Edinburgh Fringe Fest - Angela Beevers
American comedian, and Beavis & Butthead’s Associate Producer Angela Beevers is bringing her UK debut show to the Edinburgh Fringe. How do you write the perfect funeral speech for your belly-dancing, beekeeping, tarot-reading, honkytonk-fiddling Mom? In How To Write A Eulogy That Kills, Angela enlists the help of FreeEulogy.com to try and honour her eccentric, quirky mother in the best way possible.
We spoke to Angela about what audiences can expect from the show, being embarrassed by your parents and why she’s a fan of the British accent.

How would you sum up your show in one sentence?
My show is vulnerable, droll, desperate, hilarious, cringe and all about my super weird dead hippie mother and my futile attempts to eulogize her properly.
What can the audience expect from your highly personal story?
Shock, awe, and bellydancing... And fiddling. And tarot cards. And a musical. And enemas. And wine. And a few tears. Definitely some oversharing about how scary caretaking is, and my relationship with my mother (she thought reiki was a doctor and horoscopes were science, whereas I think Meredith Grey is a doctor and horoscopes are an unfortunate but necessary evil in the modern dating world). It’s got a little song, a little dance, a little existential dread, and a lot of my mother, shirtless. That’s the biggest selling point.
You’ve never done this show in the UK before, right? What are you most looking forward to when it comes to Britain/British crowds?
I’ve never done this show in the UK before. I’m looking forward to British crowds because there’s a certain love for cringe, languishing in comedic discomfort, and directly stating very intense truths, which are comedic stylings that we just don't have enough of in the US. Plus I’ll like how fancy the laughter sounds. I feel strongly that my dark hour will be appreciated due to the whole stiff-upper-lip British mentality — I think everyone will get past the darkness and allow themselves to laugh. Plus my whole extended family’s British, so I find being around the accent soothing like I’m talking to Nana and Poppa.

Do you think we ever stop being embarrassed by our parents, or do we just get used to it?
I don’t think we ever stop being embarrassed by our parents. They’re all unhinged, and the older they get the more creative they seem to become when humiliating us. For instance, my father has recently taken to creating tiny wire sculptures of dogs, covering his walls with them floor to ceiling, and every time a friend of mine visits he gives them a dog. I don’t know if I can get used to that. I don’t know if I want to. Besides, my whole show is about being embarrassed by my mother from beyond the grave, and how that’s okay. I don’t want to let go of the embarrassment because that was a real cornerstone of our connection. Embarrassment and parents have to go hand in hand forever, and that’s fine by me. We shouldn’t try to get rid of that feeling, I think we should revel in it.
Lastly, if someone had never watched Beavis and Butthead before, which episode would you recommend?
Hmm, the two new seasons (and movie) are really great. I would say the first episode of our newest season is my current favourite: Meditation Sucks & Polling Place. Who doesn’t want to see Beavis and Butt-head try to clear their minds of all thought? Hint: it’s very easy for them to do. I also love every couch video we’ve ever done. Check out Beavis and Butt-head watching videos for BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, and doing ASMR. All the new YouTube videos we have this time around are gold.
Angela Beevers: How To Write A Eulogy That Kills will be performed at 11pm in Book HERE:
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