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• British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors
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• Fred Tomlinson (singer)
  {{short description|British singer, songwriter and composer (1927-2016)}} ...on ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'' and other British television shows.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|title=Fred Tomlinson, sing
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• Don't Ever Leave Me
  '''''Don't Ever Leave Me''''' is a 1949 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Arthur Crabtree]] and starring [[Petula Cla ...two scenes in which she sang the tune "It's Not for the Want of Trying" by songwriters Jack Fishman and Peter Hart. The film, Clark's twelfth, allowed her to play
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• Ronnie Hazlehurst
  | known_for = British television theme songs Hazlehurst composed the [[theme music|theme tunes]] for many well-known [[British sitcom]]s and gameshows of the 1970s and the 1980s, including ''[[Yes Minis
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• Myles Rudge
  ...|Right Said Fred]]" were both British Top 10 chart hits in 1962,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | title= British Hit Singles & Albums
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• ISIRTA songs
  ...ongs, listed in alphabetical order, which were featured in episodes of the British comedy radio series ''[[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]]''. * Songwriters: John Cleese and [[Graham Chapman]]
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• Lionel Bart
  ...Stratford East]], he played an instrumental role in the 1960s birth of the British musical theatre scene after an era when American musicals had dominated the ...Bart was described by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] as "the father of the modern British musical".<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|title=Lionel Bart, 68, Songwriter; Cre
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• Kenny Lynch
  | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ...1960s. At the time, he was among the few [[black people|black]] singers in British pop music.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|title=Kenny Lynch Biography|url=https:
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• Q... (TV series)
  ...[The Goon Show]]'', it is considered by many to be one of the landmarks in British [[comedy]]. In particular '''''Q5''''', which first aired on 24 March 1969, ...e piano. There were also appearances by jazz groups, ragtime bands, singer-songwriters and the Mike Sammes Singers, who received custard pies in their faces at th
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• Dick Vosburgh
  {{Short description|American-British comedy writer and lyricist}} Throughout the 70s he was in the top tier of British comedy writers often partnering with Garry Chambers and [[Barry Cryer]] on
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• Bill Owen (actor)
  ...role of [[Compo Simmonite|William "Compo" Simmonite]] in the long-running British sitcom ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''. Compo is a scruffy working-class pe He was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1980 when he was surprised by [[Eamonn
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• ISIRTA episodes and songs
  ...he script writers of the episodes, as well as the names of the singers and songwriters. ! Episode / Sketch title || Script Writers || Song Titles || Singers || Songwriters
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• Douglas Byng
  ...eatre]], [[w:revue|revue]] and [[w:cabaret|cabaret]]. Billed as "Bawdy but British", Byng was famous for his female impersonations. His songs are full of sexu ...ardian.com/books/2009/aug/29/bawdy-but-british-review Review of "Bawdy But British" by Patrick Newley]</ref> He also wrote an autobiography, ''As You Were'' (
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• Benny Hill
  ...Variety Series#1980s|Outstanding Variety]]. In 2006, Hill was voted by the British public number 17 in [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s poll of [[TV's 50 Greatest S ...]] and earned Hill an [[Ivor Novello Award]] from the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] in 1972.
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• The Best of Sellers
  ...f the roles, [satire|satirising]] the [[Social class in the United Kingdom|British class system]] and [[rock and roll|rock and roll]], and the album represent ...]]; according to [[Mark Lewisohn]], ''The Best of Sellers'' was the first British comedy LP created in a recording studio.<ref name="tunein"/> Ahead of the a
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• Joyce Grenfell
  |honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] '''Joyce Irene Grenfell''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (''{{nee}}'' '''Phipps'''; 10 February 1910 – 30 November 19
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• Jimmy Perry
  ...ich Perry received an [[Ivor Novello Award]] from the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] in 1971.<ref>[http://theivors.com/archive/1970-197 ...whose shop was in [[South Kensington]], London. He was a founder of the [[British Antique Dealers' Association]].<ref name="Telegraphobituary">{{cite news|ti
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• Neil Innes
  ...his childhood in [[West Germany]] where his father was deployed with the [[British Army of the Rhine]]. He took piano lessons from age 7 to 14 and taught hims ...nnes and the Bonzo Dog Band also appeared each week in both seasons of the British children's television series ''[[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]'' which also feat
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• Norman Wisdom
  *[[British Army]] ...ref name="TelegraphObit" /> The same year, he was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] and was knighted five years later.<ref name="TelegraphObit" />
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• Rolf Harris
  Although Harris chiefly appeared on the BBC, he was also on the British [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network, and when commercial television started in ...in 1967, lasting until 1974, on [[BBC1]], he had gained a high profile on British television.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dugan|first=Emily|title=Rolf Harris: He is
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