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Jade The Folk Singer Jade The Folk Singer
Real name: Sarah Adams

The creation of Australian character comedian Sarah Adams, Jade The Folk Singer sends up an easy-to-mock archetype: the naïvely earnest, dippy hippy feminist trying to save the world thought acoustic guitar, whalesong and tie-dyed tofu.

However, Davies makes this more than a two-dimensional caricature by giving Jade a detailed back-story. In the between-song banter we learn how she turned to a lesbian commune for support and a new sexuality after she caught her bloke in a compromising position with her mum, and isn’t yet entirely comfortable in her new sexuality.

This allows her set to work on several layers, one moment subtly picking at her weak character’s manifold insecurities, the next leading a singalong of the most filthy of songs.

Generally, comics who find easy sanctuary in the crude knob gag or use jaunty melodies to prop up their material are not to be celebrated. Jade does both, yet with enough charm and subtly not to offend. Or at least on the grounds of artistry, the material remains, in the words of the intern decidedly ‘not safe for work’.

But in a comedy club, she’s got the spirit to raise the energy, and the material to raise a laugh, which makes her one funny folker.

Date of review: Oct 2007

Where can I see Jade The Folk Singer next?

When: 20:00 - Friday 30th May, '08
Venue: Romford Comedy Club
Prices: £7 (£5 concs)
Info: Plus Manos the Greek, Dave Bromage
Comics: Jade The Folk Singer, James Mason
When: 20:30 - Saturday 26th Jul, '08
Venue: Downstairs at the King's Head
Prices: £9 (£7 concs)
Comics: Del Strain, Jade The Folk Singer, Mark Maier, Steve Jameson, Dave Thompson (MC)
 
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Jade The Folk Singer's Shows: Edinburgh Fringe 2002Mullets and DaughtersEdinburgh Fringe 2003Folk As F**kEdinburgh Fringe 2004Jade The Folk Singer in The Happy Show

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