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Francesca Martinez

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5 Things you might not know about - Francesca Martinez

19 Jun 2008

Martinez first came to the public’s attention as Rachel Burns in Grange Hill and claimed that at her real school she had to use humour to make people accept that even though she had cerebral palsy, she was just a regular kid. She got into comedy when…

Francesca Martinez

(3 stars)16 Aug 2007

Martinez tells us from the outset that she doesn’t do chit chat, and this sentiment prevails. Proselytising on politics, religion and other weighty topics, she sometimes veers close to mere soap-boxing with the albeit admirable force of her convictions.

Francesca Martinez

19 Jul 2007

The last time Francesca Martinez turned up in Edinburgh for a full Fringe run, it was a revelation in more ways than one. Her 2002 show I’mperfect introduced us to a bright young comedian whose fame has only increased to this day. Naturally, though, the…

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