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Laughed Off the Page

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Series which lifts the lid on those who make us laugh for a living

Laughed Off The Page: Series one

Laughed Off the Page: Series 1: Episode 5

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BBC Radio Scotland - Laughed Off the Page, Series 1, Episode 5

Lynn Ferguson discovers how Dick Vosburgh has influenced countless comedians.

5/5. Lynn Ferguson discovers how Dick Vosburgh has influenced countless comedians since he started writing comedy in the 1950s.

4/5. Dick Vosburgh started writing comedy in the 1950s, and since then you'd be hard pushed to name a comedian who hasn't used his material. Comedienne Lynn Ferguson discovers how he came to write funny lines for Bob Hope.

Laughed Off the Page: Series 1

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Lynn Ferguson meets the writers who crafted some of our best comedy

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