I don't think it's a question of overtraining. Your voice is what it is. You just have to keep struggling until you make gains. Your points are all well taken.
I am writing to endorse the Anna Russell idea. Why not actually do this? Look also at Joyce Grenfell, another English comedienne of the same time. Grenfell had an operatic voice. She used to appear on the old Ed Sullivan show once in a while. Anyone as o-o-l-l-l-d as I here on the forum (if such exist) will remember her rendition of "There Are Fairies at the Bottom of My Garden". I still have a vinyl of her singing which is hysterical. Anyway, develop your own material and go for it. Great idea! You could also throw in some of the great, old music hall numbers.
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