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Radio Norfolk,21 Mar 2025,6 mins

The man who made Shakespeare funny

Secret Norfolk

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A man from King’s Lynn provided the fun in Shakespeare’s works. Robert Armin was a comedy actor who also wrote comedy lines for the Bard. Clare Worden finds out more. Photo credit: From Robert Armin’s comedy The Two Maids of Moore Clacke. Florilegius / Getty Images

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