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Can freshwater swimming really leave you with stalactites in your ears?

Cold water swimming has surged in popularity in recent years

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Can freshwater swimming lead to hearing loss?

Although many people extol the benefits of cold water swimming, comedian Harry Enfield has spoken about some adverse effects.

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Harry Enfield left partially deaf from years of cold water swimming

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Harry Enfield left 'partially deaf' from swimming in north London ponds: 'I've got stalactites in my ears'

The comedy actor, 65, said he did not want to undertake a ‘very painful procedure’

Evening Standard

Harry Enfield says wild swimming habit has caused him serious ear condition

Comedian said he’s been left with serious ear problems as a result

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Harry Enfield and No Chums! review – the head of our comedy state takes a trip down memory lane

From Stavros to Wayne Slob, Loadsamoney to DJ Dave Nice, the 64-year-old distilled whole characters and social types

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Harry Enfield called BBC Two controller ‘stupid coward’ after sketches were axed

Comedian starred in sketch show ‘Harry and Paul’ from 2007 until 2012

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BBC host cuts off comedian after Peter Mandelson joke

Harry Enfield was cut off by The One Show hosts after he made a Lord Peter Mandelson joke live on air.

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‘We were fitted with remote control penises’: Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke on Kevin and Perry Go Large

‘When it was screened in America, people hated it so much they wanted to burn the cinema down’

The Guardian - UK

Harry Enfield defends controversial Nelson Mandela sketch but admits ‘I wouldn’t do it now’

Comedian portrayed inspiring political figure as a drug dealer in 2007

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Glasgow International Comedy Festival reveals first acts for 2026 run

GLASGOW International Comedy Festival (GICF) has unveiled the first acts for its 2026 run

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OPINION - Reports of the death of the Sloane Ranger have been greatly exaggerated

When did you last spot a Sloane in London? In the 1990s, they were typified by Tim Nice-but-Dim, the television character played by Harry Enfield. One of the most brilliant comic creations of the past 50 years, he was an amalgamation of class-identity symbols — public schools, nice manor houses…

Evening Standard

From sweary Brit Awards chaos to uniting a mourning city: TV’s top 12 Oasis moments

Comedy, profanity, calling their mum live on air … the Gallagher brothers never failed to make for arresting television. As they reunite, here are their finest appearances

The Guardian - UK

Like it or not, Kevin & Perry Go Large was proud British cinema – now it’s all but gone

INSIDE FILM: Twenty-five years ago, Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke played libidinous teenage monsters in one of the most successful Britflicks in UK box office history. Since then, the British film industry has become crisis-stricken and largely Americanised, writes Adam White. Where did all the local stories go?

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‘We wrote “Suit you, sir!” for Harry Enfield – he didn’t like it’: an oral history of The Fast Show

Thirty years after it first aired, the stars of the hit BBC sketch show tell all – from wowing Johnny Depp to inter-office tension that left one of the cast in tears

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Kathy Burke addresses calls to revive Kevin and Perry after Oasis reunion

‘Thanks ever so for the love,’ the actor said

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Haydn Gwynne obituary

Stage and screen actor known for her TV roles in Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors, and as a star of musical theatre

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We owe it all to Mike Yarwood, say pioneer impressionist’s heirs

The 1970s star blazed the way for mass-audience satire in Britain. But is there an appetite for it now?

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Sarah Vine claims she was groped by Harry Enfield at Downing Street party

As Daisy Goodwin accuses Daniel Korski of groping her at Downing Street, Vine says Goodwin wasn’t the only person to be allegedly groped at No 10

Evening Standard

Harry Enfield jiggled my breasts at No10 party, says Sarah Vine

Sarah Vine says Harry Enfield “jiggled” her breasts – then did a sketch on TV about it

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Not Going Out season 13: release date, cast, plot and everything we know

Not Going Out season 13 sees plenty of new dilemmas for Lee…

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The week in TV: Tom Jones; Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story; A Small Light; Black Ops

ITV’s new period romp is charming if a bit well scrubbed; a spirited Bridgerton spin-off feels weightier – and sexier; and a familiar story is sensitively retold in Disney’s fine Anne Frank drama

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The Windsors Coronation Special review: Witty, uproarious send-up of the royals

The brilliant writers once again render our reigning family into a highly amusing gallery of grotesques

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Ellie White on The Windsors: ‘Someone told me Fergie watched and I felt really guilty’

The comedian talks to Isobel Lewis about palace gossip, the worrying future of the Edinburgh Fringe and nervous burping

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Coronation quiz – how much do you know about the ceremony and its history?

Test your knowledge of the pageantry, pomp and regalia that accompany the crowning of a British monarch

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