Ticket snub is no joke
A COMEDIAN was left disappointed after failing to sell a single ticket for her Glasgow International Comedy Festival show.
Elaine Fellows, who lives in Brighton, has been desperately trying to fill seats for her Sugar and Lies show, with no success, since December.
The 31- year- old is preparing to perform at the Van Winkle, in the West End, at 7.15pm tonight, but was yesterday faced by the prospect of having no audience.
Despite this, Elaine remains optimistic and promises to “make it a good laugh” for any lastminute customers.
She told the Glasgow Times: “I think I have struggled to sell tickets because there are so many amazing acts at the festival to choose from.
“It’s hard times right now, we’re in a cost- ofliving crisis and the world
is falling apart.
“Lots of people don’t have the money spare to buy a ticket to a comedian they’ve never heard of.
“It’s a risk to spend your night out seeing someone you don’t know but if people do choose to spend their Wednesday night
with me, I promise to make it a good laugh.”
Elaine bravely shared her vulnerable situation on Facebook in the hopes of finding people interested in her hilarious set.
The show will see her open up about her personal life, telling stories about faking it as a football fan to impress a boy and how she made herself very unwell with her biggest lie to date.
She will even have free sweets for the audience to sweeten the deal, with tickets priced just £ 6.
Elaine said that, at first, she was “a bit apprehensive” about using Facebook to share an update on the lack of ticket sales.
“There’s definitely a temptation to only show the best bits of your life on social media,” she added. “I did wonder if I’d been a bit stupid to admit I hadn’t sold any tickets and that maybe it would make my show seem even less desirable to watch.
“But then so many fellow comics and friends shared it and sent me messages of encouragement that I felt really supported.”