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    Alan Coren (27 June 1938 – 18 October 2007) was an English humourist, writer and satirist who was a regular panellist on the BBC radio quiz The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC television's Call My Bluff. Coren was also a journalist, and for almost a decade was the editor of Punch magazine.

  2. Oct 19, 2007 · Alan Coren, known for his work on The News Quiz, Call My Bluff and Punch magazine, passed away at 69 after battling cancer. He was praised for his wit, humanity and insight by his colleagues and fans.

  3. Alan Coren was a witty journalist and comedian who wrote for Punch, The Times and the Daily Mail. He was a founding member of BBC Radio 4's News Quiz and inspired TV's Have I Got News For You.

  4. Oct 19, 2007 · The Radio 4 controller, Mark Damazer, said Coren's death was a "terrible loss". "Alan was the heartbeat of The News Quiz - the man around whom so much turned for nearly 30 years," Mr Damazer said.

  5. Alan Coren was a witty and worldly humorist who wrote for Punch, The Times and Radio 4's The News Quiz. He also edited The Listener and wrote children's books, and died at 69 after a brief illness.

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  7. Alan Coren, the columnist and broadcaster whose wit graced this newspaper regularly for nearly 20 years, died at his home on Thursday night, aged 69, his family said yesterday.

  8. A tribute to the writer, editor and broadcaster who was billed as Britain's funniest living writer. The article covers his career, his style, his influences and his legacy in humour.

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