The character of the monkey just grew from something out of his face and my granddad's personality. They fused, and that's what I ended up with! The monkey belonged to a friend of mine, and I saw that it had such a little beguiling face and it grew from there. Nina Conti beguilbelongcharacter share on social
I've started running three or four times a week, which prompts millions of sketch ideas. Nina Conti haveideamillion Change image and share on social
I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English. Nina Conti englishfeelpeople Change image and share on social
I could never be on stage on my own. But puppets can say things that humans can't say. Nina Conti humanpuppetstage Change image and share on social
I will remember the night I won the New Comedy Awards, as I was young and unformed, so that sticks in the mind. I've also done a fantastic gig at the Royal Albert Hall, which was amazing. Appearing in the Christopher Guest film was also a real highlight, even if I was only in it for a couple of minutes. Nina Conti albertamazeappear share on social
When I'm gigging, there's an uneasy shift when I pull a puppet out. People look at me aghast and I feel I have about 20 seconds to win them over. You even get the prejudice among other people in your own profession. Nina Conti aghastfeelgig share on social
Having a puppet is a way of having opposing opinions - I say a thing; he says the other. Nina Conti opinionopposepuppet Change image and share on social
My puppets are far more liberated than I am. Ventriloquism is a useful way of expressing myself. Nina Conti expressliberatepuppet Change image and share on social
If I have a gig in the evening, I get 'the doom' at about 5 P.M., when I think I'm getting flu. Nina Conti doomevenflu Change image and share on social
I had a terrible dream when I was pregnant; I dreamt the baby had a ventriloquial mouth, but there was no hand hole; I had to flick the mouth down to get words out. Nina Conti babydreamflick Change image and share on social