Her act is heavily reliant on interaction with the audience, for example, acting as an agony aunt to the audience. Connolly was performing as Barbara Nice at the Palace nightclub in Levenshulme in 1997 when spotted by Peter Kay at the finals of the Manchester Evening News New Act of the Year.
Her act heavily relies on audience interaction, such as acting as an agony aunt to them. In 1997, Connolly was performing as Barbara Nice at the Palace nightclub in Levenshulme when Peter Kay noticed her during the Manchester Evening News New Act of the Year finals.