Award-winning comedian Sam Nicoresti has released their debut comedy special about the culture war on trans people to YouTube for free.
Working with producer Georgia House, show director Siân Docksey, and film director Benjamin Sutton of boutique production house Daddy’s SuperYacht, Wokeflake is an unflinching vivisection of the cultural climate around trans identity that pulls no punches and packs in the punchlines.
Incorporating a live stand-up taping with to-camera satirical character comedy, hand-drawn animated dream sequences, risque 3D body horror, and verite clips of leading culture war figures cut up into uncomfortable new contexts; Wokeflake deconstructs the familiar framing of ‘the trans question’ to peel back the layers and get under the skin.
At a time when the ‘comedy special’ feels increasingly weaponised against trans people, Wokeflake pushes the boundaries of the emergent artform and aims to beat the bigots at their own game.
A portrait of transition in close-up, pores and all.
Sam Nicoresti is an UK-based (“Uhk-based”) comedian whose obsessive neuroticism and lyrical phrasing blends with a surrealist instinct and childish playfulness to create thick, serpentine routines.
They’ve twice had fringe shows transfer to the Soho Theatre, regularly play at venues and festivals across the UK, are part of collectives The Glang Show and Weirdos Comedy, and were a part of the team behind Panel Prize-winning Iraq: Out & Loud.
CREDITS
Made by: Sam Nicoresti
Show Director: Siân Docksey
Film Director: Benjamin Sutton
Producer: Georgia House
Storyboards & Background Art: Izzie P
3D Artist: Aniruddh Ojha
Stage Design: Michael Julings
Music: Tom Penn
Sound Design: Nicholas Alexander
Camera Operator: Michael Mroczek
Technical Stage Manager: Jake Wood
Sound Recordist: Chazz Redhead
Live Makeup & Hair: Jay Cann
Ballerinas: Lachlan Werner, Laurie Luxe, Paulina Lenoir
Voices: Helen Duff, Sooz Kempner
Post-Production Facilities courtesy of Turtle Canyon Media
Additional Material: Becky Walker
Watch wokeflake below
