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Comedy Queen Abby ‘I felt Like An Alien!’

She’s a comedian who’s performed all around the world and even took out Aotearoa’s prestigious Billy T Award last year. She’s also a writer who’s penned episodes for 7 Days and Shortland Street.

Abby Howells is clearly talented – and seeing her make people howl with laughter on stage, you’d think the 33-yearold was a supremely confident woman without a care in the world. But you’d be wrong.

For many years, Abby felt like a misfit, until age 31, when she was

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