• Roger Kitter
  ...aptain Alberto Bertorelli]] in [['Allo 'Allo! (series 7)|series 7]] of the British sitcom TV series ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]'' after the actor [[Gavin Richards]] le | title=Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums
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• Little and Large
  | medium={{hlist|[[Film]]|[[television]]|[[Stand-up comedy|stand-up]]|[[music]]|[[book]]s}} | nationality= British
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• Suzette Tarri
  | nationality = British ...mmediate post-war routines about [[rationing]] as "an exceptional piece of stand-up. Without any apparent effort, Tarri manipulates the audience's responses l
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• Robin Nedwell
  ...ing drama school he landed the role of Duncan Waring in the hugely popular British television comedy series ''[[Doctor in the House (TV series)|Doctor in the ...End]] in ''[[Brigadoon]]'' in 1989, and in 1992, played Max Detweiler in a British tour of ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', a production that was also staged at [[
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• Dave Morris (comedian)
  | nationality = British '''David Morris''' (5 July 1896 – 8 June 1960) was a British [[music hall]] comedian who made a successful transition to radio and telev
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• Michael Howard (comedian)
  '''Michael Howard''' (4 March 1916 – 18 February 1988) was a British actor and comedian.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-peop ...itle=Here's Howard - BBC1 Stand-Up|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref><ref name=peggyevansobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.tel
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• The Comedians (1971 TV series)
  | image = The Comedians (1971 TV series).jpg ...ch were then edited together into half-hour shows featuring up to thirteen stand-up comics.
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• Robb Wilton
  {{short description|British comedian}} ...lish music halls. He was a contemporary of [[w:northern England|northern]] comedians [[Frank Randle]] and [[George Formby, Sr.]] He portrayed the human face of
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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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• Derek Roy (comedian)
  ...our remembered: "He was short, plump and wore glasses; and besides being a stand-up comedian, he featured on an amusing radio variety show. He was well liked, [[Category:English male comedians]]
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• Avril Angers
  ...nce Avril Angers''' (18 April 1918 &ndash; 9 November 2005) was an English stand-up comedian and actress.<ref name="Avril Angers">{{cite web|url=https://www.in ...pany|year=1981|issn= 0083-9833|editor=Ian Herbert}}</ref> One of the early stand-up comediennes, she was capable of playing a [[w:straight man|straight man]] r
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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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• Dick Henderson
  ...rformances with a 'straight' song.<ref name=baker>Richard Anthony Baker, ''British Music Hall: an illustrated history'', Pen & Sword, 2014, {{ISBN|978-1-78383 ...to [[Roger Wilmut]], Henderson "bridged the gap between character and gag comedians.... [His] gags were always personalized &mdash; linked into a loose struct
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• Bernard Manning
  | medium = Stand-up ...ppers and Shunters Social Club]]'', ''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'', The Embassy Club
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• Tommy Cannon
  ...''[[The Kenny Everett Television Show]]'' in 1982 and ''[[Shooting Stars (British TV series)|Shooting Stars]]'' in 1996. ...he fifth series of reality show ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 5)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=
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• Jim Bowen
  | occupation = [[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]] [[comedian]], [[Television presenter|presenter]], radio presenter, TV per ...e show)|Bullseye]]'' (1981–1995)<br>''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'' (1971–1993)
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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 [[Category:Jewish English comedians]]
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• Derek and Clive (Live)
  ...dmire their straightforward point of view. Poets? satirists? philosophers? comedians? social commentators? Derek and Clive sum it up more succinctly. "Just a co
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• Mike Reid (actor)
  | nationality = British | medium = Stand-up, television, film
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• Arthur Haynes
  ...ews |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/838493/index.html|title= British Film Institute ScreenOnline | accessdate=4 July 2010| archiveurl= https://w ...for Haynes. The show was soon renamed ''Get Happy''. Haynes who had been a stand-up comedian was given his own series later in the year<ref name="lostshows"/>
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