Alan Coren
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| - | British satirist who | + | British satirist who could be trusted to trot out a bon mot on many a panel game. He used to edit ''the Listener'' and ''Punch'' magazines. He wrote over 20 books (including several by the ageing comedian's friend, Robson Books) and had a newspaper column in ''the Times''. |
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| + | He died of cancer on 19 October 2007, aged 69. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 19 October 2007
Contents |
Shows
Call My Bluff (team captain)
Cuckoo in the Nest (panellist)
The News Quiz (panellist)
Biography
British satirist who could be trusted to trot out a bon mot on many a panel game. He used to edit the Listener and Punch magazines. He wrote over 20 books (including several by the ageing comedian's friend, Robson Books) and had a newspaper column in the Times.
He died of cancer on 19 October 2007, aged 69.
Trivia
He is the father of poker babe Victoria Coren, and toe-curling journo Giles Coren. Still, one out of two isn't bad, is it?
