Sara Pascoe: I Am a Strange Gloop review – motherhood as Sisyphean struggle

Sydney comedy festival, then touringThe UK comedian’s standup set is both a dishy conversation with a friend and a thrilling rejection of the good mother archetypeOne must imagine Sisyphus happy.So goes the oft-quoted conclusion of Albert Camus’ 1942 treatise The Myth of Sisyphus – comparing all of human existence to an endless struggle.I Am a Strange Gloop is on in Perth on 2 May before touring across the UK from June Continue reading...

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Sara Pascoe: I Am a Strange Gloop review – motherhood as Sisyphean struggle

Sydney comedy festival, then touring
The UK comedian’s standup set is both a dishy conversation with a friend and a thrilling rejection of the good mother archetype

One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

So goes the oft-quoted conclusion of Albert Camus’ 1942 treatise The Myth of Sisyphus – comparing all of human existence to an endless struggle.

I Am a Strange Gloop is on in Perth on 2 May before touring across the UK from June Continue reading...