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Julia Masli (born ) is an Estonian-born, London-based Modern clowning who garnered wide attention and a number of awards at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for her show ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
She then trained at the École Philippe Gaulier from 2014 to 2016. After returning to London, Masli has said she struggled to succeed as a clown. She has said that for a time, she stopped performing for 18 months and was so depressed that she could not get out of bed.
In 2019, she took a show, Legs, which featured Masli shaking hands with audience members using her feet, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The show won a comic innovation prize. After the success of Legs, she now tries to use legs in all her shows.
In 2022, she returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with a solo show about a migrant's struggles in the United States called Choosh! In addition, Masli co-created Clownts, a competitive clown show, with John-Luke Roberts, Sami Abu Wardeh and Viggo Venn.
In 2023, she brought her work in progress, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The reception was strong enough that Masli ended up extending the run at a 1:30 a.m. time slot. The show features Masli dressed in Victorian clothing with a mannequin's leg instead of a left arm. She approaches audience members and asks: "Problem?" From the answers given, she responds to them with "leftfield efforts" to try to solve them. Her show Anna KareniNa Na Na with The Pushkinettes was nominated for an OffWestEnd Theatre Award. As well as developing her own work, Julia is currently working with Race Horse Company as a clown on their upcoming contemporary circus show.
In addition, she was nominated for the "Best Comedy Show" award in the 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, the main comedy awards.
Previously, Masli won the 2019 Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality, jointly with The Duncan Brothers, for Legs.
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