Standups and sex workers unite: 'I can joke about it because I've done it'

Carmen Ali and Siân Docksey are among the comedians who riff on their experiences as strippers. The pandemic has revealed both industries to be precarious - but they're looking out for each other What do standup comedy and stripping have in common? "I see them as the same, but one is better paid and heavily stigmatised. They're both disappointments to your parents," says Jacqueline Frances, who has careers in each and has the online pseudonym Jacq the Stripper. "Strip clubs and comedy clubs use...