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Finalist Profile: Janet Bettesworth

It means a lot to me to get into the final, and I can hardly believe it: when watching all the acts in the semi-finals I realised what a very high standard the show had reached in terms of writing, originality and professional delivery. It'll be a real treat for the audience on the night.

My act is about an unconfident woman who tries to embrace assertiveness but goes a bit too far: in the end she gets smashed down again by a werewolf ventriloquist's puppet.

I have lived in London since 1962, but was born and brought up in Kenya. I have been doing stand-up for a year and a half; my main job has been teaching art. You can tell from this time-line that I'm the old codger on the line-up. Hope you can all make the live final. Feel free to pelt me with chocolate eclairs, but they must have real cream inside.

Janet Bettesworth