Summary
Paul Merton knows a thing or two about brave comedy. TV audiences are used to seeing him riffing surreally off the cuff on Have I Got News For You in front of a live audience but the true masters of comedy courage were, in his eyes, the silent movie stars of bygone years Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
In his stage show Silent Clowns, which comes to Cardiff on Wednesday, Merton screens extracts from the best silent comedians performing many incredible comedy stunts.See the full content of this document
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Paul Merton On the Silent and Violent Era
"The whole silent era was a health and safety nightmare," laughs Merton.
"There would be no...See the full content of this document
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