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" I am a seasoned performer. "
Loni Love
Am
I Am
Seasoned
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" If you think about how many headlining female comics are out there, you could say 15, maybe 20? "
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" I'm what you call a satisfied single. I don't want to give any trip reports when I come home. "
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