Abi Clarke

In the past, i.e. the early 2020s, comedians could have imagined spending many years performing across the UK as stand-ups before being invited onto a television panel show, and later selling tickets to an arena tour. It's not so easy at the moment. Comedy is one type of art that has been able to continue to be performed in front of an audience live. But, we're not going to be seeing arena tours anytime soon. One Bristol comedian, however, has managed to attract a huge worldwide audience during lockdown through social media. Abi Clarke never set out to be an internet superstar. Abi, who is 24 lives in Henbury. She started making online videos "to build a network of like-minded individuals who would like my stand-up comedy." "I had been performing many more gigs in Devon to males aged 50 and over, and I began making online videos with the intention that I could build a community of like-minded individuals who would enjoy my stand-up comedy," Abi said.