Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Alan Coren

Born: June 27, 1938
Died: October 18, 2007 (aged 69)
Bio: Alan Coren was an English humourist, writer and satirist who was well known as a regular panellist on the BBC radio quiz The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC television's Call My Bluff.
Known for:
- Golfing for cats (1975)
- A bit on the side (1996)
- The Cricklewood tapestry (2000)
- Arthur the Kid (1978)
- 69 for 1 (2007)
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