Merry Christmas, VT: How festive television used to amuse itself
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3M ago
This festive edition of Comedy Chronicles looks back at a strange tale of some strange tapes. It is about the television festivities from the latter part of the last century that were never meant to be televised, and were only meant to be seen by those behind the scenes ..read more
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The kind but clever comedy of Pat Coombs
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4M ago
was, for more than half a century, one of British comedy's most effective and admired supporting performers. This article traces her career ..read more
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Giving it to you straight: The discreet art of Jerry Desmonde
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5M ago
If a definition of a straight man is ever required, the entry should simply read: 'See '. Comedy Chronicles recounts the career of the man once dubbed 'the prince of feeds', who worked with comics such as ..read more
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Those other two fellers: Dick Hills & Sid Green
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6M ago
behind, only to find that the duo they had really left behind was themselves ..read more
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When Cary met Pastry: Cary Grant's friendship with Richard Hearne
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7M ago
The story of the perhaps unlikely-seeming friendship between Hollywood icon and English slapstick comic , better known as the aged Mr Pastry ..read more
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The little Cannon that could: The clever cameos of Esma Cannon
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8M ago
A name you may not know, but if you've watched any amount of British comedy from the 1950s or 60s, a face you certainly will: this is a look at the life and career of the utterly marvellous ..read more
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The heart of the matter: The real battle of Hugh Carleton Greene
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10M ago
's story is long and varied, but its revolutionary free-thinking approach to television broadcasting in the 1960s is a story that is more often than not only half-told: enter Director-General ..read more
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The duo you don't know: Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss
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11M ago
Britain's favourite comedy double act before found fame in the 1960s, cousins are now largely forgotten - despite having a huge impact on radio and television comedy ..read more
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Dick Emery's Cookbook
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11M ago
In another edition of the occasional 'It seemed a good idea at the time' series, Comedy Chronicles addresses comics' forays into culinary endeavours, and the remarkably quirky ..read more
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The nation's cheerer-upper: In celebration of Eric Sykes
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1y ago
Ahead of his centenary on 4th May , the brilliant writer and performer who dedicated his life to making people laugh ..read more
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