The Jameos del Agua International Humor Festival continues its programming with the arrival in Lanzarote of Susi Caramelo, one of the comedians with the most personality on the current scene. The artist will perform this Friday, October 16, at 8:00 PM, at the Jameos del Agua Auditorium, in a show aimed at audiences over 16 years of age.
1. What can someone who comes to see you and doesn't know your show yet expect?
That they come wanting to laugh, to disconnect, and to hear things that they may have thought at some point but haven't dared to say out loud. I'm going to tell my miseries with a lot of joy, which is a great way to offset them.
2. What does it mean to you to perform in such a paradigmatic and special place as Jameos del Agua?
I've never been, but they've told me it's a spectacular place. I'm very excited.
3. Is there any topic that still surprises you that people can get offended by?
Sometimes I'm more surprised by how easily we get offended than by the topic itself. I think that, live, unlike other formats, you can talk about everything and everyone seems fine with it.
4. Where, for Susi Caramelo, is the line between making humor and crossing the line?
Of course, it exists. For me, it's a lot about intention, context, and knowing how to laugh at yourself before laughing at others. I like to be cheeky, but I don't need to hurt anyone for a gag to work.
5. Has life already become a kind of permanent joke quarry?
Completely. When something happens to me that I don't like, I get angry at first, but five minutes later I'm already thinking: "This, told well, is funny."
6. What is it about the Canary Islands audience that you particularly like? Are there differences with the mainland audience?
I've always found a lot of affection and a lot of desire to have a good time in the Canary Islands. There's a way of enjoying without so much rush that I love. But I don't like to generalize, because I know people on the mainland who would make you nervous with how calmly they take life...
7. Do you think humor needs a space to be expressed freely and without fear?
Humor needs freedom, of course, but also a head. On stage, there's a context, a complicity, and an intention that are sometimes lost when someone sees ten seconds of a video on social media. I try not to obsess about that: I prefer to think about the people who buy a ticket and come to have a good time.
8. What still makes you nervous before going out to perform?
I don't get very nervous, but I am aware that people have paid for a ticket and want to have a good time. I have a lot of respect for the people who come to see me.
9. What would you say to someone who is hesitating about going to Jameos del Agua on October 16th?
Come laugh with me in one of the most beautiful places in Lanzarote. Problems will still be there the next day, but at least we will have had a good laugh.
10. What would you like the audience in Lanzarote to take away with them?
I hope they take away the feeling of having had a great night, of having laughed a lot, and that we all make a bit of a fool of ourselves from time to time and it's okay. And also the feeling that I'm doing great for being forty years old.
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