Katy Brand: 'Tour is characters' farewell'

Katy Brand has suggested that she will retire the characters from her Big Ass sketch show at the end of her upcoming live tour.

The comedienne also told Metro that she finds the idea of people yelling her catchphrases back at her "quite exciting".

Brand said: "I knew I didn't want to do another series on telly, but I also knew there was still some fun to be had with the characters.

"I just really wanted to write some monologues for them, play around with them a bit and to do some live singing. It just seemed like a nice way to bring it all to a close."

Talking about her return to the stage, she added: "When I did my first Fringe as a solo performer, I sold my car and put up all the money myself.

"I also made my own set, costumes and props but now I've got a really great group of people helping me on this tour.

"So it's been a while but hopefully it'll all come back to me. Fortunately, character comedy audiences are pretty chilled, it isn't a bear pit."

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