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Comic Roots
Comic Roots was a British television series from the early 1980s, documenting the biographies and influences of a number of popular comedians of the era. Episodes included features on Les Dawson, and Alexei Sayle. Sayle converted his own documentary into an impromptu pub crawl.
Article summary
Comic Roots was a British television series from the early 1980s, documenting the biographies and influences of a number of popular comedians of the era. Episodes included features on Les Dawson, and Alexei Sayle. Sayle converted his own documentary into an impromptu pub crawl.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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