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Jessica Charlotte, of Ngāpuhi, with her new cat, Tom Tom. The death of her childhood cat Fluffy is the starring joke of her stand-up comedy routine.
The secret burial of her beloved childhood cat is a story that makes people cry with laughter every time Jessica Charlotte tells it on stage. “People just lose it. To begin with I was surprised at the massive reaction, but that’s stand-up comedy - the weird and raw stories get the big laughs,” Charlotte said. “I won’t talk about menopause or kids because that’s stereotypical for female comedians, but dead cats, they’re definitely allowed.”