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- '''''Three for All''''' is a 1975 British [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Martin Campbell]] and starring [[Adrienne Posta]], [[R ...r boyfriends. They ward off the advances of several men, most of them also British tourists, and ultimately catch up with their boyfriends at the end of the t4 KB (497 words) - 20:19, 16 February 2023
- {{Short description|British television scriptwriter}} | nationality = [[w:British people|British]]4 KB (526 words) - 17:12, 26 January 2023
- ...r providing musical interludes on the [[w:BBC Radio|BBC Radio]] [[w:comedy|comedy]] programmes ''[[Beyond Our Ken]]'' and ''[[Round the Horne]]''. ...ps best known for providing musical interludes on the BBC Radio [[w:comedy|comedy]] programmes ''[[Beyond Our Ken]]'' and ''[[Round the Horne]]'' in the 19604 KB (608 words) - 23:41, 17 January 2023
- '''''Confessions of a Pop Performer''''' is a 1975 British [[Sex comedy|sex-farce]] film.<ref>{{cite web|title=Confessions of a Pop Performer|url=h ''Confessions of a Pop Performer'' was voted joint ‘Worst British Film of 1975’ by ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' magazine, tying with ''[[The Rocky5 KB (693 words) - 10:18, 25 August 2024
- "'''The Music Lovers'''" is an episode of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. Written by ...up with an escape plan: to play the square dance rhythm and rescue all the musicians except [[Rolf Harris]] and [[Cilla Black]]. Gerald and the mobsters chase a5 KB (835 words) - 17:13, 26 January 2023
- "'''U-Friend or UFO?'''" is an episode of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. Away from the restaurant, Bill is watching when musicians suddenly and unexpectedly disappear during performances. Graeme tries to d4 KB (591 words) - 23:24, 10 January 2023
- ...me)|Welsh Rarebit]]'', and he gained further success as one of the regular comedy guests on ''[[The Black and White Minstrel Show|The Black and White Minstre ...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 The5 KB (647 words) - 13:42, 25 February 2023
- '''Musicians''': ...Goodies – Almost Live'''" is an episode of the [[Great Britain|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''.5 KB (686 words) - 23:18, 10 January 2023
- ...]] and [[piano accordion]].<ref name="Chilton">John Chilton ''Who's Who of British Jazz'', London: Continuum, 2004, p. 165</ref> ...ard (TV series)|New Scotland Yard]]'' (1972), the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] comedy series ''[[Odd Man Out (UK TV series)|Odd Man Out]]'' (1977) and the [[BBC]5 KB (808 words) - 23:44, 17 January 2023
- ...ngs was released by the BFI. In the film she collaborated with a number of musicians including Stan Tracey and his band at the time.<ref name=queenie/> Her sole ...omedy.co.uk/people/queenie_watts/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nostalgiacentral.com/7 KB (1,100 words) - 12:31, 22 February 2023
- ...), known in the U.S. as '''''Ring-A-Ding Rhythm''''', is a British musical comedy featuring performances by a variety of [[Dixieland|Dixieland jazz]] bands a ...how is scheduled to start, Craig and Helen find that their disc jockey and musicians have not yet arrived, so they perform themselves and are well received by t6 KB (923 words) - 22:30, 18 March 2023
- ...ondon'' and ''Phase 4''). Beginning with jazz collaborations with American musicians such as [[Coleman Hawkins|Coleman Hawkins]] and [[Benny Carter|Benny Carter ...f name="Larkin"/> He had also broadcast and recorded with several American musicians, including jazz saxophonists [[Coleman Hawkins|Coleman Hawkins]] and [[Benn13 KB (1,884 words) - 14:03, 24 February 2023
- '''''Raising the Wind''''' is a 1961 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Gerald Thomas]]. It starred [[James Robertson Justice] ...Life in Music and Books]'' (2017), p.1</ref> The title is typical British comedy [[double entendre]] of the period: normally connected to the act of belchin6 KB (920 words) - 08:55, 3 February 2023
- ...|Right Said Fred]]" were both British Top 10 chart hits in 1962,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | title= British Hit Singles & Albums6 KB (803 words) - 12:54, 22 December 2022
- ...web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150036936 |access-date=3 January 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> [[Category:1973 comedy horror films]]9 KB (1,240 words) - 12:45, 2 September 2024
- '''Charlie Chester''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (26 April 1914 – 26 June 1997) was an English [[comedia ...nickname "Cheeky" is incorrect</ref> Charlie Chester, he was well known to British audiences in the 1940s from his [[BBC]] radio show ''Stand Easy''. This sho6 KB (851 words) - 16:53, 13 April 2023
- ...{{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 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 order13 KB (1,994 words) - 22:48, 10 September 2024
- ...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 ...er role in the writing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcomedy.org.uk/comedy/bandwagon.htm |title=Bandwaggon |website=Britishcomedy.org.uk |access-date=15 KB (2,289 words) - 22:24, 28 March 2023
- ...obert Doc Cox''' (born 1 July 1946), also known as '''Ivor Biggun''', is a British musician and former television journalist. He is known for his appearances ...hen Ivor is pronounced [[Rhoticity in English|non-rhotically]] (as in most British accents) as {{IPAc-en|'|aɪ|v|ə}}, the full name is a [[homophone|homophon6 KB (968 words) - 13:23, 11 March 2023
- ...in [[Woolwich]], for which he was paid eight [[shilling]]s and [[Sixpence (British coin)|sixpence]] (42½p). He also played in [[working men's club]]s, pubs a12 KB (1,732 words) - 09:06, 3 February 2023