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- | caption = Promotion poster Lyttelton, Royal National Theatre, London, 19 | genre = [[Comedy]]3 KB (437 words) - 15:01, 23 January 2023
- '''Pete and Dud''' were characters played by the comedians and entertainers [[Peter Cook]] and [[Dudley Moore] ...Cook and Dudley Moore voices: "We slipped into Peter Cook and Dudley Moore characters. Bowie was Pete and I was Dud, and for the whole time we stayed in characte4 KB (585 words) - 11:37, 23 December 2022
- ...d the witch is destroyed when she attempts to "scratch God's eye out". The characters enchanted by Badjelly are rescued. ...riter, narrated the movie. Milligan also wrote and starred as himself. The characters in the film were all voiced by Spike, while Tim & Rose were voiced by child5 KB (744 words) - 22:54, 7 February 2023
- {{short description|Double act of comedic characters created by Dudley Moore (Derek) and Peter Cook (Clive)}} '''Derek and Clive''' was a [[double act]] of comedic characters created by [[Dudley Moore]] (Derek) and [[Peter Cook]] (Clive) in the 1970s7 KB (1,088 words) - 16:58, 25 August 2024
- ...[[A Man for All Seasons (play)|A Man for All Seasons]]'', at Cardiff's New Theatre in 1962.<ref name="thestage"/> ...e|Ivy]], one of the main characters in the long-running British television comedy ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''. She was one of only two actors to appear i6 KB (839 words) - 16:24, 14 March 2023
- The "'''Four Yorkshiremen"''' is a [[w:Sketch comedy|comedy sketch]] that parodies nostalgic conversations about humble beginnings or d ...series ''[[At Last the 1948 Show]]''. It later became associated with the comedy group [[Monty Python]] (which included Cleese and Chapman), who performed i7 KB (1,094 words) - 23:06, 6 February 2023
- ...dy.co.uk/the-fenn-street-gang|title=The Fenn Street Gang - British Classic Comedy|date=2 October 2017|publisher=}}</ref> ...alongside Geeson in the film adaptation of the popular British television comedy, ''[[Bless This House (film)|Bless This House]]''.7 KB (1,022 words) - 17:06, 2 February 2023
- | format = Comedy radio | rec_location = [[w:Paris Theatre|Paris Theatre]], London4 KB (568 words) - 12:09, 24 January 2023
- ...oger]], ''From Fringe to Flying Circus: Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy, 1960-1980'' ([[London]]: [[Methuen Publishing|Eyre Methuen]], 1980), p. 10 [[Category:Comedy theatre characters]]4 KB (684 words) - 12:32, 2 September 2024
- A stand up comedian since 1980, he was a regular compere at London's Comedy Store throughout the 1980s and won best Stand Up Comedian at the [[Charring ...ma ''[[Grange Hill]]'' as Mr. Jeff Hankin (1990–2002); provided voices for characters in the [[children's television series]] ''[[Tugs (TV series)|TUGS]]'', and5 KB (731 words) - 22:18, 18 March 2023
- ...The Ten Best Drag Acts" (27 June 2006, p. 24) uses Sidebottom.</ref> are a comedy [[drag act|drag act]] featuring two fictional housewives from [[Northern En ...ie and Ada became a hit with the British public.<ref>Marion McMullen. "Go! Theatre: It's Alec Girl-Roy", ''Evening Telegraph'' (Coventry), 26 October 2001. p.6 KB (936 words) - 19:13, 16 March 2023
- ...Are You Being Served?]]'', as well as minor character [[List of Dad's Army characters#Other platoon members#Sidney Blewitt|Sidney Bluett]] in ''[[Dad's Army]].'' ...d eventually worked as stage producer in the [[Tower Theatre Company|Tower Theatre]], London. He subsequently pursued a career as a draughtsman for an electri5 KB (784 words) - 08:50, 24 January 2023
- | genre = Children's, comedy ...so provided all of their voices. Their operators were from The Barry Smith Theatre of Puppets.3 KB (415 words) - 15:53, 22 September 2024
- | caption = Sinclair as the [[Verger]] [[List of Dad's Army characters#Maurice Yeatman|Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' | occupation = [[Actor|Comedy actor]]3 KB (411 words) - 07:58, 2 October 2024
- {{Short description|Comedy actor (1915–2000)}} | occupation = Comedy actor12 KB (1,668 words) - 20:57, 8 January 2023
- | based_on = ''[[w:Six Characters in Search of an Author|Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' ...Six Charlies in Search of An Author'''" is an episode of the British radio comedy, ''[[The Goon Show]]''. It was thirteenth episode of the seventh series.7 KB (1,048 words) - 20:10, 21 January 2023
- ...is, was first performed at Joan Littlewood's [[Theatre Workshop]] in the [[Theatre Royal Stratford East]]. ...Lewis]], the stage version was partially developed using [[improvisational theatre]] techniques during performance. In common with much of Joan Littlewood's d7 KB (1,048 words) - 14:58, 27 December 2022
- ...Sunday afternoon {{Date|1956-12-30}} at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London ...Date|1992-04-25}} on [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] in ''Comedy Hour: the Radio 2 Comedy Season''.5 KB (704 words) - 20:09, 21 January 2023
- ...rnold Ridley]] (who later played Private Godfrey in the [[BBC]] television comedy series ''[[Dad's Army]]'').<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.britmovie.co.uk ...ter the same problems, and again the set is passed on to several different characters all with the same results.4 KB (592 words) - 16:17, 7 February 2023
- | characters = | genre = Comedy7 KB (955 words) - 18:29, 2 September 2024