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David is one of the country\u2019s most successful post-alternative comedians and is responsible for some of the most memorable and groundbreaking comedy achievements of the last twenty years. In 1992, he performed to 12,500 people with Rob Newman in the UK\u2019s first ever arena comedy show and was credited as turning comedy into “The New Rock\u2019n\u2019Roll” long before arena comedy gigs became commonplace. This followed the hit TV shows The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Newman and Baddiel in Pieces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David is one of the country\u2019s most successful post-alternative comedians and is responsible for some of the most memorable and groundbreaking comedy achievements of the […]
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