{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62c4535f545ece001256d84a/68a354ca411aa254d3df07bc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Refreshing Pod - Alex Berr (Fringe 2025)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62c4535f545ece001256d84a/1755533154520-0e73bab0-5faa-41a9-8150-4167d917b886.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: <strong>Alex Berr</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A scientific life &amp; personal one collide with<strong> Alex Berr's </strong>debut Fringe show ..<strong> 'How To Kill A Mouse'</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The debut comedy show from a scientist reconciling her personal life with her professional one. <strong>Alex spent her adolescence studying a rare form of brain cancer; years later her mum was diagnosed with the same form of rare cancer. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Reflecting on a life dedicated to science, Alex uses humour to process her mum's death, whilst hoping for moral absolution for all the mouse casualties along the way. <strong>A deeply personal, funny and at times absurd look at grief and the human side of science. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Johnny also shares his own personal experience <em>(about his Grandma)</em> and how Alex's show has helped others showcase all angles of grief<strong>, it really is laugh or cry </strong>.. and finds time to chat 'Have I Got News For You USA', and the recent cancellation of the 'Late Show with Steven Colbert.'</p><p><br></p><p>Nominee: BBC New Comedy Awards 2024.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em><u>Get tickets: </u></em></strong></p><p><strong>Tickets: </strong>edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/how-to-kill-a-mouse</p><p><strong>Online:</strong> https://linktr.ee/alexberr</p><p><em>Show contains distressing or potentially triggering themes.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Alex Beer - How To Kill A Mouse</p><p>Just the Snifter Room at Just the Tonic @ The Mash House</p><p>Ends 24th Aug 2025</p><p><br></p><p><em>Refreshing Pod is a magazine style podcast, giving you ideas, interviews, big name guests, and guaranteed laughs along the way, with new content every month, now in it's 8th series. </em></p>","author_name":"Fizzy Glass Media"}