Mary Bourke ‘Why should male be the gold standard?’

Update: 2014-08-20

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We went backstage at the Balham Comedy Festival in London to chat to the extremely funny stand up and novelist Mary Bourke. She reveals her thoughts on the rape jokes, the power of a dress and heels and dispels a few myths on heckling. She also explains how you never want to upset an audience in Glasgow.

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Sarah Kendall 'It's the happiest I've been all festival'

2014-09-0620:31

Felicity Ward 'This is the worst thing I've ever done'

2014-09-0541:50

Tiffany Stevenson 'I just accidentally head-butted someone in the front row'

2014-09-0433:46

Jeremy Hardy ‘Power needs to be restrained’

2014-08-2015:49

Marcus Brigstocke ‘It’s all about me’

2014-08-2023:34

Lucy Porter ‘Don’t give a damn what anyone else thinks’

2014-08-2016:55

Phill Jupitus ‘Society has become less tolerant’

2014-08-2020:12

Mark Steel ‘Folkestone is different to Margate’

2014-08-2020:55

Tony Law ‘I’m bringing back the unitard with tassles’

2014-08-2032:16

Zoe Lyons ‘I don’t like big groups of people’

2014-08-2007:02

Kevin Day ‘Disgraceful the World Cup went to Russia and Qatar’

2014-08-2018:01

Mary Bourke ‘Why should male be the gold standard?’

2014-08-2018:33

Reginald D Hunter 'The Enterprise has been diverted'

2014-08-1921:00

Shappi Khorsandi 'Come back everyone I've figured it out'

2014-08-1913:49

Tim Vine 'I'm daydreaming again Tim'

2014-08-1924:11

Rob Newman 'I'm available for shenanigans'

2014-08-1926:03

Richard Herring 'A humiliating and upsetting experience'

2014-08-1836:16

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Mary Bourke ‘Why should male be the gold standard?’