Our Charlie's having a right laugh!

He is joining ten other guinea pigs in working to perfect five-minute routines for a one-off show in aid of Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.

The would-be funnymen are being mentored by comedienne Stephanie Davies, head of Liverpool-based company Laughology.

She put them through their paces when they met for the first time this week and afterwards, Charlie said: “None of us realised just how much work is involved.

“It’s all in a good cause but trying to be funny is no laughing matter. I’m exhausted!”

Watch out for more on Charlie's progress on rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk next week.

COMEDY'S NO LAUGHING MATTER . . . See how Charlie's first training session went in this week's Advertiser.

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