• Stan Stennett
  ...of the regular comedy guests on ''[[The Black and White Minstrel Show|The Black and White Minstrel Show]]''.<ref name="Guardian"/> ...as Sid Hooper in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap opera, ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]]'', before taking a lease in 1980 on the [[Roses The
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• Issy Bonn
  ...y Bonn''' (born '''Benjamin Levin'''; 21 April 1903 – 21 April 1977) was a British comedian, singer, actor, and theatrical agent. His [[signature song]] was ...]]s,<ref name=double>Oliver Double, ''Stand Up: On Being a Comedian'', A&C Black, 1997, {{ISBN|0-413-70320-7}}, p.63</ref> went out of fashion, but he conti
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• Vic Oliver
  {{short description|Austrian-born British actor and radio comedian (1898–1964)}} ...or Oliver von Samek''' (8 July 1898 – 15 August 1964) was an Austrian-born British actor and radio comedian.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce
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• Bob Todd
  ...is lugubrious expression and talent for slapstick, and was known to fellow comedians by the nickname 'Silly Todd'. ...ying the part of The Black Hand, in the adventure film ''[[The Case of the Black Hand]]''. He appeared in ''[[Gabrielle and the Doodleman]]'' as Merlin as w
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• Charlie Williams (comedian)
  | name = Charlie Williams {{Small|[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]}} ...= Charlie Williams appearing on ''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'' in the 1970s.
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• Billy Bennett (comedian)
  | nationality = British ...Medal|DCM]] [[Military Medal|MM]] (21 November 1887 – 30 June 1942) was a British [[comedian]] who specialised in [[parody|parodies]] of dramatic [[monologue
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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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• Bernard Bresslaw
  ...y 1934.<ref name="FtB">{{cite book|last=Donnelley|first=Paul|title=Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2003|page=118}}</r Bresslaw was a member of the [[Grand Order of Water Rats]], a British entertainment fraternity and in 1988 he was elected "King Rat" of the order
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• Wee Georgie Wood
  | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] | nationality = British
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• Bill Fraser
  ...anerges in ''[[The Apple Cart]]'' and Eddie Waters in ''[[Comedians (play)|Comedians]]'', both for the [[BBC]], and appearances on ''[[The Professionals (TV ser * ''[[Six Shades of Black|A Touch of Uplift]]'' (1965) - Charles Trotter
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• Les Dawson
  ...]], Manchester, on 2 February 1931,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Les Dawson {{!}} British comedian |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Les-Dawson |url-status=d ...cks (UK TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' in 1967 and worked as a comic on British television for the rest of his life.
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• Ron Moody
  ...hairs (1970 film)|The Twelve Chairs]]'' (1970). In 2003, he starred in the black comedy ''[[Paradise Grove]]'' alongside [[Rula Lenska]], and played [[Edwin In 2004, the British [[ITV1]] nostalgia series ''After They Were Famous'' hosted a documentary o
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• Jimmy James (comedian)
  ...4 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 October 2008 |title=James, Jimmy |work=British Film Institute Film & Television Database |accessdate=24 January 2009}}</re His father, an amateur [[Clog dance (British)|clog dancer]] himself, encouraged his son's show business talents.
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• Ronald Shiner
  '''Ronald Alfred Shiner''' (8 June 1903 – 29 June 1966) was a British [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] and comedy actor whose career encompa ...k Times|id={{ProQuest|117261161}}}}</ref> He served for three years in the British Army.
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• Bernard Manning
  ...ppers and Shunters Social Club]]'', ''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'', The Embassy Club .../web.archive.org/web/20071007225403/http://www.pr-inside.com/controversial-british-comedian-bernard-manning-r157083.htm |archive-date=7 October 2007 |df=dmy }
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• Arthur Askey
  ...Empire|OBE]] in 1969 and a [[Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1981; he continued to appear frequently on television, radi ...'[[The Arthur Askey Show]]''. He was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' on two occasions, in December 1959 when he
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• Anthony Sharp
  {{Short description|British actor (1915–1984)}} ...l Never Forget What's'isname]]''), [[Russ Meyer]]'s ''[[Black Snake (film)|Black Snake]]'' and the [[Disney]] film ''[[One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing]]''.
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• Peter Butterworth
  ...mp shows. They delivered a song which Rothwell called "The Letter Edged In Black". The performance was followed by some comic repartee which, according to B ...riends after the war ended and they all appeared on ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' when Butterworth was a subject of the prog
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• Marty Feldman
  ...cademy Television Awards|British Academy Television Awards]] including [[w:British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance|Best Entertainm ...TmrBgAAQBAJ&q=guinness+book+of+box+office+hits+swern+childs&pg=PA268|title=British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure: The Boundaries of Pl
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• Will Hay
  ...comedy, and in 1938 he was the third highest-grossing star in the UK. Many comedians have acknowledged him as a major influence. Hay was also a keen amateur ast ...He is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and influential British comedians of all-time.<ref name="bbc1976"/>
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