Much-loved Australian comedian Judith Lucy has dropped a career bombshell.

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She is quitting stand-up comedy for good.

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Lucy has been a fixture of the Australian stand-up circuit for more than 30 years.

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The 54-year-old says she feels it’s time to retire from live comedy.

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I’m saying goodbye to something that has defined me more than anything else,” Lucy writes.

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Lucy says that she re-examined her life during the pandemic “and realised I wasn’t very happy”.

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She writes: “No one has been holding a gun to my head."

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She added, "But it’s taken me nearly 35 years to realise that I can just … stop.”

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She expanded further on her reasons for quitting stand-up in her podcast.

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Fans have flooded the comedian’s social media channels with messages of support.

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