I have found my home in Frankfurt, Germany, where it is perfectly fine to be super honest and not that nice. I grew up in Florida, but hope you won’t judge me for that. I moved to Germany for one year, twenty-three years ago. Germany has no chance of getting rid of me. Ever. (I came for the schnitzel and stayed for the human rights.)
I founded and was the artistic director of Theatre Language Studio Frankfurt from 2010 to 2021 where I taught and performed scripted theatre and improvisational comedy to mostly bankers, with hilarious results. (Bankers – funnier than you thought!) I have done comedy festivals all over Europe and directed and performed in FITS Improv Comedy ensemble for over ten years, as well as played on indie improv teams like Rebel Chicken, Dangerous Play and Strangeland improv comedy.
I started performing solo as a standup comedian in 2019. The pandemic taught me that comedy is the most fun thing humans can share (besides pizza). I have had the opportunity to perform in over 20 cities globally, including the iconic Laugh Factory Chicago. I thrive off connecting with audiences – having a conversation. (Where I get to do all the talking.) Wink. Tours have taken me to Paris, Barcelona, Bucharest, Athens, Luxembourg, Berlin, Vienna, Krakow, Zürich, and many more, including the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe where I was longlisted for the 2023 Popcorn Award for New Writing, presented by the BBC Writersroom and the Popcorn Group (Involuntary Momslaughter).
REVIEWS FROM BRIGHTON ON THE INSIDE BY YASIR HAREED
REVIEWS FROM KAT MASTERSON THEATRE AND TRAVEL
Involuntary Momslaughter began with a powerful preview performance at the Comedy Cafe Berlin in November 2022. It later moved to a work-in-progress run at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2023, before it began sold-out preview performances at the Theater Alte Brücke in Frankfurt, Germany. With a full run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2023, the show was longlisted for the prestigious BBC Writersroom/Popcorn Group Writing Award, as well as received widespread positive critical reception.
Despite its dark subject matter, Involuntary Momslaughter is surprisingly uplifting, blending pathos with well-crafted punchlines. It unapologetically challenges the assumption that all women are nurturing or nice, eliciting laughs and gasps in equal measure. Born in Panama, raised in Florida and escaped to Germany, Abigail takes audiences on a jaw-dropping journey of a true story that engages the crowd in laughter and learning, creatively communicating the themes of resilience and self-empowerment.
Abigail Paul, a “transformative talent” who “lights up the stage” (★★★★★, Theatre Weekly), dives into her sophomore solo show Miss Communication, after her lauded debut Involuntary Momslaughter at Edinburgh Fringe 23.
Coined ‘Blabby Abby’ as a child for her gift of the gab, she uncovers why she traded swampy Florida for her belovedly blunt Germany. She has a knack for saying the quiet part out loud. (Her friends don’t always like it, but audiences certainly do).
In her second comedy hour, she gives her signature snark and sparkle – ‘snarkle’ ©Trademark Abigail – about her hatred of niceties like tipping and greeting cards, while championing her childfreedom and refusal to accept social norms. With critical and audience reception at Brighton Fringe in May 2024 skyhigh, the sister standup show to Involuntary Momslaughter is to multiple heading to European cities in summer of 2024.
Look out for upcoming tour dates in Spring 2025.
Nothing from 04/12/2024 to 04/06/2025.