Comedy Gets Real: Jena Friedman, Lily Phillips & Thanyia Moore Tackle Motherhood & Grief

📬 What’s in Grace’s Satchel? – Baby Talk & Brave Bellies Edition 🍼✉️

Alright my loves, brace yourselves – this week’s delivery is packed tighter than a buggy on the Bakerloo line. I’ve just hoofed it round Monkey Barrel and the Pleasance, dodging flyering students and melting iced lattes, to bring you three shows that’ll punch you in the gut and tickle your funny bone. Because guess what? The mamas are talking — and they are not here to sugar-coat it.

💥 Jena Friedman: MotherF*cker at Monkey Barrel: Hive 1 – 4:15pm
Jena’s got jokes and she’s got grief. This sharp-as-a-tack Yank weaves the wild ride of becoming a mum while losing her own, stitched through with political satire that’s dark, daring, and dead clever. Bring tissues for tears – from both laughter and the feels. Buy Tickets Here: Jena Friedman: Motherf*cker | Edinburgh Festival Fringe

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jena+friedman+1

😭 Lily Phillips: Crying at Monkey Barrel: MB2 – 1:30pm
Ever wanted the unfiltered truth about childbirth? Lily’s got you. Four days of labour (yes, FOUR), medical gaslighting, and postnatal pain, all served with humour so honest it’s practically heroic. It’s fierce, funny, and a much-needed mic drop on birth trauma. Buy Tickets Here: Lily Phillips: Crying | Edinburgh Festival Fringe

🕊️ Thanyia Moore: August at Pleasance Courtyard: Upstairs – 5:40pm
She miscarried on stage at the Fringe in 2022 – and now she’s come back stronger, louder, and more luminous than ever. A Funny Women Award winner, Thanyia’s show is raw, resilient, and a tribute to finding light in loss. Buy Tickets Here: Thanyia Moore: August | Edinburgh Festival Fringe

https://www.thanyiamoore.co.uk/stand-up

So if you’re after laughs with layers and stories that matter, these three are absolute must-sees. This Fringe, the girls aren’t just talking – they’re healing out loud. And me? I’m honoured to carry their truths in my satchel.

Until next time,
Grace x
Your Fringe courier with the backstage scoop 💌

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