He spent the next couple of months going to live comedy gigs and studying comedians like Bill Hicks on YouTube before signing up to do a live stand-up performance himself at a local comedy club.

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It's the essence of Ask Me Another, a rambunctious hour that blends brainteasers and local pub trivia night with comedy and music.

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For example, in certain countries, we had to write our comedy material out word for word so local government authorities could review it for appropriateness before a show.

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Anita Bigsby, fringe festival organiser, said people wanted more events in the town itself, including comedy, an arts market, poetry readings, music from local bands and drama performances from schools.

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This wise and gentle comedy of political realism, by the Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu, concerns a local television talk show in a provincial city.

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