Was he at school here? Coincidentally we watched Notting Hill on TV last night... anyway, The Guardian has a feature, Charles Nevin had a bee in his bonnet that some parts of the nation are funnier than others. So, in a totally non-scientific attempt to test his belief, he compiled a list of the top 250 humorists in the British Isles and discovered where they were born and brought up... Read all about it, don't be holding your breath for us to come out top though...
This is part of my website The 'Gerald that I built in a fury of excitement when I first moved here in approximately 2004. I'd been a frequent visitor for a few years before that but I am technically one of those DFLs you get nowadays. The site was updated more frequently with a gig calendar and voting for favourite places and things, and I know it was a handy resource for those who were moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though only to Hythe) it doesn't get as much love as it used to. Ironic really as The town is now becoming the exciting place we always thought it was just about to. My name is not Gerald BTW, the name comes from a pretend paper in an episode of The Day Today or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, and how there is a local paper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are great aren't they? Do get in touch if you have something to contribute, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on Twitter.