When I used to stage manage for a living, an easy way of easing a few laughs from the week was to turn to the back of The Stage and chuckle at the worst examples of the lookalike ads. Well, who needs paper anymore?

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Bertie Ahern

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Carl from Shameless

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Noel Coward

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Christopher Eccleston

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Davros

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Richard Bacon

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Mike Read

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Bernie Winters

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Pete Postlethwaite

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Jesus Christ! No, really.

(‘Soundalike’? How do they know? ‘Other skills’? I’d hope so)

Isn’t this a sitcom waiting to happen?