Alan Coren

Alan Coren
Born(1938-06-27)27 June 1938
London, England
Died18 October 2007(2007-10-18) (aged 69)
London, England
Resting placeHampstead Cemetery
Education
OccupationsHumourist, writer, broadcaster, editor
Spouse
Anne Kasriel
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(m. 1963)โ€‹
Children
RelativesMichael Coren (cousin)

Alan Coren (27 June 1938 โ€“ 18 October 2007) was an English writer, humorist, broadcaster and satirist. He 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 the editor of Punch for almost a decade; later, he edited The Listener magazine.