Funny man Dave Hughes is returning to Perth and touring across WA, the city he credits with kicking off his career.

Click PLAY to hear about Hughesy’s life in Perth and his injury at the Legends game.

He explained to Perth Today host Simon Beaumont that getting sacked from a variety of jobs while living in Perth inspired much of his early material for his stand-up comedy.

“I once got sacked as a dishwasher at Hillary’s Boat Harbour, and I’m thinking, god, I can’t even wash dishes, my life is going to be hard,” he said.

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