'''Stanley Baxter''' (born 24 May 1926) is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a [[w ...d for the stage by his mother. He began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's ''[[w:Children's Hour|Children's Hour]]''. He develope

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...am Chapman. The album opens with a brief rendition of "[[Hava Nagila]]" on Scottish bagpipes. A CD version was released in 1997. ...strange role reversal in the manner of the debate, with two young upstart comedians attempting to make serious, well-researched points, while the Establishment

...}} The writer and producer John Fisher, in his examination of 20th century comedians and comedy, highlights ''ITMA''{{'}}s "speed of delivery, its quick-fire su ...raping.{{sfn|Kavanagh|1975|p=116}} From the British regions there were the Scottish Tattie Mackintosh (and her mother); the Welsh Sam Fairfechan ("Hello, how a

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