Did you hear the one about Paddy Power Betfair?

The formerly jokey irish bookmaker has got a bit serious of late – especially now that a merger has made it worth £8bn

Comedian Paul Kaye’s alter ego Dennis Pennis once memorably accosted Hollywood’s Steve Martin on a red carpet and asked: “How come you’re not funny any more?”

It was a cruel – if incisive – question which Kaye later said he regretted, only to snap out of it and muse: “Anyone who thinks they can improve on Bilko and Inspector Clouseau needs a slap, don’t they?”

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from Mergers and acquisitions | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1TAB68b