Bob Monkhouse In Profile
Bob Monkhouse OBE 1928 - 2003Bob 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...
The Morecambe And Wise Story
Were These Two Britain's Best Loved Double Act?
The famous partnership of Morecambe and Wise, began in 1941, when they were each booked separately to appear in Jack Hylton's revue, Youth Takes a Bow at the Not...
Bernard Manning, In Profile
Bernard Manning, 1930 - 2007
Bernard Manning is perhaps best remembered for his appearances on hit 1970's shows The Comedians and The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club.Bernard Manning told jokes about ...
Norman Collier In Profile
Norman Collier, 1925 - 2013
Dubbed by Jimmy Tarbuck as 'the comedian's comedian' Norman Collier was not the most regular face on television, despite a long running career dating back to the 1960's. Instead pr...
Benny Hill In Profile
Benny Hill, 1924 - 1992
It's evidence of changing attitudes, that this once giant of TV comedy is largely forgotten about apart from his legion of fans. Benny Hill's shows ran for almost 40 years on TV, at th...
Ronnie Barker – In Profile
Ronnie Barker, 1929 - 2005
Ronnie Barker was one half of legendary comedy duo - The Two Ronnies, but he was more than that, as we will see, he had a long and varied career, much of which is often forgotten abo...
Peter Rogers – In Profile
Peter Rogers, 1914 - 2009
Peter Rogers will always be remembered as the man behind those iconic Carry On series of films.Quick BioPeter Rogers was born in Rochester, Kent, on 20th February 1914. Educ...
Roy Clarke In Profile
Roy Clarke, OBE
Surely Britain's most prolific comedy script writer with a list of works that includes some of Britain's best loved sitcoms.We interviewed Roy Clarke back in 2014. He sites fellow comedy w...
Tommy Cooper, In Profile
Tommy Cooper, 1921 - 1984
Perhaps Britain's most famous magician and one of the most popular comedians ever amongst both the public and his piers.Tommy Cooper had that unique talent where he could make som...
Tony Hancock, Profiled
Tony Hancock 12th May, 1924 - 24th June, 1968
Continuing our look at some of the biggest and most important names from comedy over the last 70 years. Today it's the lad himself: Tony Hancock.Regarded by m...