{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63b458521043e00011114396/67c09222cabc05e91c5b22e3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Marjolein Robertson, comedian.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63b458521043e00011114396/1740673511941-fddd97b4-fd37-4368-a0bf-f15a4b1a4cc0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Marjolein Robertson is a Scottish comedian, improviser, and storyteller. Born in Lerwick, on the Shetland Isles, she first started performing with <strong>Shetland Youth Theatre</strong> at the age of 13. After graduating from the <strong>University of Edinburgh</strong>, she was working as a town planner, saving for a mortgage, when she and her partner decided to move to Amsterdam on a whim. A series of catastrophes followed. </p><p><br></p><p>Marjolein lost her home and her job, then landed in a Dutch improvisational comedy class, and began studying improvised comedy and stand up. Since then, she has become one of Scotland’s most exciting young talents, reaching the finals of the <strong>BBC New Comedy Award</strong>s in 2022 and Channel 4's <strong>Sean Lock Comedy Awards</strong> in 2024. Her solo show ‘Marj’ was nominated for two awards at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023 and <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbimYqOQwgc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">released as a comedy special</a>, and she is about to embark on a UK-wide tour with her new show 'O'.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Simon Parkin"}