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‘The first time I’d seen fart jokes that were actually funny’: comedians on their cultural awakenings

In a bumper version of our regular feature, three comics at this year’s Edinburgh fringe – Richard Herring, Desiree Burch and Kiell Smith-Bynoe – share the cultural moments that changed their lives for everFringe superproducer Francesca Moody: ‘You have to start with: Do I love this show? You have to be 100% all in’Best of the fest: 10 sensational Edinburgh fringe comedy showsThe Young Ones arrived at exactly the right time. I was 15, and a weird mixture of studious and smart but also disruptive in class. I was also extremely virginal – both fascinated and terrified by the idea of having sex and in no danger of doing so for another half a decade. I was basically Rick. Continue reading...

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