• Three for All
  '''''Three for All''''' is a 1975 British [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Martin Campbell]] and starring [[Adrienne Posta]], [[R ...r boyfriends. They ward off the advances of several men, most of them also British tourists, and ultimately catch up with their boyfriends at the end of the t
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• Johnnie Mortimer
  {{Short description|British television scriptwriter}} | nationality = [[w:British people|British]]
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• Fraser Hayes Four
  ...r providing musical interludes on the [[w:BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] [[w:comedy|comedy]] programmes ''[[Beyond Our Ken]]'' and ''[[Round the Horne]]''. ...ps best known for providing musical interludes on the BBC Radio [[w:comedy|comedy]] programmes ''[[Beyond Our Ken]]'' and ''[[Round the Horne]]'' in the 1960
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• Confessions of a Pop Performer
  '''''Confessions of a Pop Performer''''' is a 1975 British [[Sex comedy|sex-farce]] film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Confessions of a Pop Performer|url=h ''Confessions of a Pop Performer'' was voted joint ‘Worst British Film of 1975’ by ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' magazine, tying with ''[[The Rocky
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• The Music Lovers (The Goodies)
  "'''The Music Lovers'''" is an episode of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. Written by ...up with an escape plan: to play the square dance rhythm and rescue all the musicians except [[Rolf Harris]] and [[Cilla Black]]. Gerald and the mobsters chase a
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• U-Friend or UFO?
  "'''U-Friend or UFO?'''" is an episode of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. Away from the restaurant, Bill is watching when musicians suddenly and unexpectedly disappear during performances. Graeme tries to d
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• Stan Stennett
  ...me)|Welsh Rarebit]]'', and he gained further success as one of the regular comedy guests on ''[[The Black and White Minstrel Show|The Black and White Minstre ...as Sid Hooper in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap opera, ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]]'', before taking a lease in 1980 on the [[Roses The
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• The Goodies – Almost Live
  '''Musicians''': ...Goodies – Almost Live'''" is an episode of the [[Great Britain|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''.
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• Max Harris (composer)
  ...]] and [[piano accordion]].<ref name="Chilton">John Chilton ''Who's Who of British Jazz'', London: Continuum, 2004, p. 165</ref> ...ard (TV series)|New Scotland Yard]]'' (1972), the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] comedy series ''[[Odd Man Out (UK TV series)|Odd Man Out]]'' (1977) and the [[BBC]
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• Queenie Watts
  ...ngs was released by the BFI. In the film she collaborated with a number of musicians including Stan Tracey and his band at the time.<ref name=queenie/> Her sole ...omedy.co.uk/people/queenie_watts/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/
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• It's Trad, Dad!
  ...), known in the U.S. as '''''Ring-A-Ding Rhythm''''', is a British musical comedy featuring performances by a variety of [[Dixieland|Dixieland jazz]] bands a ...how is scheduled to start, Craig and Helen find that their disc jockey and musicians have not yet arrived, so they perform themselves and are well received by t
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• Stanley Black
  ...ondon'' and ''Phase 4''). Beginning with jazz collaborations with American musicians such as [[Coleman Hawkins|Coleman Hawkins]] and [[Benny Carter|Benny Carter ...f name="Larkin"/> He had also broadcast and recorded with several American musicians, including jazz saxophonists [[Coleman Hawkins|Coleman Hawkins]] and [[Benn
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• Raising the Wind (1961 film)
  '''''Raising the Wind''''' is a 1961 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Gerald Thomas]]. It starred [[James Robertson Justice] ...Life in Music and Books]'' (2017), p.1</ref> The title is typical British comedy [[double entendre]] of the period: normally connected to the act of belchin
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• Myles Rudge
  ...|Right Said Fred]]" were both British Top 10 chart hits in 1962,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | title= British Hit Singles & Albums
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• Horror Hospital
  ...web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150036936 |access-date=3 January 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> [[Category:1973 comedy horror films]]
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• Charlie Chester
  '''Charlie Chester''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (26 April 1914&nbsp;– 26 June 1997) was an English [[comedia ...nickname "Cheeky" is incorrect</ref> Charlie Chester, he was well known to British audiences in the 1940s from his [[BBC]] radio show ''Stand Easy''. This sho
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• Bernard Bresslaw
  ...{{convert|6|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}} [[Christopher Lee]]. Bresslaw later made a comedy version of ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' for Hammer titled ''[[The Ugly D Bresslaw was a member of the [[Grand Order of Water Rats]], a British entertainment fraternity and in 1988 he was elected "King Rat" of the order
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• Arthur Askey
  ...Empire|OBE]] in 1969 and a [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1981; he continued to appear frequently on television, radi ...er role in the writing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcomedy.org.uk/comedy/bandwagon.htm |title=Bandwaggon |website=Britishcomedy.org.uk |access-date=
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• Doc Cox
  ...obert Doc Cox''' (born 1 July 1946), also known as '''Ivor Biggun''', is a British musician and former television journalist. He is known for his appearances ...hen Ivor is pronounced [[Rhoticity in English|non-rhotically]] (as in most British accents) as {{IPAc-en|'|aɪ|v|ə}}, the full name is a [[homophone|homophon
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• Reg Varney
  ...in [[Woolwich]], for which he was paid eight [[shilling]]s and [[Sixpence (British coin)|sixpence]] (42½p). He also played in [[working men's club]]s, pubs a
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