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Have You Heard the One about the Englishman .. ? Tonight comedy writer Tom Boyes questions the racism, sexism and bigotry which are the staple diet of club comedy: 'If you don't do any Pakistani jokes the audience aren't interested in you ... If this is what the people want, that's what they will get', insists stand-up comic Frankie Allen. Controversial comedian
Bernard Manning defends his work by claiming: 'You buy a ticket to see me, you know exactly what you're getting.' Are these really what make this the fastest growing form of live entertainment in the country?
Producer Gerry Pomeroy
Community Programme Unit editor Tony Laryea
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