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- The Stars' Tennis Balls major characters all have names that are anagrams or other simple mutations of their counterparts in The Count of Monte Cristo::{| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 60%; max-width: 60%;" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1"|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"! Monte Cristo! Stars' Tennis Balls! Notes|-| Edmond Dantes || Ned Maddstone || anagram|-| Mercedes || Portia || pun: Mercedes → Porsche|-| de Villefort || Oliver Delft || anagram|-| the Abbe (Faria) || the Babe (Fraser) || partial anagram|-| Fernand Mondego || Gordon Fendeman || anagram|-| Noirtier || Blackrow || translated literally|-| Capt. Leclere || Paddy Leclare || homonym|-| Caderousse || Rufus Cade || translation: rousse = red = Rufus|-| Baron Danglars || Barson-Garland || anagram|-| Monte Cristo || Simon Cotter || anagram|}
- As well as having competed on University Challenge whilst at Cambridge, he also appeared in The Young Ones as "Lord Snot", one of the "Footlights College" team against whom The Young Ones are competing in a fictitious edition of University Challenge. He later appeared in a Comic Relief edition of University Challenge as part of the "Gownies" team of University-graduate comedians, against the (victorious) team of "Townies".
- He used to be a regular panellist on Have I Got News For You, but now refuses to appear on the show as a protest against the sacking of Angus Deayton.
- In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
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EuropeThe Analyst: Farcical end to a far from funny match as Lord's serves up another stalemate
A number of comedians attended this Test match including Ronnie Corbett, Stephen Fry and Paul Merton. But the funniest people on parade were those who expected bowlers to take wickets on that tragic strip of turf, writes Simon Hughes.
Published: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:01:00 GMT - Source: Telegraph.Co.Uk - Read the article
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