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Penny Ashton - Funny As Interview

Penny Ashton - Funny As Interview
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Penny Ashton - Funny As Interview
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She always thought she'd become an actor — but comedy poet Penny Ashton says poetry "chose" her. Ashton has toured her solo shows around the world, and in this Funny As interview she covers a range of topics, including: Being a cabaret act — doing a mix of poetry, songs and comedy — and lamenting that there’s less cabaret around in New Zealand than there used to be Producing Rhys Darby’s first solo show and Paolo Rotondo's play Little Che, and meeting poet Pam Ayres Representing New Zealand ...

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/interviews/funny-as-penny-ashton-2019
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