Orion Lewis & Connor Yeates: Role Models
Join comedians and living embodiments of the Nature vs Nurture debate Connor Yeates and Orion Lewis in a split hour of stand-up comedy, exploring complicated family dynamics, race and identity. Mixing dark comedy and razor sharp jokes with a healthy dose of silly goofs and lighthearted commentary, the two anti-role models share tales from their wide-eyed childhoods and try to figure out how the hell they ended up here.
Orion Lewis–former gifted child, current neurodivergent nightmare–was raised in the middle east by a family of psychologists who are also the weirdest people on earth. Connor Yeates was once a white boy, now he’s a black man, but you wouldn’t be able to tell, because even he is not entirely convinced.
From drastically different backgrounds, they both share one thing – a firm belief that adulthood is not all that it’s cracked up to be.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Orion Lewis & Connor Yeates
Orion Lewis is a stand up comedian, writer and actor Based in London. She’s a Soho Theatre Labs alumnus (2022, 2023), Roast Battle winner, and So You Think Your Funny semi-finalist (2023).
Connor Yeates is a fashion model, unafraid to walk through comedy’s most taboo subjects and will tell you, as he does it, why he can get away with it. Winner of The Blackout, Ding Dong Gong Show, and So You Think Your Funny semi-finalist (2023).
Work featured in: Soho Theatre, BBC
PRESS & REVIEWS
CAST & CREATIVE CREDITS:
Writers: ORION LEWIS & CONNOR YEATES
A Pinch of VAULT is a festival of brand new and work-in-progress performance. Shows will be at varying stages of development, including rehearsed readings with script in hand, first time on its feet or semi-staged.