Bella Hull (Part One)
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What inspired Bella Hull to start doing stand‑up comedy at age 17?
I've got a Celia terrorist and it's just to see if people react. You do not want to give it gluten, that's all I'll say.
This week's guest on Walking the Dog is the very wonderful comedian Bella Hull. Now it was peak heat wave on the day of our walk and way too hot for my little furry short kit. Yes, I am referring to my dog, thank you very much. So I decided to leave Ray safely in the cool at home for this one. And by the way, dogs really are at risk from heat stroke in hot weather, so it's always best to be on the safe side. I tend to wait until late evening to take Ray out for a walk when it's hot. It's all very elderly gentlemen taking a post dinner stroll. But fortunately, Bella couldn't wait to hear all of Ray. Well, frankly, she didn't have a choice, as that's all I talk about. And I couldn't wait to sell her on dogs, as she's always been very much a cat person, and we had the loveliest chat talking about Bella's childhood and this passion she had for comedy from a very young age.
She did her first stand-up gig when she was just 17, and in fact, she was so committed to a career in comedy that one of her main reasons for applying. to Cambridge University was to join Footlights. She's since gone on to win huge acclaim for her live shows, alongside supporting the likes of Phil Wang and Russell Howard. She's also now one of the brilliant writers who bring us the genius Saturday Night Live UK, and she's absolutely stormed it on Have I Got News for You? At least once a week, I like to think of Ian Hislop's face when she announced she was only doing that show as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Award. of Edinburgh, Bella will be taking her new show, Mad Cow Disease, up there for the festival.
She'll be performing at Monkey Barrel every day at 12.30pm from the 3rd to the 30th of August. So if you're heading up there do make sure to book your tickets to see her via edfringe.com. I have to say, I just loved Bella. In fact, I'm a bit unhealthily obsessed with her. I just found her so incredibly funny and honest and easy to talk to. She's one of those people who you just instantly want to befriend the moment you meet her. And the bad news for Bella is that as she's contractually obliged to meet Ray, she's gonna have to see me again, whether she likes it or not. Really hope you enjoyed it. Enjoy my walk with Bella. Here's the fabulous woman herself. I'm so thrilled, Bella. Thank you so much for doing walks in the door.
Thank you all so much for having me.
I absolutely love this podcast. Do you? Yeah, I'm scared about opening up, but no, it's fine. I actually I there's no such thing actually with me. That's actually one of the things that I think when I meet a new person that I get close to they feel quite terrified of. Is that like for me like s a private piece something a piece of information that another person would guard with their life, I don't think it's precious in any way. Like I just th I don't know, I just think em sharing is caring. I've always done the most oversharey shows and stuff and I don't know, I kinda look back sometimes to some of the podcasts that I've done. when I was in like different relationships or and I just think oh god the things I was like sharing is just I wish I hadn't but oh well.
So do you think you are an oversharer? I think well I mean what's normal but definitely yeah. I think I sort of it's how I get close to people sometimes. Yeah. And it's almost like how I show a vulnerability that people then connect to. Like I do have that thing of whenever there's like an awkward moment at a party, I'll just say the most heinous facts about myself to sort of try and fawn. to try and like get them to connect with me.
Um It do it is interesting that, isn't it? I found that sometimes that if I go in early with a bit of self deprecation it's a real it's like people relax.
Yeah, completely.
And they kind of think, Oh, okay, I don't need to there's not gonna be status games here, you're not interested in being a butt superior to me.
Exactly, exactly. And you've not come into this like interaction with an agenda.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired Bella Hull to start doing stand‑up comedy at age 17?
0:00–6:27
2
How did Bella’s childhood and family life shape her comedic voice?
6:27–11:31
3
Why does Bella describe stand‑up as her ‘defence mechanism’ for dealing with anxiety and body image?
11:31–16:52
4
What is the story behind the ‘celiac terrorist’ joke and the dog that joined the walk?
16:52–23:17
5
How did the conversation about memorial benches lead to a discussion on grief and memory?
23:17–29:39
6
What did Bella say about dating, body confidence, and the impact of the ‘beauty ideal’ on her self‑image?
29:39–34:34
7
How did attending Cambridge and joining the Footlights influence Bella’s comedy career?
34:34–40:23
8
What can listeners expect from Bella’s new show ‘Mad Cow Disease’ at the Edinburgh Fringe?
40:23–46:40