Vanessa Mitchell

One month ago I catfished the whole concept of catfishing. I set up a Tinder profile with the photos you're not supposed to use — the ones you'd only see once you made it past date one. The ‘Reverse Catfish’ which shall now be named ‘The Fish Cat Project’. The idea: turn up looking dramatically better than advertised. Under-promise, over-deliver, works every time. My bio, word for word: ‘Decided to put together the most honest profile I can. You won't see me looking like these photos on a...

There are moments that happen in almost every show that I do. It's not just the big laughs — though dear Lordy, do I love the big laughs. It's the moment before the laugh. The sharp intake of breath. The split second where someone in the audience thinks: are we allowed to laugh at this? And then we do. All of us. Together. That moment is why I make comedy. Shame Is Not Your Conscience. It's a Cage. Let's be honest about what shame actually is, because we've been mislabelling it for a...

WTF JULY! It really is hard to put into words what has happened this month, but I will give it a red hot crack. Earlier this year, my friend Doc came to me with a crazy idea — to offer people the chance to join us on a holiday in Canada while I was there doing a mini-taster comedy tour. Our slogan was: 'We're going anyway, are ya comin' or what?' We planned to be like tour guides, who don't actually know anything about anything. We just know how to have fun. Within a few days, we had...