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Scared of standup? Making the leap from the safety of sketch comedy by Brian Logan

Katy Brand and Kieran Hodgson were intimidated at first by the idea of going it alone on stage. But plenty of comedians journey between sketch troupes and solo performance " taking refuge in one and soul-searching in the otherIt was interesting the other week to hear a belated convert to standup, Katy Brand, discussing how different it is from sketch comedy, on which she cut her teeth. A few years ago, Brand more or …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AM on July 14, 2016

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