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  • {{Use British English|date=December 2016}} ...R HAMLETS - Norman Edward Vaughan, DoB = 10 Apr 1923, aged 79</ref> was an English comedian who led a long and successful career in the [[w:television|televis
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  • ...ales</ref> He was best known for hosting the [[Yorkshire Television]] game show ''[[3-2-1]]'' from 1978 to 1988. ...s was asked to film a [[Television pilot|pilot]] for a new television game show.
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  • | occupation = Actor, game show host, reporter ...Stewart''' (9 October 1946 – 22 November 2015) was an English actor, game show host and reporter who was best known for playing Mike Abbott, the son of [[
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  • | occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|actor|television presenter|game show host}} ...29 September 1996) was an English comedian, actor, TV presenter, and game show host.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ob
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  • | television = ''[[Bullseye (British game show)|Bullseye]]'' (1981–1995)<br>''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comed ...-time host of the [[ITV Network|ITV]] game show ''[[Bullseye (British game show)|Bullseye]]'', which he presented from its beginning in 1981 through to the
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  • '''John Walter Laurence Clegg''' (9 July 1934 – 2 August 2024) was an English actor, best known for playing the part of 'La Di Da' [[Gunner (rank)|Gunner ...on 9 July 1934 in [[Murree]], [[British India]] (present-day Pakistan) to English parents. After he and his parents returned to the United Kingdom, Clegg was
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  • ...(born '''James Robert Sadler'''; 20 July 1908 – 11 February 1967) was an English actor and presenter. He is perhaps best known for his work as a [[double ac ...occasional guest host on the original UK version of the television [[panel game]] ''[[What's My Line (1950)#United Kingdom|What's My Line?]]'' (1951–1962
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  • ...[EastEnders]]'' and hosted the children's game show ''[[Runaround (UK game show)|Runaround]]''. He was known for his gravelly voice and strong London accen ...on comic in a line-up made up predominately of [[Northern England|Northern English]] and [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] comedians, Reid stood out. As a c
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  • {{short description|English actor and television personality}} | occupation = Radio and television presenter, game show host, actor
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  • '''Leslie Dawson Jr.''' (2 February 1931 – 10 June 1993) was an English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter, who is best remembered for his [[w: ...f his love for [[w:canonical|canonical]] figures in [[w:English literature|English literature]], in particular the 19th-century essayist [[w:Charles Lamb (wri
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  • ...'[[Just a Minute]]'' (1967–2019)<br/>''[[Sale of the Century (British game show)|Sale of the Century]]'' (1971–1983) ...Minute]]'' and hosted the game show ''[[Sale of the Century (British game show)|Sale of the Century]]'' during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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  • {{Use British English|date=March 2019}} ...er|comedy writer]]s. The website also runs ''The Comedy.co.uk Awards'' and hosts several [[w:podcast|podcast]] series, some of which have won awards.
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  • ...lebrity Squares]]'', ''[[Family Fortunes]]'' and ''[[Wipeout (British game show)|''Wipeout'']]''. ...on stage in London, first as [[Aladdin]] in [[Aladdin (1958 film)|a stage show of the same name]] written by [[S. J. Perelman]] and [[Cole Porter]] and th
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  • The '''Chuckle Brothers''' were an English comedy [[double act]] comprising '''Barry David Elliott''' (24 December 194 ...Amy and James Patton Elliott, in 1944 and 1947. Their father was a [[Gang Show]] performer whose stage name was Gene Patton; he worked with the 18-year-ol
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  • {{short description|British television panel show}} | genre = [[Comedy]] [[panel game]]
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  • ...n Game]]'', ''[[Play Your Cards Right]]'', ''[[The Price Is Right (UK game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' and ''[[You Bet!]]''. He co-presented ''[[Strictly ...his television debut in 1939 as a child, singing and dancing on BBC talent show ''Come and Be Televised'', broadcast from [[Radiolympia]], and introduced b
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  • ...ves''' (adopted in honour of [[Max Miller (comedian)|Max Miller]]), was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own telev ...y began writing routines together. With Sykes, he also developed the radio show ''[[Educating Archie]]'', starring [[ventriloquist]] [[Peter Brough]] and h
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  • {{Use British English|date=February 2014}} ...'''' is a [[Cult following|cult]] British comedy [[Stage (theatre)|stage]] show and later television series which ran on [[Channel 4]] for two series in 19
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  • {{Infobox radio show | caption = [[Nicholas Parsons]] hosted the show for almost 52 years
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  • {{Infobox radio show | caption = The show's panel (including guest panellist [[Jeremy Hardy]], top middle) with host
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