Pregnancy is a privilege but is also weird, awkward and difficult. The cathartic nature of standup helps us consider the confusion of imminent parenthood
At the start of the year, when I booked to perform my comedy show at the fringe, I was laughing in my kitchen, asking my husband: “Am I crazy?” Now I’m here, eight-and-a-half months pregnant, I can definitively say: yes, I am crazy.”
Lots of women feel beautiful pregnant. I don’t. I feel like Danny DeVito’s Penguin from Batman Returns. Skinny legs with a big round belly. Just walking around is tough as I’m three stone (19kg) heavier than I’ve ever been. And Edinburgh is one flipping hilly city. When you’re in your third trimester, gravity is not your friend. You’re top heavy and front heavy, which means it’s too difficult to walk uphill and too dangerous to walk down.
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