Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont held the cost-of-living fundraising gig in a school
By Greig Watson & Jennifer HarbyA pair of married comedians have helped to raise more than £12,000 for families affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
"Twenty years ago you would have one or two children in the class who you knew the parents were struggling," she said.The couple have been married since 2015 and have regularly worked together. "Many of them are from working families so the old stereotypes about people taking handouts don't apply."Mr Richardson said: "Getting to swear in school is an unbridled joy.The gig, which took place on 16 November, attracted an audience of 500 people.Image source,Rachel Swann, a governor for the trust's academy improvement board, said: "It was an absolutely incredible evening.
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