Emily Tresidder : Not Your Ex
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Emily Tresidder : Not Your Ex

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After first performing sketch comedy for a few years with ensemble Not Suitable for Drinking, Tresidder made the move into stand-up three years ago. Her debut show, Absolutely Ridiculous, performed at Fringe World and Adelaide Fringe in 2015. Last year’s Crazy Is was a far more international effort, performing across Australia and having a full run in Edinburgh.

 

“I did the full month of Fringe there at Gilded Balloon which was amazing. Such a great experience; it was literally unbelievable at times. I was selling out over there which is mental because there’s so many shows at that festival,” she says.

 

This year, she’s decided to scale back touring to give her more time to work on the content of her latest Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Emily Tresidder Is Not Your Ex.

 

“It will be a debut for Melbourne,” she says. “Last year I did a lot of festivals. This year, I really wanted to be able to take the time to live, so that I could have more experiences and have more to work with.”  .

 

It was never intended to be a show about relationships. Originally, she just liked the title. “But then when I was actually writing the show, it was like the universe provided, and the last six months of my life were very tumultuous in terms of relationships. Then it actually morphed into this show about my exes, co-incidentally,” she says.

 

Unlike Crazy Is, which she says she was very clear about when writing (“I knew exactly what I wanted it to be, I knew what I wanted the arc to be, I knew what I wanted it to look like in the end”) her new show came about very differently. “This year I set myself a different goal where I was like, ‘Don’t lock yourself into anything story arc-wise or concept-wise and just go for gold and see what happens’. It’s been really fun exploring that and just basically creating something from nothing,” she says, describing her style as anecdotal.

 

In her last show, she tackled darker themes of mental health but says she has decided to make Not Your Ex “a lot more fun and light, and a bit silly” which is also reflecting where she’s at herself now.

 

“I actually have Crazy Is to thank for my lighter, brighter place because touring that show was amazing. I had such a great time and I think that really helped me to get to where I am now. I’m feeling happy. I’m feeling positive. It’s good.”

 

By Joanne Brookfield

 

Venue: Imperial Hotel

Dates: Thursday March 30 – Saturday April 22 (bar Sundays)

Duration: 55 minutes

Tickets: $15.30 – $25.30

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