Abi Clarke

In the past, i.e. in the beginning of 2020, comedians may be envisioned spending several years traveling around the UK as stand-ups before being invited to a TV panel show and then selling the arena tour. It's not so easy at the moment. One form of art that can be performed live in the future is comedy, however there will soon be no arena shows. One Bristol comedian, however, has managed to find an international audience during lockdown through social media. Abi Clarke never set out to be an internet star. Abi, who is 24, lives in Henbury and started making online videos "to establish a community of like-minded people who could appreciate my standup comedy." "I was performing a lot of shows in the depths of Devon to males older than 50 who weren't so enthusiastic about my Love Island, Sims and Twilight references so I went online with the hopes to meet other young women who really related to me." Abi has since been performing at Lakota Gardens as lockdown restrictions have eased, but continues to post her videos on Instagram, Twitter and Tik Tok (where she has recently hit 500k followers) Finding inspiration from sources such as her job at a café, a conversation with a stranger or even the girl group chat. She writes every thought down on her phone.