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Evolution of an award win

Kate Smurthwaite. Credit: Jason Matz

Last month I won the overall award for Best Children's Event at Fringe World festival in Perth. The most common reaction seems to have been surprise that I was out in Australia on tour and more surprise that I was doing a family show. Plus, when they find out that the award includes a cash prize (or as one helpful "friend" put it "it's a real thing") of A$2000, they've asked how I did it. So here's how.

There is some slice of the population who believe that the best thing about being a comedian is that you only work...

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