Being a comedian after pandemic lockdowns, political uncertainty and a cost of living crisis, is a tough gig - but Edinburgh's fringe performers are coming out smiling.
Maxwell's way of getting into the more serious stuff in Edinburgh this year is via the explosion of the Krakatoa volcano in the 1870s,"the world's first global news event", as he puts it.
"Sometimes there are no words to be able to communicate grief accurately, so watching something that's so ridiculous is the best way to kickstart the grieving process." "And we were kind of a bit like, 'Are you sure?' and we asked him 'is there anything in particular that you'd like us to do?' and he said 'It doesn't matter. I'll be dead!' So he really gave us free rein to do what we wanted."
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