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My friend told me he was going to a fancy-dress party as an Italian island. I said: 'Don’t be Sicily’.

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Tim Vine
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 4
Actor
Comedian
Television Presenter
Writer
Timothy Mark Vine
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