Kesh woman Abigail Parkinson, 26, has tens of thousands of followers across her social media accounts
A Co Fermanagh social media influencer is to appear on a new BBC stand up comedy series in what she describes as "the scariest thing I’ve ever done".Big Comic Energy will be broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds later this year, with several online personalities put to the test for their stand up comedy debuts.
Abigail adds that there were several stages where she wanted to drop out of the process, but by the time she made it on to the stage for the final performance all went well.
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