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Lucy Porter - Wake-Up Call
A brand new stand up show from the TV and radio favourite.
As heard on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and The Now Show and seen on Would I Lie to You, QI and Live at the Apollo.
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'Impeccably punch-lined anecdotes… genuinely delightful' The Telegraph
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