Scots comedy star Karen Dunbar has revealed she earned more money from hosting karaoke nights than starring in the first series of Chewin' the Fat.
The 51-year-old also recalled feeling "ashamed" after getting paid more when the BBC Scotland's sketch show took off during her speech at an International Women's Day debate in Glasgow.The Ayrshire-born actress said there was still an unwillingness to discuss fair pay in the entertainment industry and blamed the "class system" for deep-rooted inequalities.
Karen, who is due to release a new BBC docuseries 'Karen Dunbar’s School of Rap' later this month, first broke into the industry after attending open auditions hosted by The Comedy Unit, the production company behind Only An Excuse and Rab C Nesbitt.
Following the success of Chewin' the Fat, which was created by Still Game stars Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, Karen was subsequently given her own comedy show.
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