• Jazz Boat
  | image = Jazz Boat (1960).jpg | studio = [[Warwick Films]]
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• Tommy the Toreador
  ...MMY THE TOREADOR Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 11.</ref> ...an himself, plays the part of a sailor in this lively and likeable musical comedy";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cm7zh/tommy-the-toreado
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• As Long as They're Happy
  ...As Long as They're Happy''''' is a 1955 British [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[J. Lee Thompson]] and starring [[Jack Buchanan]], [[Su The film was based on the comedy play by the British writer Vernon Sylvaine which was first staged in 1953 s
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• The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
  | distributor = [[British Lion Films]] ...'The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film''''' is a 1959 British [[sketch comedy]] [[short film]] directed by [[Richard Lester]] and [[Peter Sellers]], in c
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• Crazy Gang (comedy group)
  ...It was natural for them to get together as they shared a similar style of comedy and worked on the same bills at theatres. ...ciate and equally crazy comic, appeared in the later ''[[Life Is a Circus (1960 film)|Life Is a Circus]]'' only.
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• Dick Bentley
  ...w bars of music deliberately badly, interspersed with jokes and legitimate musical numbers. He made his first appearance on [[ABC Radio and Regional Content|A ...the ABC. In 1954, he starred in ''[[And So to Bentley]]'', a sketch-format comedy show for the BBC, co-starring [[Peter Sellers]]. The show only lasted for o
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• Leon Thau
  ...' and ''[[w:The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''. He had parts in the films ''[[w:The Magic Christian (film)|The Magic Christian]]'', ''[[Carry On Up t ...' (1971).<ref name=Bad>[http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/darling/prod.html TV Comedy Resources]</ref>
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• Leo Franklyn
  ...of his early career was in [[w:Edwardian musical comedy|Edwardian musical comedy]]; in his later career he was chiefly associated with [[w:farce|farce]]. ...British and American shows. He spent ten years performing in Australia in musical comedies. From the 1940s he appeared regularly in [[w:pantomime|pantomime]
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• Our Man in Havana (film)
  | released = {{Film date|df=y|1959|12|30}} (UK)<br/>{{Film date|1960|01|27}} (USA) | gross = $2,000,000 (US/ Canada)<ref>"Rental Potentials of 1960", ''Variety'', 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as oppo
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• Sparrows Can't Sing
  ...i.org.uk/sift/title/51753?view=release BFI film database]</ref> Based on a 1960 play, ''Sparrers Can't Sing'', it was directed by [[Joan Littlewood]] and w ...an]] with music by [[Lionel Bart]], at [[Theatre Royal Stratford East]] in 1960, using members of the Theatre Workshop company, many of whom later appeared
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• Cardew Robinson
  | occupation = Comedy actor == Television, films and theatre ==
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• Val Guest
  ...his work for [[w:Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]], for whom he directed 14 films, and [[w:science fiction film]|]s. He enjoyed a long career in the film ind ...n]]'' (1936); ''[[O-Kay for Sound]]'' (1937) for Varnel with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)|The Crazy Gang]]; ''[[Alf's Button Afloat]]'' (1938) with Flanagan a
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• Dick Henderson
  ...the first in Britain to record &ndash; on the [[ukulele]]. He sang both comedy songs such as "Have You Ever Seen a Straight Banana", and sentimental songs ...e=wilmut>Roger Wilmut, ''Kindly Leave the Stage: The Story of Variety 1919-1960'', Methuen, 1985, {{isbn|0-413-48960-4}}, pp.34-35</ref>
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• Norman Rossington
  ...for his roles in ''[[The Army Game]]'', the [[Carry On films|''Carry On'' films]] and [[w:the Beatles|the Beatles]]' film ''[[w:A Hard Day's Night (film)|A ...rsked!]]'', again as 'Cupcake'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad40b5b|title=I only Arsked! (1959)|website=BFI}}</ref>
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• Benny Lee
  | occupation = {{hlist | Comedy actor | singer}} ...995|access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref> was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] comedy actor and singer. He started his career in stage roles, and developed a tel
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• Jack Hulbert
  ...ritish actor, director, screenwriter and singer, specializing primarily in comedy productions, and often working alongside his wife (Dame) [[Cicely Courtneid ...ts|Cambridge Footlights]]. He was one of the earliest famous alumni of the comedy club.
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• Melvyn Hayes
  ...[It Ain't Half Hot Mum]]'', for appearing in the [[Cliff Richard]] musical films ''[[The Young Ones (1961 film)|The Young Ones]]'', ''[[Summer Holiday (1963 ...ek" performing the [[Indian rope trick]] in Maskelyne's Mysteries at [[The Comedy Theatre]] in London. He was also in a theatrical troupe called [[Terry's Ju
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• William Franklyn
  ...actors. He was taken to Australia as a baby, where his father toured with musical comedies. The young Franklyn attended [[Wesley College, Melbourne|Wesley]] ...age, on television and radio, and in several films. He appeared in several films in the 1950s, including ''[[Quatermass 2]]'' in 1957, and took a starring r
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• Doris Hare
  ...West End theatre|West End]] in [[Noël Coward]]'s show ''[[Words and Music (musical)|Words and Music]]'', alongside [[John Mills]]. In 1936, she made her [[Bro ...o Laine]], who was standing in for [[Bertice Reading]]. In 1982, when this musical was revived by [[John Dexter]] at [[Chichester Festival Theatre]], Doris Ha
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• Hugh Paddick
  {{Short description|Comedy actor (1915–2000)}} | occupation = Comedy actor
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