I voiced a cartoon Japanese pop star
Today I did my cartoon gig – it was amazing! What a hoot – my main character, as I discussed yesterday, is the British manager of a Jamaican band who may or may not be some kind of secret agent. I also played a German tourist having sex with a Jamaican guy, and a Japanese pop singer who’s most definitely also a secret agent and is trying to kill the main character. This was perhaps the most fun part since it involved me having to record a bunch of fighting noises that I...
Read MoreMy first cartoon voice over
Tomorrow I’m voicing my first cartoon. I’m preposterously excited. This is a field I’ve been wanting to get into for a long time and since my unique selling proposition in Canada is that I’m British (and am able to do the accent without sounding like Dick van Dyke) I’ve been hoping that Toronto would be good to me. It’s taken a couple of years, but finally I was able to audition for a pilot for an adult (yes – it’s aimed at 18 to 34s) cartoon for...
Read MoreI’m doing a stand-up course!
Having seen my gorgeous pal Daniela Saioni in her stand-up graduation show at Second City on Sunday I am about to sign up for the course! Run by Dawn Whitwell, this seven-week class is running care of Bad Dog Theatre. After six months of not doing anything in front of a live audience, my inner performing monkey is starting to act up. I’ve been writing a lot of what I think will eventually be a novel over the last few weeks, but I’m hoping some of it could be turned into stand-up. I...
Read MoreMarilla who?
I am a British-born actress and stand-up comic who does lots of voice work (for commercials, cartoons and corporate clients) and sometimes, when I'm very lucky, tv and film. When I was in England I did mostly theatre. Now I'm in Canada I spend the majority of the time writing and performing stand-up. When I'm not making episodes of Talking Bollocks, that is. And that's me for you.