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compere

Brit
a master of ceremonies who introduces cabaret, television acts, etc.
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"It's time for a young person to keep the antics going now and hopefully you'll find a young person to compere for another 27 years."
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The packed crowd last Wednesday were clearly in the mood to banish the credit crunch blues with an evening of laughter, and there was plenty of that from the moment compere Jim Smallman took to the stage.
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Compere for the Gateshead show is the fast-witted Jason Cook, with the middle act for Gateshead being man of a thousand funny voices, Matt Seber.
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