• Lee Cornes
  ...e Cornes''' is an [[England|English]] television [[actor]] and writer born in [[Worcester, England|Worcester]]. ...and won best Stand Up Comedian at the [[Charrington London Fringe Awards]] in 1987.
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• Pink Panther (character)
  | gender = Male ...figure of a springing panther" when held up to the light in a certain way; in the credits this was translated to an animated pink [[Black panther|panther
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• Stanley Baxter
  ...schooled for the stage by his mother. He began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's ''[[w:Children's Hour|Children's Hour]]'' ...{{ISBN|978-0-9559420-1-3}}</ref> He moved to London to work in television in 1959.
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• And Now for Something Completely Different
  ...e show's first two series. The title was taken from a [[catchphrase]] used in the television show. ..., in situations such as being roasted on a spit and lying on top of a desk in a small pink [[bikini]], as well as the [[The Colonel (Monty Python)|Colone
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• David Jason
  | caption = Jason in 2012 ...owbiz-news/david-jason-marries-in-secret-1094299|title=David Jason marries in secret|date=1 December 2005|website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref>
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• James Finlayson (actor)
  | caption = Finlayson in 1923 ...ayson''' (27 August 1887 – 9 October 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a [[fake moustache]],<ref name=m
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• Victor Spinetti
  ...as a Welsh<ref name=obit/> actor, author, poet, and raconteur. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his 50-year career, including th ...ed at [[Monmouth School]] and the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]] in Cardiff, of which he became a Fellow. After various menial jobs, Spinetti p
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• Cat (Red Dwarf)
  |gender=Male ...loves to dress in extravagant clothing. He is simply referred to as "Cat" in lieu of a real name.
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• Monty Python's Flying Circus
  ...raditional sketch show format. The Pythons play the majority of the series characters themselves, along with supporting cast members including [[Carol Cleveland] ...unlike anything else on British television at the time. Much of the humour in the series' various episodes and sketches targets the idiosyncrasies of [[C
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• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
  ...film to star all six Python members before the death of [[Graham Chapman]] in 1989. ...n the [[w:Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)|Grand Prix]]. The film appears in a 2010 list of the top 20 [[w:cult film|cult film]]s published by ''The Bos
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• Rik Mayall
  | caption = Mayall in 1999 ...versity]] and was a pioneer of [[w:alternative comedy|alternative comedy]] in the 1980s.
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• List of Red Dwarf episodes
  ...n 1988 and 1993 and from 1997 to 1999, and on [[w:Dave (TV channel)|Dave]] in 2009 and 2012 and from 2016 to the present, gaining a [[w:cult following]]. ...netArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> with some [[w:PBS|PBS]] stations in the United States airing the entire eighth series earlier on 7 March.<ref n
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• The Fast Show
  ...a [[BBC]] comedy [[sketch show]] that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers were [[Paul Whitehouse]], [[Ch ...ons and extended setups, whereas the premiere episode featured 27 sketches in 30 minutes,<ref name="Dewhurst">Dewhurst, Keith (2007), "The Fast Show –
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• Red Dwarf
  ...ies = 12, and 1 TV film <!-- Updated as seasons premiere and not in advance per WP:CRYSTAL --> ...ing [[technician]] [[Dave Lister]], who awakens after being in [[suspended animation]] for three million years to find that he is the last living [[human]], and
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• Spike Milligan
  ...is childhood, relocating in 1931 to live and work the majority of his life in the United Kingdom. Disliking his first name, he began to call himself “S ...programme ''[[The Goon Show]]'', performing a range of roles including the characters [[Eccles]] and [[Minnie Bannister]]. He was the earliest-born and last surv
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• Peter Ustinov
  |caption = Ustinov in 1986, photographed by [[Allan Warren|Allan Warren]] ...ame of its Graduate Society to [[Ustinov College, Durham|Ustinov College]] in honour of the significant contributions Ustinov had made as chancellor of t
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• Michael Hordern
  ...had appeared in nearly 140 cinema roles. His later work was predominantly in television and radio. ...sion debut, becoming a reliable bit-part actor in many films, particularly in the [[war film|war film]] genre.
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• Monty Python
  | caption = The Pythons in 1969:<br /> ...In protest at [[w:George W. Bush|]], he renounced his American citizenship in January 2006 and is now only a British citizen. {{citation|place=DE|url=ht
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• Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
  ...<br/>in their Flying Machines;<br/>Or, How I Flew from London to Paris<br/>in 25 Hours 11 Minutes ...agnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)|work=BFI Film Forever|access-date=20 October 201
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• Douglas Adams
  ...xy (film)|feature film]]. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in [[Radio Academy|The Radio Academy]]'s Hall of Fame.<ref name="radioacad">{{ ...d) novel, was published as ''[[The Salmon of Doubt|The Salmon of Doubt]]'' in 2002.
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