Liz Guterbock - Living a creative life

Liz Guterbock is an American born British citizen stand-up comedian, award-winning actor, improviser and voice over artist. In 2023 she made The Guardian’s 10 Best Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe and Dave Joke of the Fringe lists. Her 2023 Edinburgh Fringe debut show Liz Guterbock: Geriatric Millennial 4-star reviews from Funny Women, The Mumble and Pepper & Salt, and complimentary press from The Scotsman, Festmag and Chortle. In 2022, Liz was nominated by some of the country’s best promoters as one of 10 stand-up comedians on Union Jack Radio’s ‘Ones to Watch’ list. She was a finalist in the 2021 British Comedy Guide Pro Performance Awards and a nominee in the 2021 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Awards. In 2019 she was a finalist in the Funny Women UK Awards and a BBC Radio 4 New Comedy Award nominee. Liz’s television highlights include Armando Iannucci’s hit sci-fi comedy series Avenue 5 on HBO, Channel 4’s ‘For the Love of Cars,’ and CBBC’s Victorian Drama series ‘Hetty Feather.’ Stage highlights include: 5 stars in Time Out and a special mention in The Stage for ‘It’s All True’ (The White Bear Theatre). She trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Liz’s voice has an impressive vocal range from a naturally upbeat and sunny Californian commercial voice to that understated comedic delivery that she embellishes in her stand-up. Liz has worked extensively as a voice artist, having lent her voice to commercial campaigns for King and Amazon as well as demanding character work in video games like Pillars of Eternity II and Payday 2: Midland Ranch Heist. Liz is also a member of The Free Association, which Time Out has dubbed “the improv comedy super group.” She regularly performs at The Free Association’s theatre in Haggerston, as well as in their residencies at Battersea Arts Centre, VAULT Festival, and 21 Soho.  Her new show ‘NICE’ is now out, check them out below – also performing in Edinburgh which is exciting! We chat about getting into voice acting, moving to England, new comedy shows in Edinburgh (Nice), Steve Martin’s impact, anxiety and breathing, life changing lunches and cranial osteopathy, perseverance, nurturing creativity + plenty more! Check Liz out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizguterbock Website: https://lizguterbock.com/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/ and @Michael_Kahan on Insta & Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info. https://www.instagram.com/michael_kahan/ https://twitter.com/Michael_Kahan