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Headline:

'Swearing can still be beautiful'

Synopsis:

He's known for his racy humour, working-class background and love of football, but there's so much more to the comedian.

Frank Skinner would very much like the Archbishop of Canterbury to come round for tea. A devout Roman Catholic, Skinner would relish the prospect of engaging in theological discussion with the Primate of All England, but more than that, his riverside London pad offers a stunning vista of Lambeth Palace. "I'd be one of those guys who calls round to offer you an aerial photograph of your home," observes the comedian.

How Dr Rowan Williams would relate to a man who makes a living largely from telling what he refers to as "knob jokes" is hard to imagine. Skinner devotes part of his current stand-up act to a "very moral" skit on the subject of "granny porn". "The women are having a lovely time, a bit of company. When they're having sex they go, 'Ooh dear, ooh luv-erly.' They don't have our pious attitude to sex and I talk about them incredibly affectionately, which I think is quite a stereotype-challenging thing."

Publish date:

5 December 2008

Author:

Ian Burrell

Source:

The Independent

Media:

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