• Colin Crompton
  | medium = [[Stand-up comedy]] | notable_work = ''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'', ''[[The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club]]''}}
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• Derek Roy (comedian)
  '''Derek Roy''' (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an [[English people|English]] comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and ...our remembered: "He was short, plump and wore glasses; and besides being a stand-up comedian, he featured on an amusing radio variety show. He was well liked,
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• Suzette Tarri
  ...ash; 10 October 1955), known by her stage name '''Suzette Tarri''', was an English comedian and singer, popular on radio as well as on stage in the 1930s and ...mmediate post-war routines about [[rationing]] as "an exceptional piece of stand-up. Without any apparent effort, Tarri manipulates the audience's responses l
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• Avril Angers
  ...nce Avril Angers''' (18 April 1918 &ndash; 9 November 2005) was an English stand-up comedian and actress.<ref name="Avril Angers">{{cite web|url=https://www.in ...pany|year=1981|issn= 0083-9833|editor=Ian Herbert}}</ref> One of the early stand-up comediennes, she was capable of playing a [[w:straight man|straight man]] r
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• Tommy Cannon
  {{Short description|English comic and singer}} ...''' (born 27 June 1938), known professionally as '''Tommy Cannon''', is an English comic, actor and singer. He is best known as the straight man of the comic
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• Roger Kitter
  '''Roger Daniel Kitter''' (20 October 1949 – 3 January 2015) was an English actor, comedian and [[impressionist (entertainment)|impressionist]], best k ...king-over-the-role-of-captain-bertorelli-10147286.html|title=Roger Kitter: Stand-up comedian and actor best known for taking over the role of Captain Bertorell
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• Robb Wilton
  ...' (28 August 1881 – 1 May 1957), better known as '''Robb Wilton''', was an English comedian and actor. He was best known for his filmed monologues during the ...lish music halls. He was a contemporary of [[w:northern England|northern]] comedians [[Frank Randle]] and [[George Formby, Sr.]] He portrayed the human face of
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• Robin Nedwell
  '''Robin Courteney Nedwell''' (27 September 1946 – 1 February 1999) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his role as Duncan Waring in the televisio [[Category:British male comedians]]
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• Stan Boardman
  | notable_work = ''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'' '''Stanley Boardman''' (born 7 December 1937) is an English comedian.
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• Issy Bonn
  [[Category:Jewish English male actors]] [[Category:Jewish English comedians]]
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• Michael Howard (comedian)
  ...b|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/heres_howard/|title=Here's Howard - BBC1 Stand-Up|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref na [[Category:British male comedians]]
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• Bernard Manning
  | medium = Stand-up ...ppers and Shunters Social Club]]'', ''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'', The Embassy Club
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• Dick Henderson
  '''Richard Henderson''' (20 March 1891 &ndash; 15 October 1958) was an English [[music hall]] comedian, singer and [[character actor]]. ...to [[Roger Wilmut]], Henderson "bridged the gap between character and gag comedians.... [His] gags were always personalized &mdash; linked into a loose struct
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• Charlie Williams (comedian)
  ...= Charlie Williams appearing on ''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'' in the 1970s. ...r of the British Empire|MBE]] (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who was one of the first [
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• Frank Carson
  | notable_work = ''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'' ...nwards, appearing in series such as ''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'' and ''[[Tiswas]]''. His trademark line was "It's the way I tell them!"
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• Jim Bowen
  | occupation = [[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]] [[comedian]], [[Television presenter|presenter]], radio presenter, TV per ...e show)|Bullseye]]'' (1981–1995)<br>''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'' (1971–1993)
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• The Comedians (1971 TV series)
  | image = The Comedians (1971 TV series).jpg ...ch were then edited together into half-hour shows featuring up to thirteen stand-up comics.
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• Mike Reid (actor)
  | medium = Stand-up, television, film '''Michael Reid''' (19 January 1940 – 29 July 2007) was an English comedian, actor, author and occasional television presenter. He played the
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• Arthur Haynes
  ...eaths: DEC 1966 5b 17 EALING&nbsp;— Arthur H. Haynes, aged 52</ref> was an English comedian and star of ''The Arthur Haynes Show'', a comedy sketch series pro ...for Haynes. The show was soon renamed ''Get Happy''. Haynes who had been a stand-up comedian was given his own series later in the year<ref name="lostshows"/>
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• Barry Took
  {{short description|English comedian}} '''Barry Took''' (19 June 1928{{snd}}31 March 2002) was an English writer, television presenter and comedian. His decade-and-a-half writing pa
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