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'I didn't cry till the following year': standup Thanyia Moore on the tragedy she turned into laughter by Rachael Healy

The comic was all set to make her debut at the Edinburgh fringe. Then, with hours to go, she had a medical emergency. The former dancer explains how it all fed into her new standup show 'My first thought," says Thanyia Moore, "was there has to be a show in this." The comedian is talking about what happened when her debut Edinburgh festival fringe show flipped from fun into misfortune. Standups often embrace persona…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM on July 22, 2025

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