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Tim Davie wants to tackle left bias on comedy shows, good luck with that
Patrick Kielty: ‘We weren’t sure how many people would turn up – 400 queued around the corner’
Comedy barely figured in Belfast until the 1990s. Then Kielty and Colin Murphy arrived
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Channel 4 – who else? – asks concerned parents to make porn they can be proud of
Jeremy Hardy obituary: Comedian who put politics at the heart of his humour
Despite huge numbers of opportunities on radio and television, he remained committed to live work, touring theatres with his solo shows
Jeremy Hardy, ‘unique comedian’, dies of cancer aged 57
Tributes pour in for Hardy, who was known for his appearances on shows such as Mock the Week
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