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O'Loughlin and JFL Tour chug through Canada

An interview with Aussie comic Fiona O’Loughlin is in the Chronicle Herald. She’s doing two shows in Halifax Sunday night along with Alonzo Bodden, John Wing, An­drew Grose, Louis Ramey and Kevin Brennan, as part of the Just For Laughs 2007 Tour.

O’Loughlin is from Alice Springs, arguably one of the most remote cities on the planet. The money quote:

So for me it was the hardest thing for me to do from where I was, but I guess it goes to prove that if you want to do something bad enough, you’ll have it, won’t you? The apprenticeship of a standup is to go to your local come­dy club and perfect your act at open mic nights until you’re good enough to get paid. That’s all very well, but my nearest open mic night was two-and-a-­half days on a bus.

After that, 20 cities in 26 days probably seems like a dream come true.