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Alun Cochrane, Soho Theatre

Alun Cochrane, Soho Theatre

Yorkshireman's dry, lo-fi style serves up big laughs

Alun Cochrane: A thoroughly amiable comic who talks about life and that

It will come as no surprise that a critic should instantly become a fan of a comic whose debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe (for which Alun Cochrane received a Perrier Award nomination) was a show titled My Favourite Words in My Best Stories. Anyone who loves words is a hit with me - we’re ploughing the same furrow after all, just in different ways.

It will come as no surprise that a critic should instantly become a fan of a comic whose debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe (for which Alun Cochrane received a Perrier Award nomination) was a show titled My Favourite Words in My Best Stories. Anyone who loves words is a hit with me - we’re ploughing the same furrow after all, just in different ways.

‘Cochrane has a very individual take on life and a beautiful way with words’

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