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Ashley Storrie: “Comedy was the only thing I was fit for.”

Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef: “Being in the public eye is very stressful on your mental health”

Ed Patrick

Ed Patrick: “I was mesmerised by stand-up”

Tom Houghton

Tom Houghton: “I managed to die on my arse in my first trial spot”

Leslie Liao: “I remember thanking myself for going to so many open mics”

Esther Manito

Esther Manito: “Who knew misery could be so relatable?”

Jessica Fostekew

Jessica Fostekew: “It’s like a hundred jobs and no jobs at all”

Janine Harouni

Janine Harouni: “Comedy feels like stepping off a building and hoping you can fly”

Comedian Ian Smith

Ian Smith: “Always being stressed is my defining comedic characteristic.”

Vittorio Angelone

Vittorio Angelone: “I am an idiot. Proudly.”

Rob Auton

Rob Auton: “I wanted to test my sense of humour”