Nina Conti
Nina Conti
Nina Contiis an English actress, comedian and ventriloquist. Among many characters, her primary on-stage puppet sidekicks are a white-haired Scottish grandmother named Granny and a deadpan and somewhat sinister monkey named Monk...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth5 June 1974
character writing laughing
I do laugh when I hear myself saying, 'I am a ventriloquist.' I am definitely suited to it, though. I took it and ran with it quite hungrily. It is not for everyone, but it is just the chance to write for a character.
jobs giving people
With acting, I always felt like I didn't have control of it. It was all about other people giving me a job.
although generate might moral speak start stuff
If I'm on my own, I'll speak to 'Monkey' to generate new stuff for the act. I mean, I don't do it for moral support, although I wouldn't say that's out of the question. In fact, I could do it, I might do it... yes, I think I should actually start doing it more.
If I have a gig in the evening, I get 'the doom' at about 5 P.M., when I think I'm getting flu.