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Videos
Dan Rath says he's trying to get healthy during his set at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala - but don't believe a word of it.
The comic also jokes about not being well, being diagnosed with bipolar, hipster cafes – and a way of winding up his conservative uncle.
Dan Rath at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala
He's not well...
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At the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala