...er Wine]]''. A year later he moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre. He appeared in a 1977 episode of ''[[Dad's Army]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=ht [[Category:National Youth Theatre members]]

...lled as a pioneering example of the [[alternative comedy]] scene. The core members are [[Ade Edmondson|Adrian Edmondson]], [[Dawn French]], [[Rik Mayall]], [[ ...-07 |date=1981-01-01}}</ref> and ran until 1981, when the troupe went on a national tour and then a tour of Australia. While the performers gained more exposur

...British Film Institute website]</ref><ref name="Walker">Alexander Walker ''National Heroes: British Cinema in the Seventies and Eighties'', London: Harrap, 198 ...d Bowl]] concert, the film included interviews with John, Taupin, and band members, including [[Nigel Olsson]] and [[Dee Murray]], as well as John's mother, S

...he [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]]. ...|url-status=live }}</ref> before he "ran away with the Argyle Theatre for Youth".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jul/08/john-ch

..., London Palladium, ''Band Waggon'', a revue which incorporated a segment "Youth Takes a Bow" featuring "Ernest Wise".</ref> The two soon became very close ...Association|Equity]] strike halted that show, but Morecambe and Wise were members of the Variety Artists' Federation, then a separate trade union unaffiliate

...r|website=Discovery|publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]]|date=24 January 1946|access-date=18 July 2013|url-access=subscri ...ish slang term meaning to have sex; Botham's sexual exploits had attracted national attention). Johnston carried on commentating and giggling for 30 seconds be

...and-up]] of his generation.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 38|year=2004|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0-19-86 ...mber When|location=Barnsley|isbn=978-1-84468-1242|pages=53–54}}</ref> As a youth, he was nicknamed "Swanky Sargent".<ref>{{cite book|last=East|first=John E.

...tish theatre performers, working for the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] and the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. On Broadway, she received Tony Awa ...my Fellowship Award|BAFTA Fellowship]] in 1996 and the [[Society of London Theatre Special Award]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BAFTA Awards Search {{!}} BA

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|singer|pianist|theatre director}} ...'''Charles Hawtrey''', was an English actor, comedian, singer, pianist and theatre director.

...s-date=2010-04-12}}</ref> This is a scripted sketch show. It had a devoted youth following, with the live tapings enjoying very lively audiences, particular *[[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] (later one of the three members of [[The Goodies]]). He wrote humorous books on subjects including cricket

...sually involved dressing up in silly costumes to take the place of certain members of the entertainment staff (usually Yvonne) who found it humiliating. Peggy ...It is assumed that she behaved in this way to hide a somewhat promiscuous youth. Because of her snobbish personality, she was disliked by many of her colle

...in the silent, audience-free space of the [[w:Criterion Theatre|Criterion Theatre]] in London. The lack of audience was the idea of the Paris-born producer [ ...perform on stage as a comic at the infamous [[w:Windmill Theatre|Windmill Theatre]] from October 1946. He made his first television broadcast on ''[[Little S

...nd script writer, a star of London's [[West End theatre|West End]] musical theatre, a writer, and a landscape painter. For his delivery of [[dada]]ist and [[A ...], filmreference.com</ref><ref name=Age2005>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/passionate-pilgrim/2005/10/06/1128562941049.html "Return of a passionate pi

...odnok|Bloodnok]] (here in the role of a police commissioner), the pathetic youth [[Bluebottle]] (who was now exploiting catchphrases like ‘''I heard you c ...star [[Ted Ray (comedian)|Ted Ray]]; these shows aired live from the Paris Theatre on Thursday evenings with a Light Programme repeat on the Friday evening. P

...re, Lansbury gained stardom for playing the leading role in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical ''[[Mame (musical)|Mame]]'' (1966), winning her first [[ ...ge Lansbury]], a man whom she felt "awed" by and considered "a giant in my youth".{{sfnm|1a1=Bonanno|1y=1987|1pp=4–5|2a1=Edelman|2a2=Kupferberg|2y=1996|2p

...ries received numerous awards, including recognition from [[BAFTA]], the [[National Television Awards]] and the [[Royal Television Society]], as well as winnin ...f the show]] was nearing completion and launched on 9 February 2019 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London.<ref name="jim">{{cite web | url=http://shazamprodu

* [[theatre|theatre]] ...Monty Python's Flying Circus'' was conceived, written and performed by its members [[Graham Chapman]], [[John Cleese]], [[Terry Gilliam]], [[Eric Idle]], [[Te

...ios|Essanay]], [[Mutual Film|Mutual]], and [[First National Pictures|First National]] corporations. By 1918, he was one of the world's best-known figures. ...dly. He was accused of [[Fellow traveller|communist sympathies]], and some members of the press and public were scandalised by his involvement in a paternity