Comedian Anne Howe, 41, of Thornlands, five male comedians and one Tarago went to Canberra in July as Queensland's representatives in the Green Faces comedy competition.

On September 3, Anne will return as our State winner in the grand final.

"I was hypnotised two hours before the show. The audience paid $25 and I said I wanted to give them a bloody good $25 laugh. I caned it. I wonder how many gigs it (the hypnosis) lasts for," Anne said.

"It was the best trip - six of us playing kids again. We'd stop every now and then to let the 20-year-old play on the swings. We arrived home at 3.30am with bed sores," Anne said.

Anne took up comedy about 18 months ago, first with the open mic gigs with the Sit Down Comedy Club and now as a solo paid performer.

"I think the accent (cockney) is a winner. It definitely works for me. It makes me stand out and, of course, the fact that there is nothing I wouldn't say," she said.

Drawing on her experiences as a beauty therapist, Anne dons her pearls before casting her jokes like corn before swine.

"I like to look lady-like in keeping with my age and weight. If I'm asked I'll say I'm a size 10 but more comfortable in a size 18. It is more the shock factor when the litany of filth comes from a demure lady," she said.

Proud that a female has won the competition, Anne said it was all part of a change where more girls were getting out and making people laugh.

Her routine involves the beauty therapist from hell, the bag search at Woolworths ("Fancy them suggesting that I'm the thief when the only thief is the store. That's why I pull out the vibrator in my bag and get the girl to hold it while she does the inspection," she said.), the visit to the gynecologist and the differences and similarities about living in Australia and England.

"It's material from daily life and observation. Of course I embellish it. I might joke about the beauty therapist Brazilian, but I've never done one in my life," she said.