However, as Adams proves with her new podcast Welcome to the Neighborhood – the most recent entry in a biography that includes a comedian, comedy star (Bafta Alma award winner Not Normal) and multi-meal presenter – the gossip is changing. The pandemic may receive some credit: the boredom and isolation of the lockdown not only connected us more closely to our neighbors, but also whetted our appetites for the most mundane conversation. Technology also played a role. It has never been easier to talk about relatively strangers behind their backs, mainly thanks to neighborhood groups and message boards dedicated to eradicating crime, cordial political dialogue and the expulsion of old hours that have multiplied in recent years. The first time I held a microphone, I was marrying couples in an inflatable church Each episode sees Adams joining forces with another comic to delve into the most bizarre and banal topics of such forums, from random bus diversions to graffiti-based conspiracy theories and the Taliban. Although the series has a lot of fun riffs for ridiculous controversy and pointless drama, Adams really appreciates these teams. “I was a member of every neighborhood message board in every area I lived in,” he says. In fact, she can count her life through them, from the moment a kind soul from her local WhatsApp group in Hackney lent her a Henry vacuum cleaner, until she found new owners for a jar, three goldfish and more when she left her home in the lockdown in Leigh. – at the sea. “I did not have to pay for a bypass,” he admires. “The things people want are crazy.” Award-winning ams Adams at Alma’s Not Normal, returning next year. Photo: Matt Squire / BBC / Expectation TV At the moment, however, Adams does not really know her neighbors. She zooms in from her parents’ house in Bristol, where she lives, and the nearby fixture she bought 18 months ago is refurbished (she plans to buy “fruit baskets and chianti” as a sweetener for her neighbors as soon as work begins on the two-story rear. of extension). The return to the family hug was relatively harmonious: “I have realized that the key to getting along with my mom and dad is to make my bed every morning. What a revelation! ” He added: “I left Bristol to find my identity. “It’s hilarious that I’re back now after so many years.” It is the latest unexpected development in a remarkably eclectic life for the 37-year-old. After attending university in South Wales, Adams moved to Cardiff, where the director of the restaurant where she worked encouraged her ambitions for comedy by giving her a job chairing weddings at music festivals, including Glastonbury. “The first time I held a microphone,” he says, “I was a priest in an inflatable church!” She became close friends with her predecessor at the festival and the couple moved to London. He was the one who noticed her wonderful singing voice. He started playing on the cabaret track, and eventually became an imitator of Adele on the drag stage. In 2014, she won the hilarious Funny Women contest with her first five-minute standup, which included a joke about two teenage boys who called her a “fat bitch” in a Megabus. The victory gave her a comedy agent and, in 2016, Adams brought her debut solo show – 31 – on the sidelines of Edinburgh, where she was nominated for Best Newcomer. “The only way is up, baby”… Adams. Photo: Courtesy of Avalon First, she imitates the messianic clusters of certain forms (Russell Bradt, Jared Leto, Kanye), something that is motivated by her despair in the new trajectory of celebrities. “It is not enough just to be an actor or a comedian or a singer. It is, “What is the next stage of my evolution? Guru of life! ‘”Then, after adopting an all-white dressed pose like Christ, he advises all men about the recent loss: the (perceived) shrinkage of patriarchal power in the West. “I am the perfect person to help them mourn and show them what can happen when someone reaches the bottom. In the words of Yazz, “The only way is up, my baby!” This is not completely spontaneous. Adams considers herself a “lover of loss.” If he ever decided to engage in self-help, like the celebrities he hangs out with, he would write a book about grief. In 2011, Jenna’s older sister died after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. Experience shaped her as a person: “I was 26, a very thin age.” She also brought her comic mind to a strong focus. “When everyone in my family was very sad, I kept making everyone laugh. I was like, “Actually, I’m very good at this.” Adams is now in high demand. Next year, she will appear in the second series of Alma’s Not Normal (she plays Leanne, the best friend of the honorary accompaniment of the creator Sophie Willan) and just returned from Greece to shoot Greatest Days, a film version of the hit Take That jukebox musical The Band. Adams, who co-stars with Aisling Bea and Alice Lowe, describes the film as a “super-camp”, which is not a huge surprise. In fact, it has all the backgrounds for the next Mamma Mia !. Adams was more or less young enough to be a Take That fan for the first time, but Jenna was firmly in the demographic target. He was obsessed with Mark Owen and I did what my sister did, so I said ‘I love Gary’. Next on the agenda is Adams’ first comedy series, ITV2’s Ruby Speaking, in which she plays the eponymous “unconventional” call center worker. It is based on her real experiences: a “long and boring” three years, but also a “normal job”. Adams had a lot of regular jobs. From the age of 15 to 31, he worked “from 5 to 7 o’clock, never more”. However, she begins to believe that her inglorious professional past may be the key to a long and prosperous media career. “London is great for opportunities,” he says. “But every time I go on a date, people are more interested in what my life was like in the past and the influences I experienced through my upbringing. “It’s very difficult to write a warm, memorable series if you don’t have a story.” Adams’ unusual and difficult journey to success means that it certainly has many of them. Welcome to the Neighborhood airs June 29 on BBC Sounds, also on Radio 4 at 11:15 p.m. Men, I can save you is on the outskirts of Edinburgh August 3-28. 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