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The Funny Tonne

I'm As Surprised As You Are

I'm As Surprised As You Are

    

I’m As Surprised As You Are is Celia Pacquola’s first full hour of stand up since 2018. It seems she’s spent that break somehow becoming even funnier. Oh and she had a baby.

She’s Utopia’s seriously hard-working Nat Russell, Rosehaven’s lovably chaotic Emma Dawes but tonight she’s all ours*

*for an hour, after that she really needs to get to bed

It’s a true joy to witness Pacquola attempt to jam the last five years of her life into a comedy show. The result? A pandemic, butt face masks (sadly not related to aforementioned pandemic), a haunted home, a new relationship and a baby. All delivered in her signature punny, relatable and hilarious style. Oh and there was that time she missed out on being in a certain tv show which won’t be named here but rhymes with the ‘Huey’ part of Huey Lewis and The News.

Reviewed by Bella Jones

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