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Denis Norden

"And if you can offer an explanation as to why it doesn't work then you've got to the whole root of comedy."

Denis Norden, English Writer
Work, Comedy
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"And if you can offer an explanation as to why it doesn't work then you've got to the whole root of comedy."

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