Accurate Written Communication

Comedy of Errors Avoiding silly mistakes

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Please check the paired pieces of information in the two columns below. Based on the information provided in Column 1, if the information in Column 2 looks correct to you, put a tick in the ‘C’ box. If you spot anything that is wrong in Column 2, put a tick in the ‘W’ box . Remember to time yourself.

Saturday Night Takeaway C W A food option and a TV programme

Stars of ‘The Morecambe and Wise Show’ C W Eric Morecombe and Ernie Wise

Python’s sketch comedy show C W Monty Pythons Flying Circus

The Comedy Store address C W 020 7024 2060

A pun C W A play on words

An unreasonable amount C W Your having a laugh

Sitcom C W Situational Comedy

The Edinburgh Fringe C W A festival not a haircut

14 episodes of The Office C W Two series of six episodes

Stan Laurel C W One half of Laurel and Hardy

Billy Connolly C W Well-loved Scottish comedian

Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett C W The Two Ronnie’s

A source of fun and amusement C W A barrel of laughs

Have I Got News for You C W Longer running BBC comedy quiz

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie C W Fry and Lawrie

Humorous C W Funny or comical

Comedian in front of a live audience C W Stand-up comedien

The long bone in the upper arm C W Humerus

Audience participatory joke C W Knock-knock

Harry Hill narrates C W Youve been Framed!

Ab Fab C W Absolutely Fabulous

Comic Relief Red Nose Day C W Raisies money for charity

Laughter reduces pain? C W Laughter it the best medicine

Peter Sellers’ Clouseau C W Chief Inspecter

Your funny bone C W The ulnar nerve