Sofie Hagen Instagram – Fourteen (!) years ago, today, I did stand-up for the first time. I was a little 21 year old baby in Copenhagen. I tripped over a cable on my way into the dressing room and fell and scraped my knees. I performed with blood running down my leg.
I didnāt plan on moving to London; it just happened. Same with stand-up. It just happened. It was never the plan.
If I think about what stand-up has given me, I canāt quite comprehend it. Iāve travelled the world. I did stand-up in LA, New York, Melbourne, Latvia, Johannesburgā¦ And approximately 23 more countries. Iāve met some of the best people. Itās quite overwhelming.
I have a lot of tricky, heavy, confusing emotions when it comes to stand-up now ā especially the community. Comedians I started out with. And looked up to. People I wasnāt nice to and people who werenāt nice to me. I guess for me, stand-up was always the only place I could be social, confidently, because I had found my people. And I feel like Iāve lost that connection now. For so many complex reasons. So reflecting back, today, is a mixed bag. Itās both wonderful and sad.
Regardless ā I feel lucky. Thank you for being here, on Instagram, and thank you for consuming my art. I know we are no longer used to having to pay for the entertainment we watch ā free podcasts, audiobooks, Spotify, streaming platforms etc ā so it means a lot that youāre choosing to do that. Tickets for my shows, Patreon supporters for my podcast @helpholepod, buying my book, etc. Thank you. I literally canāt do it without you.
And that also goes for my colleagues – old and new, friends and enemies – couldnāt do it without you. Apart from a few – Iād definitely have done it BETTER without you.
Okay, Iām off to do my Reading tour show in fucking CROCS because I forgot I was wearing them and I donāt have spare shoesā¦ 14 years and I still fuck up.
S ā„ļø | Posted on 22/Jun/2024 00:20:48
