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They say that many a comic
has died a death on stage
back in the days before telly
their acts were all the rage
They’d record their gags in a studio
in front of a selective few
and transmit it across the radio
where the humour seemed fresh and new
They’d still do their thing in the theatre
and have audiences rolling in aisles
but the broadcasts took planning and edits
so they had to wait for a while
Telly another performance
they had their audiences wait
they’d appear after five – most times live
after sports shows were on around eight
thankfully recordings they kept back
and sold on video or CD
but now recordings are better
through digital form – MP3
so sit back and listen to the classics
like these comics had never gone away
laughing at jokes, gags and sketches
performed like they were in the day.
RIP Barry Cryer.
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