61. Comedian Mrs. Hughes Will Crack. You. UP!!!

Comedian Mrs. Hughes tells SO many funny stories! She tells us how she started a career in comedy at the age of 40 and how life never ceases to dish up new material.

The first time you see Mrs. Hughes you might think, “She could be my neighbor.” She’s just about the last person you’d expect to see in a night club, so the fact that she is performing in one might startle you at first. Carol Hughes began her comedy career when she was forty. “Years ago I heard Merv Griffin interview Phyllis Diller, and she said she started doing comedy when she was thirty-nine. I remember saying to myself, ‘I could do that.’ “Later, I met comedienne Candy Carr at Weight Watchers and she said ‘Write five funny minutes and go to the Improv.’ I already had five funny minutes, so I went. It was terrific! I remember the MC saying, ‘Go for it Mama! You’re funny!’ I got a huge ovation and I was hooked.”

• Check out Mrs. Hughes' website, MrsHughes.

• Find Mrs. Hughes on Facebook and YouTube.

• Watch Mrs. Hughes stand up bit featured in the episode!
• Here is the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression with John Moe.
• Here is the restaurant that Mrs. Hughes loves, Jocko's.

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