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Anisa Nandaula

Anisa Nandaula

Comedian and poet

Jul 8, 2026

37:08
How, how, how does your process work?
37:10
I start with, like, I know what stories I wanna tell.
37:16
So I picked four stories, and, um, I'm like, "These are those stories.
37:20
They're gonna work.
37:21
They have to work." And then I work them in chunks.
37:24
So the first story is about my mother.
37:26
Um, and then I write out, I don't know, s- s- 50, 60 pages worth of jokes, and I just keep trying.

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57:18
What do you, what do you feel or think when you, when you see that happening? What's your take on that?
16:23
I was like, I want to be more like Anissa.
16:25
You know what? This is the benefit of being black.
16:27
I feel like people think I'm cool instantly.
16:31
And I don't really have to do anything.
18:24
And you can grab tickets from lavenation.com.au. Can I say something else?
18:29
I'm going to be filming my comedy special on June 4th at the Brisbane Powerhouse.
18:34
So that's next week.
18:35
Please come.
13:59
Really?
14:00
Yeah.
14:01
I'm like, "Am I right? Is that right? Is that it?" Whereas Rove is like, "This is what we're doing.
14:04
Let's do it." I'm like, "Great."
15:49
[laughs]
15:49
Trick you.
15:50
I do a little bit of small talk at the start.
15:51
But I, I went on a journey.
4:18
Like, you were just n- like, I imagine you didn't take as much time to do stuff [laughs] as the three of us did.
4:22
Rove is, like, the total opposite of me, because I'm...
4:25
If you leave me alone, I overthink, like-
4:28
Really?
4:28
Yeah.
4:29
I'm like, "Am I right? Is that right? Is there..." Whereas Rove is like, "This is what we're doing.
4:32
Let's do it." I'm like, "God."

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