Don Ward is a British comedy entrepreneur and producer. In 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and although he performed as a variety performer in the 70s, he is not actually known as a comedian.
Owner of the London and Manchester Comedy Stores, he opened a branch in Leeds in 2002, but closed it after just 8 months. In 2001 he founded the Manchester Comedy Festival.
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| Name | Ward, Don |
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| Short description | Producer/CEO - The Comedy Store London; Manchester; Mumbai
Agent /CEO - Comedy Store Management |
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Famous quotes containing the words don and/or ward:
“Don here-and-there, Don epileptic;
Don puffed and empty, Don dyspeptic;
Don middle-class, Don sycophantic,
Don dull, Don brutish, Don pedantic;”
—Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953)
“The higher, the more exalted the society, the greater is its culture and refinement, and the less does gossip prevail. People in such circles find too much of interest in the world of art and literature and science to discuss, without gloating over the shortcomings of their neighbors.”
—Mrs. H. O. Ward (1824–1899)