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I've Had Proper Jobs

From stalwart WHSmith employee to audiobook producer, Sarah Millican reveals the wide variety of jobs she had before finding fame as an acclaimed stand-up comedian.

Sarah Millican reads from her new memoir, which is part-autobiography, part-self-help book.

Before becoming an internationally acclaimed comedian, Sarah had a wide variety of proper jobs: from working in WHSmiths as a teenager, to the civil service to audiobook producer.... All of which provided fertile ground for developing her comedy.

Read by Sarah Millican

Written by Sarah Millican

Abridged by Kirsteen Cameron

Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.

15 minutes

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RoleContributor
ReaderSarah Millican
AuthorSarah Millican
AbridgerKirsteen Cameron
ProducerKirsteen Cameron

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  • Thu 19 Oct 201710:45
  • Fri 20 Oct 201700:30

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