{"id":36377,"date":"2021-04-17T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36377"},"modified":"2021-04-04T10:49:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T14:49:04","slug":"fern-brady-announces-power-chaos-comedy-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36377","title":{"rendered":"Fern Brady announces \u2018Power &#038; Chaos\u2019 comedy special"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fern Brady is totally unique and completely fearless. Her exceptional writing and electric stagecraft have made her one of the UK&#8217;s hottest comedy stars. Brady will release her new provocative &amp; authoritative special, \u2018Power &amp;&nbsp;Chaos\u2019 on April 20 via 800 Pound Gorilla Pictures.&nbsp;<br><br>Featured in Vogue as one of the &#8216;Top 5 Female Comedians&#8217; and as Telegraph&#8217;s &#8216;Top 5 Young Comedians To Watch&#8217;, Fern&#8217;s career has gone stratospheric in the last 18 months. She&#8217;s been seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/b7f5zc\/z1r5vo\/77dhbk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Live from the BBC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/b7f5zc\/z1r5vo\/n0ehbk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Live at the Apollo<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/b7f5zc\/z1r5vo\/3sfhbk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comedy Central\u2019s \u2018<em>Roast Battle<\/em><\/a>\u2019 had viral success with her BBC \u2018Life Lessons,\u2019 stormed the Australian comedy scene, and sold out her European tour.<br><br>In \u2018Power &amp; Chaos,\u2019 Fern masterfully tackles sexuality, feminism, power, Brexit, Scottishness, and nationality with her caustic wit. She reveals, \u201c<em>It\u2019s terrible being an intelligent woman trapped in a Scottish accent\u201d<\/em>. Watch the clip via YouTube below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VjfZZG-LXKs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Her comedy is smart and raunchy in an unheard, and fresh manner. <em>\u201cI still practice the Catholic contraceptive method \u2018cause frankly it\u2019s amazing for my skin,\u201d<\/em> she quipped at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.<br><br>On trying fried chicken as a vegetarian, she said, <em>\u201cI finally know how homophobic politicians feel when they\u2019re blowing a guy in their office: \u2018ah, I hate it, but I cannot stop!\u2019\u201d<\/em><br><br>Buckle up, and don\u2019t watch this special with your kids.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Fern Brady, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/b7f5zc\/z1r5vo\/brjhbk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fernbradycomedian.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Fern Brady is totally unique and completely fearless. Her exceptional writing and electric stagecraft have made her one of the UK&#8217;s hottest comedy stars. 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