Sep 09 2024 45 mins
Polish stand up comedian Kat Nip is a Berlin-based but globe-trotting performer. She runs her own comedy show in Berlin but is also a regular at comedy clubs in London, including the popular Top Secret Comedy Club.
Winner of London Comedy Store gong show, Kat Nip has written for and acted in Comedy Central Poland’s “Mini-Mock” series in 2022 and 2023. She has also appeared on Arte and Buzzfeed UK.
Having lived half of her live outside her native Poland, Kat’s native slavic sound is quite hard to detect. Yet her accent morphs where she moves to, so she ends up with a funny scenario of a faint German accent even if she does not speak fluent German.
Kat also shares how changes in her health and lifestyle led her to reflect on her comedy materials and directions as well as her stage persona.
Kat's comedy special "Traitor" can be seen on OUTtv
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00:37 Intro
01:51 Guessing Kat’s nationality based on her accent
03:45 A Berlin-based polish comedian who lived in the UK and almost everywhere, hence the confusing accent
07:45 Ending the podcast policy
09:41 Unfiltered
10:34 Polish stereotypes
12:45 More of a Berlin girl than a Polish lady on stage?
15:25 Quit drinking but continuing to do a show about jokes on drinking
19:00 Moving on from the easy jokes
21:53 Traumatic experience of performing in Polish to the kind of Polish crowd that made her leave Poland
24:46 Specific type of fellow Polish netizens that are easily offended
28:13 Is the “Polish builder” stereotype still valid?
31:12 Kat’s journey and why she left her village
32:48 Difference being a Polish comedian between London and Berlin
35:03 Comedy reflecting life’s changes (moving on from typical Berlin expat lifestyle)
39:14 Just live your life the way you want
41:43 Why choosing “Kat Nip (presents)” as stage name?
43:49 Hastag gross food on Instagram
45:07 Kat’s social media
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Podcast intro music by @Taigenkawabe