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Australian comedian Lou Wall may be dating a short king, but she’s looking for someone to look up to, literally.
Her “farm to table feminism” gaslighting men who are 6-foot-1 by telling them she’s 5-11 may be all good and fun and funny, but she’s worried about her future when she realizes she has never seen a tall grandmother. So this hour finds her on the hunt. There’s the fast-moving slides and rapping that we’ve come to know from Wall, but we also get to watch her interviewing strangers on the streets and in the pubs, asking anyone and everyone if they know any grandmothers who they consider tall.
The truth is out there, and when Wall finds it, she’s devastated. And so are we. We didn’t need to know there may be an actual conspiracy to make sure all old ladies are little old ladies.
Wall is 6-foot-5 and loved playing hide-and-seek as a kid. As she grew and grew, she eventually withdrew emotionally and psychologically. But now she embraces her height, calling herself Big Lou.
You’ll find yourself getting swept up in Wall’s discoveries and self-discovery, perhaps a bit teary-eyed, but hopeful for the future of tall grandmas. It’s not as diabolically bonkers as her previous shows. It is more moving and heartwarming, though.
Lou Wall: Where Are All The Tall Grandmas? plays Monkey Barrel 4 during the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe.
