"I'd never malign another performer, but the style is not good enough. They've done away with laugh pay-offs. We were given nine minutes or eight minutes. Now they wander wherever they like, they don't get to any jokes before they've been on for two minutes. We had to make an impact in ten seconds."
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Deprecating modern comedians, Metro (2002)
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Max Bygraves
Max Bygraves OBE (born Walter William Bygraves, 16 October 1922 – 31 August 2012) was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer.
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