Olga Koch’s stand-up show ‘Just Friends’ is set to be released on 26th October 2023. Produced and distributed by 800 Pound Gorilla Media, the special will initially be available to watch on their website (available to purchase at “Name Your Own Price”), followed by a wider release on YouTube and other on demand platforms from 28th November.
Throughout history, women have been punished for wanting to live in a (extreme air quotes) man’s world. The late 90s and early 00s in particular were a shame fest of double-D proportions when it came to being judged for having the audacity to want things while also being a woman. Luckily, it was also the glory days of 'Hoe Culture', buying *yourself* that diamond ring. Hoe Culture is smoking a cigarette on the toilet as the French are wont to do. Hoe Culture is knowing you might be judged for those things…and doing them anyway.
In Just Friends, Olga Koch dives into what it means to be a horny sex woman in 2022. Having grown up expecting to feel shame for wanting the kind of things most of us ultimately desire - career, love and really great sex - she’s ready to let loose, tell all, and become the Independent Women, Pt. 1 by Destiny's Child she always wanted to be.
Words from Olga Koch herself: “Just Friends is not a story about finding love, it’s a story about eating ass and taking names. I will not be answering any more questions.”
Olga Koch: Just Friends was Olga’s fourth Edinburgh Fringe show. Olga Koch does stand-up comedy onstage and creates cathartic performance art in the privacy of her own home. She was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2018, Best Show at Leicester Comedy Festival in 2020, was longlisted for Best Stand Up Show at the National Comedy Awards in 2021, and won the Writers Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy in 2022. Just Friends is directed by Olga’s long-time collaborator and Hoe Culture™️ enthusiast Charlie Dinkin.
Koch has also appeared on Mock the Week (BBC Two), QI (BBC Two), Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC Two), Late Night Mash (Dave), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two), Guessable (Comedy Central), Question Team (Dave), Celebrity Pointless (BBC1) and your dad's search history. Her audio work includes the Radio 4 special Fight, the Radio 4 series OK Computer and the Human Error podcast on BBC Sounds. Her award-nominated comedy special Homecoming is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Fun Facts about Olga Koch:
Olga loves the idea of a large glass of wine and the reality of a large Subway sub.
Olga would have loved to do MDMA with Nora Ephron.
One time, Olga saw Chelsea Clinton in her university bathroom and then told all her friends that Chelsea had asked her for a tampon. She did not.
Olga is an adventurous eater (will eat ass/items past their expiration date).
Olga would die for the music of Mitski, while Mitski herself would likely call this gesture over-the-top and uncalled for.
Picture: Rachel Sherlock
