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I think of myself as a writer with a sense of humour rather than a comedy writer. Happy to tell a story with lots of jokes in it - I wouldn't know how to do jokes without the story.

Steven Moffat

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Steven Moffat
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: November 18
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