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Read MoreFamed for personas that also included the vulgar Sir Les Patterson, Humphries became a household name in a seven-decade careerBarry Humphries, the Australian comedian and actor best known for his creations Dame Edna Everage and...
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Read MoreThe satirist on who makes him laugh, Tory attacks on the BBC, and the physics behind his sci-fi sitcomWriter and director Armando Iannucci, 58, was born in Glasgow to Scottish-Italian parents. He studied philosophy and English...
Read MoreDirector of Steve Martin comedies The Jerk and The Man With Two Brains was also famed for his collaboration with Mel Brooks• Hadley Freeman meets Reiner and Brooks, February 2020• Peter Bradshaw on Carl Reiner• A...
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