Festival Club: Tom Scott reading for a roasting from writers and Wellington personalities

On the back of the success of his latest book Drawn Out: A Seriously Funny Memoir veteran cartoonist, political journalist and all-round dyslexic polymath Tom Scott will be the subject of a "roast" on Sunday where a group of writers, theatre makers and Wellington personalities will haul the bearded and bespectacled playwright over the coals. Continue reading at 'Stuff'

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