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Carol Sarler

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Funeral takes place of UK's first comedy critic

The funeral has taken place of Carol Sarler, who was the first regular newspaper comedy critic in the UK.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th May 2020

Carol Sarler obituary

Comedy critic Carol Sarler, who has died aged 70 with an obstructed bowel, was my friend and sometime journalist colleague for nearly five decades, ample time for me to admire the energy, empathy and bloodymindedness that made her special as both reporter and columnist and the generosity, loyalty and magnetism that many will sorely miss.

David Robson, The Guardian, 7th May 2020

Happy birthday Assembly Rooms! 30 years of Fringe magic

Edinburgh's shabby-chic civic chambers became the spiritual home to the best and brightest comic talents. Carol Sarler can't stay away.

Carol Sarler, The Independent, 15th August 2010

Dawn and Lenny: Just good friends - or just good actors?

The 'amicable' split to which Dawn French and Lenny Henry aspire is more common than we might imagine.

Carol Sarler, The Independent, 11th April 2010

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