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- ...sher=LULU Press|isbn=978-0-244-40166-5|language=en}}</ref> were an English comedy [[double act]] and the two older brothers of Barry and Paul Elliott, the [[ [[Category:20th-century English male actors]]5 KB (721 words) - 13:57, 11 March 2023
- ...id Green''' and '''Dick Hills''', were a British partnership of television comedy writers, at their highest profile during the 1960s. ...in 1943 and Green in 1945. Richard returned to the school as a teacher of English, Latin and French. They co-wrote a number of radio scripts whilst Hills was4 KB (650 words) - 14:00, 25 February 2023
- ...immy Nervo''' and '''Teddy Knox''' were part of the original [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)|Crazy Gang]]. They started their stage careers as an [[Acrobatics|ac [[Category:English male stage actors]]2 KB (359 words) - 22:47, 21 November 2022
- | nationality = English '''Lee Cornes''' is an [[England|English]] television [[actor]] and writer born in [[Worcester, England|Worcester]].5 KB (731 words) - 22:18, 18 March 2023
- {{short description|English comedy double act}} | genre= [[Observational comedy]], [[musical comedy]], satire,9 KB (1,345 words) - 17:15, 20 December 2022
- '''Haver and Lee''' were a British [[comedy duo]] who were active between the late 1920s and early 1940s. Haver was '' ...Boisset troupe of acrobats and comedians, known internationally for their comedy and [[pantomime]] skills. Most of the troupe, including Tully's parents, w7 KB (1,095 words) - 09:11, 10 January 2023
- ...levision between 1954 and 1961 and their long-running television situation comedy, ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', eight series of which were aired between 1962 and The partnership's break in comedy writing came with the [[Derek Roy (comedian)|Derek Roy]] vehicle ''Happy Go10 KB (1,418 words) - 12:09, 18 February 2023
- {{Short description|British television comedy scriptwriting duo}} ...for Saracens Manufacturing Company. Starting out as a pilot in the BBC's ''Comedy Playhouse'' programme, it lasted for one series the next year, starring [[K12 KB (1,794 words) - 13:45, 21 January 2023
- {{Short description|British television comedy series}} | genre = [[Sketch comedy]]14 KB (2,041 words) - 15:22, 23 December 2022
- [[Category:English comedy duos]] [[Category:Comedy theatre characters]]7 KB (1,088 words) - 16:58, 25 August 2024
- | language = English '''''Two of a Kind''''' is an early TV series for comedy duo [[Morecambe and Wise]]. It ran from 1961 to 1968 produced by [[Associat11 KB (1,718 words) - 12:24, 23 February 2023
- ...illiam Joseph Waddington''' (10 June 1916 – 9 September 2000) was an English actor, comedian and co-author who was born in [[Oldham]], [[Lancashire]]. I Waddington appeared in more than 800 variety and comedy programmes on radio, and made his mark on television, starring with [[Marga9 KB (1,393 words) - 12:24, 22 February 2023
- ...He is perhaps best known for his work as a [[double act|comedic foil]] in duos with [[Norman Wisdom]] and [[Sid Field]]. ...n for stage [[comedian]] [[Sid Field]] becoming one of the most celebrated comedy teams ever to appear on stage.<ref name="alanMyers"/><ref name="NEHistory"/23 KB (3,166 words) - 11:15, 20 July 2024
- | genre = [[Comedy]] | language = English23 KB (3,421 words) - 08:11, 28 March 2023
- | language = English '''''Two's Company''''' is a British television situation comedy series that ran from 1975 to 1979. Produced by [[London Weekend Television]17 KB (2,321 words) - 14:19, 25 February 2023
- ...th a 2010 stage tour titled ''An Audience with the Chuckle Brothers''. The comedy of the Chuckle Brothers usually derived from [[slapstick]], other [[visual ...ision careers as a double act, making their debut in April 1979 on the BBC comedy series ''Lennie and Jerry'', hosted by [[Lennie Bennett]] and Jerry Stevens33 KB (4,514 words) - 15:59, 25 August 2024
- | language = English ...hbours-george-and-mildred|title=George and Mildred, 1976 – British Classic Comedy|date=1 September 2016}}</ref> The tour included appearances at The King's T15 KB (2,166 words) - 08:09, 16 March 2023
- {{Short description|British character-based sketch comedy}} {{Use British English|date=January 2012}}30 KB (4,063 words) - 17:41, 19 December 2022
- {{Short description|British TV comedy screenwriters}} ...18 December 2011 |accessdate=23 April 2018}}</ref> were British television comedy [[Screenwriter|scriptwriters]], best known for their 1960s and 1970s [[sitc24 KB (3,398 words) - 16:39, 27 December 2022
- ...1984), known by his [[stage name|stage name]] '''Eric Morecambe''', was an English comedian who together with [[Ernie Wise]] formed the [[double act|double ac ...ardian'', 17 October 2009</ref> They were one of the most prominent comedy duos in [[British popular culture]] and in 1976 were both appointed [[British ho23 KB (3,453 words) - 12:20, 18 February 2023