Bob Monkhouse In Profile
Bob Monkhouse OBE 1928 - 2003
Bob Monkhouse is one of this country's best remembered entertainers and all round comic genius. Enjoying a career as a successful comedy writer, comedian and actor, he became a...
Sir Norman Wisdom OBE, 4th February 1915 – 4th October 2010
All too often forgotten about these days, but Norman Wisdom holds a special place in British comedy lover's hearts with a career that spanned fifty years.
“Don’t Laugh At Me, because I’m A Clown” he sang, bu...
Frankie Howerd In Profile
Frankie Howerd 1917 - 1992
Ooh, Aah, titter ye not, it's wicked to mock the afflicted. All catchphrases we associate with legendary comedian Frankie Howerd.
For almost sixty years Frankie Howerd made us laug...
Eric Sykes, 1923 – 2012
Eric Sykes was one of the last remaining Great British post-war comedians, a legend in his own right with a career that spanned over 50 years. Perhaps best remembered for his sitcoms with Hattie Jacques, Sykes...
In Profile – Jimmy Perry
Jimmy Perry, 1923 - 2016
Best known for his work with David Croft on some of the greatest sitcoms ever made. It was Jimmy Perry who had the original idea for Dad's Army.
However despite his famous links wi...
Jim Bowen
Jim Bowen 1937 - Present
Probably best remembered for the game show Bullseye, Jim Bowen was one of the stars of the groundbreaking series The Comedians that celebrated 40 years back in 2011.
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Jimmy Tarbuck OBE, 1940 – Present
A national institution, Jimmy Tarbuck is one of Britain's best loved comedians and one the few all time greats still with us.
Famous for hosting many a variety show such as Live from Her Majesty's, Jimmy Tar...
Stan Boardman
Stan Boardman is best associated with his Germans jokes and his success on the hit ITV show The Comedians. In more recent years he's dissappeared off our screens after causing outrage on the Des O' Connor Show...
Frank Carson, 1926 – 2012
"It's a cracker, it's the way I tell 'em" They certainly were and it certainly was. Frank Carson was one of the country's most popular stand up comedians, famed for his quick fire gags and immortal catchphrase...