Comedy Q&A: None so devoted as Sally-Anne Upton

Sally-Anne Upton

Sally-Anne Upton (US)
Late Nite Catechism

Why should we see your show?

I'm a nun and married to God. Not to see it would be a mortal sin.

Tell us a joke in 25 words or less.

From the church I heard a screech of brakes. An Indian man rushes in saying "I'm sorry but my Karma just ran over your Dogma".

Are you funny in real life - or is it all an act?

No, but I'll be hysterical in the afterlife.

What makes you laugh out loud?

Politicians.

Tell us about the time you died on stage.

I was a giant singing sewer rat, dressed in a Thai silk suit with rubber tail. Unbeknown to me my audience was a bucks' night. Fill in the gaps yourself. You could say I was ratatouille!

What keeps you awake at night?

Perimenopause.

What were you like at school?

The only two things I liked about school were recess and lunch. I had a scam for getting out of most things.

When were you last embarrassed?

Pap smear. The reason is obvious but as I tell myself each year, no one has ever died of embarrassment, Sal.

Without looking it up, give us a scientific explanation of laughter.

It's a protrusion or projection of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it.

* Late Nite Catechism, Comedy Chamber, Auckland Town Hall, May 16-May 20, 7.15pm. Bookings at Ticketek (09) 307 5000