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Of a comedian: performing by standing before an audience and telling a succession of jokes.12
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Oddey, A. (1999). Historical and Cultural Contexts. In: Oddey, A. (eds) Performing Women. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27720-9_2
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