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Known for his expertise in sarcasm and deadpan humour, Dee is also an established presenter having chaired Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue quiz for over 10 years.

Just trying to make how excited he was with his deadpan tone."

"He wasn't shouting anything, he wasn't screaming, he didn't look crazed or out of control - he was just deadpan."

Fans of the Jon Klassen style of deadpan humour will probably love it.

| DEADPAN: Comedian Michael Redmond Comedy Cellar is at the LBT on Thursday, January 10.

Of course it did help that he broke his deadpan delivery for a moment and did his skit on the Duck Sauce song Barbara Streisand.

The New York Times' Alexandra Heffernan, in a Monday column, said the site had "a deadpan premiere ...

With deadpan aplomb she explores the celebrity identities people adopt--from Elvis impersonators to karaoke singers--in her 50-minute Faker.

A bus trip to Michoacan, Mexico, with his estranged father dredges up harrowing memories of a gay boyhood that occasionally verge on the deadpan (Grandpa enjoys torturing cats; adults rely on a Ouija board for guidance) but never dip into the circuslike tone of Running With Scissors.

The installation design of "New Drawing + Sculpture" (Suddath's modesty extended to his exhibition's deadpan moniker) mirrored the satisfying clarity of its component parts.

Elias had never been in a band before, but her deadpan Kim Dealesque drone and solid bass lines disguised any lack of stage experience.

Mr Mallock said: ``One of my staff hid her face and started to chuckle, but he was absolutely deadpan about it.''

Backed by a drummer, Brett played a mean twangy guitar, delivering Rennie's lyrical gems in his deadpan Texan drawl.

With his absurd take on life ("Is the common link they're all over 8ft?"), his deadpan delivery and the cute-old-man way he dances with his eyes shut means Bill has found the perfect home.