• Guest House Paradiso
  ...House Paradiso''''' is a 1999 British [[slapstick film|slapstick]] [[black comedy]] film written by and starring comic duo [[Rik Mayall]] and [[Ade Edmondson The film is a [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of their [[BBC]] comedy television series ''[[Bottom (TV series)|Bottom]]'' (in some territories, t
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• Splitting Heirs
  '''''Splitting Heirs''''' is a 1993 British [[black comedy]] film directed by [[Robert Young (director)|Robert Young]] and starring [[ ...the time his parents remembered him, he had disappeared. Meanwhile, in the 1990s Tommy Patel has grown up in an Asian/Indian family in [[Southall]], never d
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• The Assassination Bureau
  ...ureau''''' in the United States) is a 1969 British [[Technicolor]] [[black comedy]] [[adventure film]], produced by [[Michael Relph]], directed by [[Basil De ...t with exhibitors and eventually television networks buying batches of our films, by virtue of stars or production value". He added that in the case of ''As
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• British comedy
  Throughout film, television, and radio, '''British comedy''' has become known for its consistently peculiar characters, plots, and se ...rious episodes of Punch and Judy are performed in the spirit of outrageous comedy — often provoking shocked laughter — and are dominated by the anarchic
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• Elspet Gray
  .../|title=Solo - BBC1 Sitcom|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref> ...s (TV series)|Dinnerladies]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1f59721|title=Elspet Gray|website=BFI}}</ref>
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• Still Crazy
  '''''Still Crazy''''' is a 1998 British comedy film directed by [[Brian Gibson (director)|Brian Gibson]] (his final film b * [[Frances Barber]] as Lady in Black
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• Blackadder: Back & Forth
  '''''Blackadder: Back & Forth''''' is a 1999 [[science fiction comedy]] [[short film]] based on the [[BBC]] [[historical drama|period]] [[sitcom] ...er'' theme. The closing theme is a reprisal of the heroic version of [[The Black Adder|the first series]], with new lyrics sung by [[Giles Underwood]]; the
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• Bean (film)
  * [[Working Title Films]] * [[Tiger Aspect Productions|Tiger Aspect Films]]
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• Stanley Black
  | name = Stanley Black '''Stanley Black''' [[Order of British Empire|OBE]] (14 June 1913 – 27 November 2002) was
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• Ripping Yarns
  ...' is a [[Television in the United Kingdom|British television]] adventure [[comedy]] anthology series. It was written by [[Michael Palin]] and [[Terry Jones]] ...pilot episode from Palin and Jones, envisaged to be a light entertainment comedy piece. The result was ''Tomkinson's Schooldays'' (a title loosely inspired
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• Alexei Sayle's Stuff
  | genre = [[Sketch comedy]] '''''Alexei Sayle's Stuff''''' is a British television [[comedy sketch]] show which ran on [[BBC Two|BBC2]] for a total of 18 episodes over
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• The Likely Lads (film)
  '''''The Likely Lads''''' is a 1976 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Michael Tuchner]], starring [[James Bolam]] and [[Rodn ..., 27 Oct 1975, p. 14.</ref> It was announced in 1975 as part of a slate of films worth £6 million including adaptations of ''The Likely Lads'' and ''[[The
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• Windsor Davies
  ...20190119">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-38497286|title=Comedy actor Windsor Davies dies|date=19 January 2019|work=BBC News}}</ref> and at ...ream.<ref>{{cite web|title=It Ain't Half Hot Mum|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/itainthalfhotmum/ |access-date=5 August 2011|publisher=BBC }}</ref> Another
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• Men Behaving Badly
  | company = [[Hartswood Films]] in association with [[Thames Television|Thames]] ...and many references are made to [[Surrey]]. It was produced by [[Hartswood Films]] in association with [[Thames Television|Thames]] for the first two series
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• Brian Wilde
  ...English actor, best known for his roles in [[television comedy|television comedy]], most notably [[Mr Barrowclough]] in ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]' ..., ''The Men from Room Thirteen'' ([[BBC]], 1959–61). He had minor roles in films such as ''[[Life for Ruth]]'' (1962), ''[[The Bargee]]'' (1964), ''[[The Jo
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• Bernard Bresslaw
  ...rry On Cowboy]]'' in 1965. Although officially starring in 14 ''Carry On'' films, Bresslaw did appear in one other: ''[[Carry On Nurse]]''. The legs of [[Te ...{{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
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• Anna Karen
  ...her film roles included parts in two ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' films: ''[[Carry On Camping]]'' (1969) and ''[[Carry On Loving]]'' (1970). ...the [[w:apartheid|apartheid]] laws as she visited the ill daughter of the black stage manager.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Deane Potter|first1=John|title=The Beau
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• Notting Hill (film)
  * [[Working Title Films]] '''''Notting Hill''''' is a 1999 [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Roger Michell]]. The screenplay was written by [[Richa
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• Four Weddings and a Funeral
  * [[Film4 Productions|Channel Four Films]] * [[Working Title Films]]
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• Frank Carson
  | genre = comedy ...] and [[Jim Bowen]]. The show consisted of 30 minutes of non-stop stand-up comedy from several comedians in each show, became a ratings hit in Britain and he
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