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- ...s [[John Le Mesurier]], who later reunited with Arthur Lowe in the classic comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]''. *"Between The Covers" (4 Apr 66)4 KB (554 words) - 15:48, 15 February 2023
- "'''Earthanasia'''" is an episode of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. It was wri ...ns to celebrate Christmas at 11:56 PM. It is revealed that Tim's waistcoat covers what he calls an "A-string", which he then explains is "a [[G-string]] that5 KB (781 words) - 23:20, 10 January 2023
- | 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 over10 KB (1,397 words) - 16:55, 15 September 2024
- ...ef> it is described by the [[w:British Film Institute|BFI]] as a "low life comedy, unfolded against an [[w:industrial town|industrial town]] backdrop".<ref>{ ...arest]]</ref> (the same year she was a subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' when she was surprised by [[w:Eamonn Andre12 KB (1,922 words) - 16:00, 27 December 2022
- ...dle) and Series 2 (right) DVD covers of the series.|alt=Three adjacent DVD covers: orange, purple and red respectively, each bearing the word "dinnerladies" ...=Dinnerladies|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/dinnerladies/|publisher=BBC Comedy|accessdate=28 August 2012}}</ref> It was broadcast on [[BBC One]] in the Un26 KB (3,856 words) - 11:11, 25 August 2024
- | genre = [[Comedy music]] "'''Always Look on the Bright Side of Life'''" is a [[comedy song]] written by [[Monty Python]] member [[Eric Idle]] that was first feat20 KB (3,060 words) - 08:03, 11 September 2024
- ...pts for comedian [[Tony Hancock]], and are given a free hand. They write [[Comedy Playhouse|a series of one-off plays]] starring actors, not comics who will ...n him and Corbett, a [[method acting|method actor]] once described as "the British Marlon Brando". Off-screen, Brambell is secretive and dislikes the trapping20 KB (3,015 words) - 22:58, 7 February 2023
- '''''The Royle Family''''' is<!-- not "was", see WP:TVLEAD --> a [[British sitcom]] produced by [[Granada Television]] for the BBC, which ran for thre ...], ''The Royle Family'' was placed 19th. The series has also won several [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] awards.61 KB (8,616 words) - 07:58, 22 August 2024
- {{Short description|British comedy TV series}} {{Use British English|date=February 2014}}20 KB (3,402 words) - 16:56, 15 September 2024
- '''''The Young Ones''''' is a [[British sitcom]] written by [[Rik Mayall]], [[Ben Elton]], and [[Lise Mayer]], star ...mes of its writers and performers. The show became a notable icon of 1980s British popular culture, and it received its own game and a home-media release whil47 KB (6,918 words) - 23:04, 28 August 2024
- '''''Help!''''' is a 1965 British [[Musical film|musical]] [[Comedy film|comedy]]-[[Adventure film|adventure]] film directed by [[Richard Lester]], starrin ...likely to be recognised there than at one of the larger resorts with many British tourists. The Beatles were in Obertauern for about two weeks in March 196533 KB (4,906 words) - 17:32, 7 February 2023
- {{Short description|British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis}} '''''Mr. Bean''''' is a [[British sitcom]] created by [[Rowan Atkinson]] and [[Richard Curtis]], produced by64 KB (9,330 words) - 13:24, 25 August 2024
- ...tv/10-dark-british-comedy-tv-shows-that-must-be-seen|title=10 Dark British Comedy TV Shows That Must Be Seen|first=Johno|last=Patterson|date=13 December 2013 ..., the series subverts its domestic sitcom setting with elements of [[Black comedy|black humour]] and [[Surreal humour|surrealism]].53 KB (8,131 words) - 19:59, 10 February 2023
- ...eries ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (1970–1974), hosted the game show ''[[Whodunnit? (British game show)|Whodunnit?]]'' (1974–1978), and played the title character in ...twee's older brother Michael as her executor.<ref>Interview "Mind of Evil" DVD, released 2013.</ref> Avice's sister Daphne married Captain Philip Cecil Cl42 KB (6,389 words) - 22:59, 10 September 2024
- ...[satirist]], playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British [[satire boom]] of the 1960s, and he was associated with the [[anti-establi ...rt from a few cameo appearances but continued to be a regular performer in British television and film.49 KB (7,334 words) - 16:20, 25 August 2024
- {{Use British English|date=November 2016}} This is an episode guide for the British television series ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', starring [[Rowan Atkinson]] as the [[Mr65 KB (9,692 words) - 16:11, 25 August 2024
- ...ginally [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|a 1978 radio comedy]] broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]], it was later adapted to other formats, incl ...l=https://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/articles/the-ultimate-reference-guide-to-british-popular-culture.html|agency=Oxford Royale|date=23 November 2016}}</ref> The94 KB (14,389 words) - 22:52, 24 August 2024
- ...with audiences, but he was not satisfied with dancing and wished to form a comedy act.{{sfn|Chaplin|p=44}} ====Stage comedy and vaudeville====164 KB (24,245 words) - 14:14, 25 August 2024