Joe Kent-Walters: From Clown School to Cult Stardom

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Joe Kent-Walters trained at a clown school in Paris, created a cult character, won the Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer Award, and has been throwing himself around stages in dress shoes ever since.

Joe Kent-Walters is a British comedian best known for his larger-than-life alter ego Frankie Monroe, blending physical theatre, absurdism and punk cabaret in a way that earned him the Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer Award in 2024.

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How Frankie Monroe went from a Fringe experiment to a cult phenomenon
The physical toll of performing high-energy character comedy every night on the road
How late-night comedy culture shapes the kind of work you end up making

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