Comedian and writer Anna Rimpelä entertains Finns in front of the television screen, behind the screen and in books. However, it is the rights of animals that are the main draw.
Acquiring a dog as an adult took my thoughts to animals and their well-being.
– It started to feel like a strange division, where part of life is treated badly and grown only to be eaten. And this sweeter one gets to come under the covers and sleep with me.
Anna Rimpelä stopped eating meat completely after the dog arrived.
Manta was born on May Day eve. That’s why there is a tradition in the family: Manta lakitus. The cardboard student cap stays on the bitch’s head, because the reward is also Manta’s jewelry – and a liver box.
High school will do too
He has a clear message for young people who are considering a joint search.
– It’s not worth going to high school if you don’t have motivation. You have to work there. I wouldn’t mind.
Anna Rimpelä trained as a dental nurse, but only found her own place through her hobby of theater. The hobby infected the ambition towards the dream, the current job.
For dreams to come true, you have to be in the right place at the right time.
– Yes, but I’ve also been quite persistent: I called a lot and at the right times to the right people.
Anxiety and shame make good jokes
Anna Rimpelä’s creativity is channeled not only in her work as an actress and comedian, but also in her books. In the *Aino Ritari* trilogy, a hapless granny in her eighties screams from the window to such an extent that the entire village community suffers. It makes the reader laugh, though.
The series of three books started with a piece of stage comedy, which did not fit into place, but stretched into a longer text.
However, the best material for comedy is shame, which Anna Rimpelä can easily feel.
She is so sensitive that once the host of a comedy club had to pick up Anna Rimpelä from the restaurant queue for his own gig.