Dame Edna Everage
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Group X
Gröûp X, most commonly known without the gratuitous accenture, and also as Gröûp X: Arabian Rap Sensations, is a mix rap/rock group from the state of Georgia, in the United States. The individual performers are known only by their pseudonyms, and their stage persona is that of a rap group from "Cramshananteen", Saudi Arabia with comically accented and mangled English and a vaguely hostile attitude towards the United States and Americans.
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Richard O'Brien
Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK) is a writer and performer. He is best known for writing the musical The Rocky Horror Show and its 1975 film adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which he played the character of Riff-Raff. The stage show has been in almost continuous production since, and the cinematic version is one of the best known and most ardently followed cult films of all time.
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Josie Lawrence
Josie Lawrence is an improvisor, comedienne and singer. She is one of the Comedy Store players and has done stints in many musicals as well as various dramatic roles in film and televsion.
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Max Boyce
Welsh comedian/singer.
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Peter Buckley Hill
Known to busk at Cambridge Folk Festival, England, as Main Stage 4 well into the night. Also organiser of Free Fringe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland in August each year. PBH website. Peter plays guitar and sings his own comedic and parody songs. Audience participation is encouraged and indeed forms an important part of the event. A unique and, some might say, eccentric individual. He has produced a number of CDs of his material and live performances.
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Les Barker
Les Barker, born in 1947, is an English poet and performer. He's known for writing comedic poetry and parody songs. He also performs with the Mrs Ackroyd Band, named after his late dog, Mrs. Ackroyd; the band has including members such as June Tabor and Martin Carthy.
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Frank Sidebottom
Mr Sidebottom is an comedian/artiste from Timperley, a suburb of Manchester. He writes comic songs about things he loves; notably football, space, Paul McCartney and how wonderful Timperley is. He also specialises in producing definitive covers of Queen songs. He plays the keyboard and sings from within his giant papier-mache head. He has recently made an animated film called 'Frank's World'.
See his web site at www.franksworld.co.uk
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The Trap
There are two artists with this name: 1. The Trap, a comedy sketch troupe composed of Jeremy Limb, Paul Litchfield and Dan Mersh An almost weekly podcast in released by The Trap. 'Possibly the most important 40-odd minutes of your life.' Now available from the iTunes Store! 2.The 'Trap were to be found in and around E8, East London. But it all started in a sleazy club night in Sheffield. A showdown of rock bitches, lipstick lesbians and weeping mascara as a Bold Street connection brought the two together.
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