My Little Phobia

[NoHo Arts District, CA] –  In a world premiere production, Emily Markoe presents her debut solo show My Little Phobia, a comedic exploration of her deepest fear (vomit…gross, sorry!) at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

About My Little Phobia

Emily wrote a comedy show that’s not about vomit. How could it be? She has emetophobia, the extreme and debilitating fear of vomit! Watch Emily perform her totally normal comedy show while things start going off the rails. Visited by an array of characters, including her deranged meditation guru, a demanding Titanic victim, and of course, her childhood therapist, Dr. My Little Pony®, Emily tries to keep things under control. But, as it turns out, Emily doesn’t have control over anything: not her show, not her audience, and perhaps most alarming: not even herself.

In this unique production, Emily brings her blend of humor and vulnerability to the stage as she navigates the downs and ups of living with emetophobia. Director Julie Pearson (The Boxcar Adults, The Girls on the Bus) says, “Any of us anxious folks can relate to the uncomfortable weirdness of having to exist in a body, and creating this show has been a fun, thought-provoking journey through neuroses of all kinds.” From hilarious anecdotes to existential crises, My Little Phobia asks how far you would go to avoid the things you fear.

Recommended admission age: 16+ In August 2024, My Little Phobia will appear for a full-run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at Greenside @ Riddles Court.

The Team

Producer/writer/performer Emily Markoe is a comedian, actor, and writer who has performed nationally at San Francisco Sketchfest, Austin Out of Bounds, and in several of your favorite commercials. She will be making her international debut later this summer with My Little Phobia at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Emily has trained and performed at The Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade, and can be seen regularly performing in and around Los Angeles.

Director Julie Pearson is a writer, director, and essayist who co-hosts The Non-Fiction Show, a live lit variety show in Atwater Village. She wrote and directed THE BOXCAR ADULTS, a digital series which was licensed to The Roku Channel in 2022, and her theater work has appeared at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, the Annoyance Theater, and more. Julie’s writing credits include Reductress, Parcast/Spotify Original Podcasts, and Duolingo, and she has worked as a writers’ room assistant for television shows including THE GIRLS ON THE BUS (Max).