You may have seen Aaron Chen as the hilariously wonky George the Webmaster in the Australian tv show Fisk. This is his first time at the Fringe.
Tell us about your show. Why should we go and see it?
My microphone is set to the lowest setting of all the fringe festival as the knob is stuck. My voice really hurts.
What makes you laugh?
Jokes and people going “bogolgogloglgogbolgolgob” and dancing about.
What three words best describe your performance style – and why?
Eastern Orthodox Tradition because of rejection of papal immediate and universal supremacy.
Do you have nerves about going on stage and how do you cope with them?
I am confident about my performance and the show. Anyone else who says they are nervous, do not see their show, they have mental weakness, the show will be boring.
What’s your idea of a perfect Fringe feast and where will you eat it?
I follow Eastern Orthodox fasting calendar. I probably break my fast with a deep fried mars bar or a tempting tattie.
How will your audience think/feel differently after an hour in your company?
Up to them.
When did you first realise you were born to be on stage?
I was born to be in a hospital and then they moved me to a bedroom.
Why do you think Edinburgh Fringe is so important to performers and artists around the world?
Because everyone says it is. Like stock market.
How do you plan to relax and enjoy the city when you’re not performing?
I am trying to buy tickets to watch Hibernian FC vs Celtic FC. But they don’t let people with new accounts buy tickets as it’s a Category A game, because Celtic are famous. This is the kind of digital bureaucracy that frustrates and stresses me out, I gotta unwind seeing these guys in green kick that ball around, but they have heaped anxiety onto my head as if I were a creature to be despised.
Who is your showbiz idol and why?
John Cena as he is Eastern Orthodox.
What is your idea of a perfect Fringe moment?
John Cena is watching.
Aaron Chen: Funny Garden is on at Pleasance Courtyard, 22:40, August 11 – 25
