Comedy: Punchlines - Newcastle Comedy Festival

Friday 16 October 1998 23:02 BST

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For the last five Novembers, stand-up fans have headed north for the Newcastle Comedy Festival. Highlights at this year's festival, which runs from 5 to 21 November, include: laid-back stand-up Arj Barker (above) (5 Nov); spoof country and western singer Otis Lee Crenshaw, played by Rich Hall (6 Nov); Ardal O'Hanlon (13 Nov); the acerbic Stewart Lee (14 Nov); and Armando Iannucci (17 Nov).

Ticket line: 07000 22 23 24

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