over 70. I decided to do some material about a vibrator and they absolutely loved it. A 92-year-old gave me some tips on the different settings.

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