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Charmian Hughes - "I'm the tortoise of comedy"
Season 4, Ep. 18
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Charmian Hughes left a job in advertising to become a clown. But unable to uphold the mime vow of silence, ran away to play stand-up comedy clubs throughout the UK and internationally. An early female stand up ‘When Comedy Was Alternative’, after 4 decades Charmian's still looking forward with undimmed optimism.
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