HeyU Issue 34 - 5 August 2015 | Page 11

feature As you were growing up Katie did you have any particular heroes in comedy? Some descriptions of your show and yourself as a performer detail that you dislike such things as being verbally repressed. Are there any particular issues or anything you have personally experienced that you feel most strongly about? Katie: Yes! I loved Mike Myers and Dana Carvey in Wayne’s World. Jim Carrey was another big one, I loved movies like Dumb & Dumber and Liar Liar. As for female influences… I loved Goldie Hawn. Stand-up wise I didn’t really have any because I wanted to be an actor. Yeah, I feel most about equality and feminism. Those are the big ones. Breaking down images and expectations of people as well. I really care about honestly and I strive to do that as much as possible. What you hate in others is what you hate the most about yourself but with standup I can mirror the things they dislike but I can say it’s okay, whatever is in me, is in you and we can embrace that. After doing stand-up for some time now is acting still something you would like to continue? Yeah, I still do. That’s why I did stand-up, it sort of goes hand in hand to get me noticed for roles but once I started stand- \H