Deborah Kimmett is a

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writer and comedian.

Biography

Originally from

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, she was a member of

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cast in the 1980s, and appeared as a stage actress in productions of Norm Foster's ''Windfall'', Lawrence Jeffery's ''Precipice'' and Don Ferguson's ''Skin Deep''. She later wrote several plays, including ''Broken Record'', ''Last Respects'' and ''Miracle Mother'', and one-woman shows including ''Dorothy Lawton: Unplugged'', ''Overboard'' and ''North of Normal''. ''Miracle Mother'' was a shortlisted nominee for the

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at the 1995 Governor General's Awards. Kimmett has also published the humor books ''Reality Is Overrated'' and ''That Which Doesn't Kill You Makes You Funnier''"The early bird gets the worm, but a human up at 4 a.m. isn't as useful". ''

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'', January 20, 2012. and the novel ''Outrunning Crazy'', and is an online author of the Seven Minute Writer Tool Kit. She holds on line writing workshops for creative writers."Napanee comedian/author Kimmett returns to region for book tour show"
. ''Greater Napanee News'', October 25, 2014. She has made 26 guest appearances on the

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comedy series ''

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'', is a regular at the

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and on

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''. and works as a motivational speaker teaching organizations how to deal with change. She and Lee Anne McAlear host a regular

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called ''Improv: The Heart of Innovation''.

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