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Matt Chorley - Poll Dancer
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With a general election on the way, Matt Chorley draws on two decades of reporting from Westminster and two centuries of history to deliver his hilarious guide to winning and losing at the polls. The Times Radio presenter and Have I Got News For You regular is back with his third stand-up tour, ready to focus group the audience and compile his own manifesto guaranteed to get him the keys to No10.
‘Great British stand up is alive and well… Matt Chorley with acid wit and music hall timing’ Andrew Marr
‘No politician is spared in this delightful display of disdain’ ★★★★ The Times
‘Engaging, funny, entertaining’ Rory Bremner
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