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'People think it's some weird rite of passage': standing up to sexual harassment in comedy by Rachael Healy

Live comedy's lack of regulation has enabled sexist and predatory behaviour but a group of female standups have ambitious plans to overhaul the industry Irish comedian Ruth Hunter started standup in 2015. She immediately noticed "everyday sexism" " male comperes introducing performers by commenting on their breasts, all-male lineups " but was unsure how to challenge it. Over the summer of 2020, now in Glasgow, Hunter…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AM on February 22, 2021

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