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  • '''[[The Pink Panther (film series)|The Pink Panther]]''' is a series of films featuring the fictional Inspector Clouseau, played by Peter Sellers, that b * [[Jim Rock]], an Irish professional boxer nicknamed "The Pink Panther"
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  • ...ial class in the United Kingdom|British class system]] and [[rock and roll|rock and roll]], and the album represented an artistic breakthrough for producer ...y 2022}}</ref> However, the cover was blocked from release by the song's [[music publishing|publishers]], leading the Goons to leave Parlophone for [[Decca
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  • ...is death from a heart attack in 1966. Haynes also appeared on radio and in films. ...h [[Dermot Kelly (actor)|Dermot Kelly]] who played another tramp (called ''Irish''), who was not very bright.<ref>{{cite web|title=TV Greats Arthur Haynes|u
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  • | music = [[Edwin Astley]] ...The Mouse That Roared]]'' (1955).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b0dc0d2|title=The Mouse That Roared (1959)|publisher=}}</re
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  • ...sion shows of the early 1960s and his ability to improvise comic [[calypso music|calypso]]s about current news stories. He later became successful as an [[p ...he also appeared in several British comedy films including the [[Carry On films|Carry On]] film ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962) (replacing [[Charles Hawtr
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  • ...not add a composer, this film has no original score. It uses pre-existing music. --> ...ass kids of Dublin to power his movie 'The Commitments,' about a fictional Irish band |work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=11 August 1991|url= http://articles.
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  • '''''Father Ted''''' is a [[sitcom]] created by Irish writers [[Graham Linehan]] and [[Arthur Mathews (writer)|Arthur Mathews]] a ...op-talking-about-father-ted-1.3357384|access-date=2021-12-06|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-29|title=Ardal O'Hanl
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  • | music = The title is derived from the [[music hall]] song "Oh! It's a Lovely War", which is one of the major numbers in t
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  • | music = [[Ernest Irving]] ...tor.{{sfn|Sellers|2015|pp=146–147}} With studio space limited by the other films being produced, Balcon insisted that the film had to be made on location.{{
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  • ...ma_mater = [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama|Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] ...Rock music|Rock]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Classical music|classical]]|[[comedy music|comedy]]}}
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  • ...catchphrases and an array of bizarre sound effects. There were also light music interludes. Some of the later episodes feature electronic effects devised b ...ocal number.<ref name=":0" /><sup>:124</sup> Incidental, theme and backing music was provided by [[Stanley Black]] and the BBC Dance Orchestra.<ref name=":0
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  • ...international renown, and he also appeared in numerous stage productions, films, and television shows. Originally conceived as a dowdy [[Moonee Ponds, Vict ...othing") is thought to be one of the earliest recordings of [[experimental music]] in Australia. Other exhibits include "Creche Bang", a pram covered in mea
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  • ...ngwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, [[Novelt ...me. After an early career as a stable boy and jockey, Formby took to the [[music hall]] stage after the early death of his father in 1921. His early perform
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  • ...on comedy has been compared to [[w:the Beatles|the Beatles]]' influence on music.<ref name="CNN Beatles">{{cite news|first=Todd|last=Leopold|title=How Monty ...s of television comedy. Following their television work, they began making films, including ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' (1975), ''[[Monty Python
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  • ...s last days, was transmitted as a ''Wednesday Play'' on BBC1 with Northern Irish actor [[Colin Blakely]] as [[Jesus]]. It led to Potter being accused of [[b ...]]'' (1978), a 1930s-set drama serial featuring [[Bob Hoskins]] as a sheet music salesman (Hoskins' first performance to receive wide attention). It demonst
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  • ...rmony]] singing group the [[Fraser Hayes Four]]; in the fourth series, the music was by [[Max Harris (composer)|Max Harris]] with a smaller group of players ...Kenneth Horne]] was the compere on the popular Saturday evening comedy and music radio show ''[[Variety Playhouse (BBC)|Variety Playhouse]]''.{{sfn|Johnston
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