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6 March 2007
Ince Offends West Sussex Town
Will comedian be Crawley on hands and knees?
Geek-chic liberal Robin Ince has upset the West Sussex town of Crawley by comparing it unfavourably to Rome.
In an interview with The Epsom Guardian to promote his Robin Ince Isn't Waving tour, the frilly-shirted bookworm said: "Crawley
was a low point. I'll get a week that goes Paris, Milan, Rome, Crawley."
His tirade didn't stop there. "I mean, when you're walking around Rome, even when you're looking at a statue of Mussolini, you can think 'wow, this guy had big dreams, big thoughts'. When you arrive in Crawley you just think something's gone awry."
Not willing to stand for that, The Crawley Observer ran an article describing Ince as a "'comedy' rent-a-gob" who "rose to fame on the coat-tails of The Office funnyman Ricky Gervais." One all.
Will Ince have to apologise to the humourless New Town? Does a Jade Goody-style goodwill tour beckon? SSP hopes Robin Ince isn't Wavering.
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