'"Phenomenal!" - (Woman, 31, Helsinki)"Funny as fuck" - (Man, 65, New York)"Better than a real penis!" - (Gay man, 44, Helsinki)"I didn't even have to be ashamed" -(Kaisa's mum)Finland's reigning "Comedian of The Year" Kaisa Pylkknen debuts at the Brighton Fringe with her comedy special "No Penis, No Knowledge". The show is a rapid-fire exploration of what it is for a feminist to be brought up by the teachings of Freud and the Church, yearning for the confidence, only having a penis seems to bring one. Kaisa's previous international work includes performing at the Hot Water Comedy Festival in Liverpool, the Laugh Riot Grrrl comedy festival in Los Angeles, the Reykjavik & Tallinn Fringe festivals, as well as various clubs around Europe and the US."There's something in her movements that feels a little like a caged tiger: under control but only just. Kaisa Pylkkanen doesn't just want us to laugh, she wants us to think." (Tallinn's Nigh Light)

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