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Al Read. Copyright: BBC
Al Read

Al Read

  • Actor and stand-up comedian

Al Read features

Open All Hours. Albert Arkwright (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Chronicles: A nation of comedy shopkeepers

Sunday 12th February 2023

Imagine a high street, in some parallel but very-near dimension, where some of the greatest names of British comedy are in fact the proprietors and landlords of each establishment...

Al Read. Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Chronicles: Are you talking to me? How Al Read held up a mirror to Britain

Sunday 29th November 2020

Comedy was 'alternative' decades before 'alternative comedy' was even dreamt of: (re-)introducing Salford sensation, Al Read.

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