Gametraders Live September Magazine

“It’s just a different facet of doing what we
did when we were five years old. It’s just
pretending… and somewhere in our lives
school and traffic, work and the world, politics
and the weather, and everything beats that out
of us”.
Neil says it all comes down to imagination, a
skill that actors need to be able to personify
the characters they are playing.
While doing my research for the interview
I saw that Neil had delved into comedy in
his younger days. I asked whether it was
something he still had an interest in pursuing.
“Yes, very much! But I’ve given into fear for so
long I almost don’t know how to do anything
else. And fear is the main reason I haven’t
been on stage in a long time… It’s funny
because I’ll do conventions, and I’ll host stuff
and I’ll talk off the top of my head for an hour
and a half and people will be laughing and it’s
when it’s like ‘no, you’ve gotta memorise the
joke, you’ve gotta have it written and you’ve
gotta have every word of it down… and that
just terrifies me”.
With that said, Neil has a few projects he
is trying to get off the ground that are on
the ‘funny side’. He enjoys going on Twitter
and sharing jokes, even if they are for niche
audiences. As long as the joke lands he’s
satisfied.
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