Dawson’s Weekly, 1975
In Tribute To Ray Galton Who Passed Away Last Week
Galton And Simpson And Les Dawson Present:Dawson's Weekly, 1975
Dawson's Weekly sees Les Dason try his hand at sitcom with a little help from legendary comed...
Ray Galton Has Died
Ray Galton One Of The Creators Of Sitcom Has Died, Aged 88
Ray Galton OBE, one of the "fathers and creators of British sitcom", has died aged 88.
The scriptwriter died on Friday night after a "long and hear...
A Forgotten Double Act?
A Forgotten Double Act?
Comedy is littered with great double acts. From The Two Ronnies, Canon and Ball, Morecambe and Wise and the list could go on.
However back in the 1950's when radio dominated comedy,...
Steptoe And Son Ride Again – 1973
They're Back for a second Feature Film - Steptoe And Son Ride Again - 1973
It's hard to believe that more than 40 years after it's final TV broadcast Steptoe and Son is as popular as it ever was..
Harold’s ...
A Junk Yard Ful Of Laughs On The Big Screen….
Steptoe and Son The Movie - 1972
Like many popular sitcoms of the day Steptoe and Son was given the big screen treatment in 1972. Written by the same writing team that were responsible for the television show...
Galton And Simpson’s Final BBC Playhouse…
Galton And Simpson's Comedy Playhouse: The Handyman, 1963
The story so far... Tom Sloan then Head of Light Entertainment had come up with an idea for a series of sitcom pilot episodes.
The idea was simple a...
BBC Comedy Playhouse, The Offer
Comedy Playhouse, Series One, Episode 4 - The Offer
A recent trawl brought up some episodes of the long running BBC Comedy Playhouse series. Over the coming weeks we'll feature some of those classic pilots no...
Happy Christmas Tony Hancock Style
Hancock's Happy Christmas - 1956
A Christmas Special from Tony Hancock’s popular radio series.
Summary
“Christmas is going to be just like any other day in this house – dead miserable” proclaims Hancock....
70 Years Of British Comedy – 1960’s
Part Three - The 1960's - An Offer ?
Continuing our look back at some of the the highlights in British Comedy over the last 70 years we reach the 1960's. In this post you'll read about two comedians making a ...
70 Years Of British Comedy – 1950’s
The 1950's - The Great British Sitcom Is Born
Continuing our look back at some of the key moments in the changing face of comedy over the last 70 years.
In the history of British Comedy the 1950's is perhap...