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The Comedy of Characters
Episode 2 of 3
Writer and humorist Miles Kington examines how the great characters of comedy are created, and why they can be found at the root of all comedy. From March 2005.
The Comedy of Characters
Journalist and humourist Miles Kington explores the skill of creating comedy.
Across this three part series he hears comedy wisdom from Monty Python's Terry Jones, Barry Humphries, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, David Quantick, Mark Lamarr and Ricky Gervais.
Miles Kington died in 2008.
First heard on Radio 4 in 2005.
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