Alan Coren
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| - | 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''. | + | 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'' for over 20 years. |
He died of cancer on 19 October 2007, aged 69. | He died of cancer on 19 October 2007, aged 69. | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 19 October 2007
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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 for over 20 years.
He died of cancer on 19 October 2007, aged 69.
Trivia
He was the father of poker babe Victoria Coren, and toe-curling journo Giles Coren. Still, one out of two isn't bad, is it?
