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Dec 2018
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560. Sarah Donnelly Returns - Writing jo...

Luke Thompson
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Talking to comedian Sarah Donnelly about how she writes her jokes, advice on public speaking and how to avoid nerves and negative feelings, performing stand-up comedy in another language, and more. Sarah is a comedian and language teacher from the US,  now living in France.

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