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“Being female is a harder barrier than being black”

Being female is more of a barrier to cracking the British comedy circuit than being black according to comedian Annette Fagon. The Midlands stand-up - who has been described as the black, female Peter Kay - is performing at the first ever ý Local Radio African-Caribbean comedy night - an event celebrating and showcasing black British talent on Saturday 11th October 2014 at the ý Radio Theatre, London. In this clip she speaks to ý Radio Nottingham's Reya El-Salahi about her experiences.

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Tickets for the ý Local Radio African-Caribbean comedy night are available by applying online at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/shows/african_caribbean_comedy_11oct14. You can register for tickets at any time until midnight on Saturday 27 September 2014.
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