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- ↑ "'WELL FUNNY PEOPLE' (W/T) – A NEW CHARACTER COMEDY SHOW FROM LEE NELSON CREATOR SIMON BRODKIN FOR BBC THREE". Avalon. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Episode 1.1". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Episode 1.5". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
