Most comedy fans already know Rich Hall as the guy who made David Letterman funny. He's since chucked the script writing though, to concentrate on stand up comedy plus TV work. We should all be grateful for this small mercy.The Evening News
Perrier Award winner, Rich Hall, can be seen regularly on the small screen on QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats and his own TV shows, in particular How the West Was Lost (2008), a thought-provoking documentary for the BBC.
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Don't miss Rich on tour
Rich and his alter ego, Otis Lee Crenshaw, were back in Edinburgh for the 2008 Fringe Festival, delighting audiences and critics all over again. If you missed it, don't worry. He's touring the UK until 10 December 2008.
I Blame Society
Otis's first book of memoirs tells the story of how he came to be married so many times to women called Brenda along with tales from his time in the slammer. Order Otis Lee Crenshaw: I Blame Society at Amazon
Things Snowball
In this dazzlingly inventive collection, Rich Hall invites us into his world. Along the way he tackles the questions we've all asked ourselves, such as, if Jesus was a carpenter, 'How come not a single example of his craftsmanship exists, not even a crude chest of drawers?'
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Rich Hall's rapid-fire wit is so spontaneous he should leave his brain to science The Guardian
