Aug. 1, 2021, 7:16 p.m.

I tend to learn as much as I forget

writing by moonlight

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This issue’s subject line “I tend to learn as much as I forget” is from Amy Winehouse’s 2006 single Close To The Front


Hi there,

It’s August and it’s time for Fringe!!

Camden Fringe is about to begin!

I Miss Amy Winehouse has an updated poster:

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I’ve had my tech rehearsal at the Etcetera Theatre (upstairs at The Oxford Arms, 265 Camden High Street), which is round the corner from The Hawley Arms - let’s all go afterwards and try to catch a glimpse of the new Amy mural?

I’m really looking forward to performing the show in Camden… T-12 days!


Links of the week

  • Mark Ronson’s contribution to Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black

  • A short story by Otessa Moshfegh

It was like a tiny bomb had detonated at the very core of me; an almost imperceptible blast that announced that there was a difference between my father being dead to me and my father being dead. That to be sad about not being sad was actually pretty fucking sad.

  • Dear Sugar Letter #9 We Are The Solid
Kate Clanchy
@KateClanchy1

I think I may have called Amineh a refugee once too often.


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Over the past decade, it has become increasingly common for people to develop intense one-sided relationships with famous people on the internet. What are called parasocial relationships (meaning almost social, or perversely social) have spread almost everywhere.

  • Why Can’t We Be Friends, Real Life Magazine

  • This is a heartbreaker


What I’ve been up to



The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann - podfollow.com

Are cities ready for a rise in extreme weather? Why has Tunisia’s president sacked the prime minister? And is the ‘most expensive race on earth’ worth the cash? Olly Mann and The Week delve b…

  • You can hear me from 1hr 10 min in - and the presenter Claira Hermet recalls seeing me do comedy before! I must be doing something right…


BBC Radio London - Jo Good, Claira Hermet sits in (28/07/2021)

Claira Hermet sits in. Great music along with your calls, texts and emails.


What I’m getting up to

  • I’ll be at Strangers on a Patio next week, and Golden Fleece Comedy soon…

  • Camden Fringe begins on 2nd August! Do buy a ticket for my show:



I Miss Amy Winehouse (WIP) - Camden Fringe

I Miss Amy Winehouse is the first solo hour from new comedian Suchandrika Chakrabarti (Funny Women Stage Awards semi-finalist 2020, British Comedy Guide Pro Performance Awards finalist 2020, as heard on Radio 4 Extra). It’s 10 years since Amy Winehouse died. Suchandrika is a fan who spent her youth partying in Camden, North London, butContinue Reading “I Miss Amy Winehouse (WIP)” →

  • And here’s the digital brochure to look up more shows:


Camden Fringe 2021 Brochure - Catalog - Page 59

Version 2 of our Camden Fringe brochure. 70 pages of joy!


That’s all from me! Thank you for reading, I’ve been and continue to be Suchandrika Chakrabarti.

I plan to keep this newsletter free, but it does take time to write and curate. If you fancy buying me a Ko-fi I’d be eternally grateful, and will thank you in the next newsletter <3 CF - Twitter - text.jpg

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