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
people scottish feels
I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English.
names sitting agents
I was really awful at auditions. There's something about sitting down and saying into the camera: 'I'm Nina and this is the name of my agent.' That makes me just die inside.
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.