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Roy Jay

Roy Jay (born Jørgensen; 1948 – December 2007), was a British–Norwegian comedian. He performed with musical accompaniment and wearing a prison uniform decorated with broad arrows, speaking in an American accent and telling jokes interspersed with his "spook!" and "slither hither" catchphrases. Jay made high-profile television appearances in the 1980s, including in The Little and Large Show, The Bob Monkhouse Show, The Laughter Show, and The Main Attraction.

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Roy Jay (born Jørgensen; 1948 – December 2007), was a British–Norwegian comedian. He performed with musical accompaniment and wearing a prison uniform decorated with broad arrows, speaking in an American accent and telling jokes interspersed with his "spook!" and "slither hither" catchphrases. Jay made high-profile television appearances in the 1980s, including in The Little and Large Show, The Bob Monkhouse Show, The Laughter Show, and The Main Attraction.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376078405

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