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  • | genre = Children's, comedy '''''Michael Bentine's Potty Time''''' was a British children's show, written by and starring [[Michael Bentine]], and directed
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  • ...Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000</ref> of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. ...y are immediately attacked and pursued by various giant versions of famous puppets from television in the '50s, '60s and '70s. They are threatened by a {{conv
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  • ...Goodies – Almost Live'''" is an episode of the [[Great Britain|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. ...;" |Bill <br />(accompanied by Tim and Graeme <br />&mdash; and their hand puppets)|| Originally written for ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]''. <br />Re
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  • Wiltshire was a professional script writer, focusing mainly on television comedy. (Based on information in the Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy, The Goon Show Companion by Wilmut & Grafton, and other sources)
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  • ...from the radio series and appeared in promotional photos with some of the puppets from the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegoons.org/photo_gallery. ...11 (Series 9, Pt 2 & Series 10), Twenty episodes of the classic BBC radio comedy series by Spike Milligan|website=penguin.co.uk}}</ref>
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  • | studio = [[Associated British Picture Corporation]] ...rom a script by [[Philip Oakes]] and [[Tony Hancock]] for the [[Associated British Picture Corporation]]. It was Hancock's second and last starring role in a
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  • ...{{cite book |editor-first= David |editor-last= Roberts |year=2006 |title=[[British Hit Singles & Albums]] |edition=19th |publisher=[[Guinness World Records|]] ...s and celebrities were lampooned in the form of grossly-caricatured rubber puppets, it was not uncommon for [[Prince Charles|Prince Charles]] to be seen leavi
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  • ...Series seven and the 41st in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel [[BBC Two|BBC2]] on 14 February 1997, was written by [[w ...wets himself. The ride culminates with a song and dance by animated Rimmer puppets. As the ride ends, Lister declares that he never wants to hear from "that s
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  • ...(ed.) "Raine, Patricia", ''British Film and Television Yearbook'', Vol. 4, British and American Film Press (1952)</ref> The marriage ended in divorce about 19 ..., with [[Leslie Henson]] and her brother. She was Jill in the long-running British musical ''[[Mr. Cinders]]'' (1929).<ref name=Kenrick>[[John Kenrick (theatr
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  • ...ted primarily with the dummies Lord Charles and Ali Kat and later with the puppets Tich and Quackers. Lord Charles was the first [[ventriloquist's dummy]] to ...g age, entering a talent contest at the age of five at his local [[Gaumont British|Gaumont]] [[movie theatre|cinema]].
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  • | honorific_suffix={{postnominal|country=GBR|size=100%|list=[[w:Order of the British Empire|CBE]]}} ...with a date of birth of 26 January 1922.</ref> was a British comedian, [[w:Comedy film|comic actor]] and founding member of [[The Goon Show|the Goons]]. His
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  • | nationality = British ...fictional [[w:red fox|red fox]], best known for his appearances on daytime British children's television. He is primarily portrayed by a glove puppet, but has
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  • ...on then-current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, and spoof television formats. The programme fea ...[[Stream of consciousness (narrative mode)|stream-of-consciousness]] meta-comedy pioneered by ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', returning to a more conv
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  • '''Henry Edward Kavanagh''' (7 March 1892 – 17 September 1958) was a British radio scriptwriter and producer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk ...That Man Again (film)|It's That Man Again]]'' (1943) and science fiction/ comedy ''[[Time Flies (1944 film)|Time Flies]]'' (1944).
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  • ...guest spot on [[Bob Monkhouse]]'s show. Coombs also gained experience as a comedy stooge in radio shows alongside [[Ted Ray (comedian)|Ted Ray]] and [[Charli ...g 'down-and-outs'. Coombs was also the subject of ''[[w:This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1978, and appeared regularly as a guest
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  • ...ded slapstick gags, visual humour and surreal jokes sometimes acted out by puppets, with each episode also featuring a notable selection of guest stars and mu ...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 whil
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  • | genre = [[Adult puppeteering]]<br />[[Political satire]]<br />[[Black comedy]] ...rs [[Margaret Thatcher]] and [[John Major]] and the [[British Royal Family|British royal family]]. The series was the first to caricature [[Queen Elizabeth Th
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  • ...en-obituary.html |work=The Telegraph |date=12 September 2014}}</ref> was a British actor.
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  • This is an episode summary of [[United Kingdom|British]] [[TV comedy]] show ''[[The Morecambe & Wise Show (1978 TV series)|The Morecambe and Wis ...[[Peter Cushing]], [[Derek Griffiths]], [[Syd Lawrence]], [[Ann Hamilton (British actress)|Ann Hamilton]], [[Kenneth Watson (actor)|Kenneth Watson]], [[Frank
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  • ...holy-grail-film | title=''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' (12A) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=28 August 2015 | access-date=24 Septe ...by the [[Arthurian legend]], written and performed by the [[Monty Python]] comedy group ([[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[Eric Idle]
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