Desiree Burch: This is Evolution - Preview

‘Desiree Burch has tremendous spunk and honesty’ – San Francisco Bay Times ‘Hilarious’ – New York Daily News ‘A larger than life New Yorker… who brought the roof down’ – The Independent ‘Refreshing honesty and unbelievable energy’ – The List, Ed Fringe Tickets: https://yplanapp.com/london/desiree-burch-this-is-evolution-edinburgh-preview-funny-women-festival-2016-50081/?term=desiree About 'This is Evolution': Remember how you kept planning to grow up your whole life, but somewhere on the road to 40, you realised it might be too late? The 30s are a decade of adjusted expectations, waning tolerances for friends and booze, growing wisdom and diminishing relevance, and a penchant for drinking oneself to sleep on top of a pile of self-help books. Funny Women and Fringe First award-winner Desiree Burch brings her debut stand-up hour, exploring sex, drugs, body image – and a personality that has led to an embarrassingly prolonged adolescence: ‘This is Evolution’ is a high-octane show where Burch ponders the possibility of achieving escape velocity from the trappings of life. Part of the class of ‘adultlescents’ wedged between Generation X and Millennials, Burch sees the best minds of her generation destroyed by believing in a version of the future that never came to be and not knowing how to adapt. Desiree knows it's time to 'woman up', but the one life hurdle she can't seem to get over is herself. Change may be the only constant in life… but it’s still really f***ing slow. WHERE THE HELL IS IT?: The Good Ship Benefit, Formerly H.S. Hispaniola is docked at Victoria Embankment, London WC2N 5DJ. It's a boat. Don't miss it! http://www.goodshipbenefit.com/?gclid=CPGG6pHZu80CFRKNGwodRnEIBg About Desiree: Desiree Burch is a powerhouse performance-artist, comedian, writer and actress. An American currently based in London who first performed at the Fringe in 2009, she is best known for her full-length solo shows, ‘52 Man Pickup’ and ‘Tar Baby’ which have toured internationally. ‘Tar Baby’ was awarded the Fringe First Award for new writing in 2015 and was also shortlisted with High Commendation for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award. Desiree continues to play Former Mayor Pamela Winchell on the hit podcast and touring productions of ‘Welcome to Night Vale’, and is the current winner of the UK's Funny Women Award for stand-up. She is also a New York Neo-Futurist, arts educator, storyteller and public speaker (TEDx, NerdCon: Stories).