Fane Productions | Josie Long & Sophie Duker | Because I Don’t Know What You Mean and What You Don’t (FULL EVENT) @faneproductions | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
🦊 ‘You really want to kill your dad?’, Amber says. ‘No!’ God, I panic so quickly I can’t breathe. ‘My stepdad.’
Join writer and stand-up comedian Josie Long to celebrate the release of her new book Because I Don’t Know What You Mean and What You Don’t.
From a comic mastermind comes this brilliant collection of comical, refreshing and often brilliantly relatable stories. With everything from teenage friendship to parenthood to leaving London, this debut collection is perfect for fans of Miranda July, Emma Jane Unsworth and Dolly Alderton.
Josie is joined in conversation for this extra special Fane Online event by Sophie Duker, where she explores her inspiration and the writing process for this electric collection of short stories.
A Night In with Josie Long was originally broadcast on Fri 26 May 2023.
To discover more Fane events, visit: fane.co.uk/whats-on
00:00 Introduction
1:15 Difference in Reception between Stand-up & Writing
3:12 Why the Short Story Format
7:21 Starting the Writing Process
10:52 Edinburgh Fringe Shows Comparison
13:49 Is the Real World a Nice Place to Be?
19:42 Emotional Honesty
21:15 Adolescence
27:14 Literary References
38:50 Will Josie's Daughters Read the Book?
40:03 Sex & Politics
45:05 Comparisons to A24's Beef
49:11 Politics
53:03 Feedback
#JosieLong #SophieDuker #StandUpComedy #Comedy #ShortStories
🦊 ‘You really want to kill your dad?’, Amber says. ‘No!’ God, I panic so quickly I can’t breathe. ‘My stepdad.’
Join writer and stand-up comedian Josie Long to celebrate the release of her new book Because I Don’t Know What You Mean and What You Don’t.
From a comic mastermind comes this brilliant collection of comical, refreshing and often brilliantly relatable stories. With everything from teenage friendship to parenthood to leaving London, this debut collection is perfect for fans of Miranda July, Emma Jane Unsworth and Dolly Alderton.
Josie is joined in conversation for this extra special Fane Online event by Sophie Duker, where she explores her inspiration and the writing process for this electric collection of short stories.
A Night In with Josie Long was originally broadcast on Fri 26 May 2023.
To discover more Fane events, visit: fane.co.uk/whats-on
00:00 Introduction
1:15 Difference in Reception between Stand-up & Writing
3:12 Why the Short Story Format
7:21 Starting the Writing Process
10:52 Edinburgh Fringe Shows Comparison
13:49 Is the Real World a Nice Place to Be?
19:42 Emotional Honesty
21:15 Adolescence
27:14 Literary References
38:50 Will Josie's Daughters Read the Book?
40:03 Sex & Politics
45:05 Comparisons to A24's Beef
49:11 Politics
53:03 Feedback
#JosieLong #SophieDuker #StandUpComedy #Comedy #ShortStories
