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Beyond our Ken
A brilliant tribute to a comic genius goes way beyond mere biography, says LYNNE WALSH
Ken

Ken
The Bunker, London

“IF THERE’S a goat, order pudding,” was the advice of the adorably anarchic Ken Campbell on one occasion.

Baffling? Not at all. In the context of an anecdote about the late comic genius’s life, it makes perfect sense.

This two-hander, written by and featuring Terry Johnson as himself, sees Jeremy Stockwell channelling Campbell rather than playing him.

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