John Wilkes
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18th-century English radical politician and journalist known for his wit, including a famous exchange with the Earl of Sandwich about dying on the gallows or of the pox.
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Mentioned once in The Show Where Diane Comes Back.
The Show Where Diane Comes Back
Season 3 · Episode 14 · S03E14
“It reminds me of the one the 18th-century wit John Wilkes faced when asked by the Earl of Sandwich whether he expected to die on the gallows or of the pox.”