This is a list of comedians of British birth or famous mainly in Britain. Many of the comedy panel-game regulars and sitcom actors may not be regarded as comedians by some people but they are included here because this page uses the word "comedian" in its broadest possible sense. Fictional comedians are NOT included. A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... A game show is a radio or television program, involving members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ...

Impersonators

• Terry Alderton, (Spitting Image)
• Ronni Ancona, (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression)
• Chris Barrie, (Spitting Image)
• Rory Bremner (born 1961)
• Phil Cool
• Kevin Connelly, (Dead Ringers)
• Jon Culshaw, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV)
• Bobby Davro
• Dawn French (French & Saunders- various people/ films/ bands)
• Mike Hayley
• Dave Lamb, (2DTV)(Goodness Gracious Me)
• Alistair McGowan, (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression)
• Mark Perry, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV)
• Jan Ravens, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV)
• Jennifer Saunders (French & Saunders- various people/ films/ bands)
• Mike Yarwood

Terry Alderton (born 31 October 1971) is an English comedian hailing from Essex. ... Spitting Image was a satirical puppet show that ran on the United Kingdoms ITV television network from 1984 to 1996. ... Ronni Ancona (born 1968) is a Scottish impressionist and actress of Italian/Jewish ancestry who won the Best TV Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards for her work in Big Impression. ... Big Impression is a British comedy sketch show. ... Chris Barrie (born March 28, 1960) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Arnold Rimmer in the cult BBC2 comedy Red Dwarf, and as Gordon Brittas in popular BBC1 sitcom The Brittas Empire. ... Spitting Image was a satirical puppet show that ran on the United Kingdoms ITV television network from 1984 to 1996. ... Rory Bremner FKC (born 6 April 1961, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British impressionist and comedian, noted for his political satire. ... Phil Cool is a British comedian from Chorley noted for his impressions. ... Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. ... Dead Ringers is a UK radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Two. ... Jonathan Peter Culshaw (born 2 June 1968 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is a British impressionist and comedian. ... 2DTV is a satirical animated television show broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dawn Roma French[1] (born 11 October 1957) is a BAFTA Award-nominated British comedian and actress best known for starring in her comedy sketch show French & Saunders along with her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, and for playing the lead role in The Vicar of Dibley as Geraldine Granger. ... Mike Hayley is a comedian, impressionist, actor and writer. ... Goodness Gracious Me was a BBC English language sketch show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later on BBC TWO, based on four Indian-British actors: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia. ... Alistair McGowan (born November 24, 1964) is a British impressionist and actor. ... Big Impression is a British comedy sketch show. ... Mark Perry was a British fanzine publisher and musician. ... Jan Ravens (born May 14, 1958 in Bebington, Wirral) is an English actress and impressionist, famous for her voices on Spitting Image and Dead Ringers. ... Jennifer Jane Saunders (born July 6, 1958[1] in Sleaford, Lincolnshire) is a BAFTA- and Emmy Award-winning English comedian, writer and actress. ... Mike Yarwood, OBE (born 14 June 1941, Stockport, England) is an English impressionist and comedian. ...

Musical comedians

• Les Barker
• Bill Bailey, (The Bill Bailey Show)
• Mitch Benn
• Ivor Biggun, pseudonym of Doc Cox
• Simon Brint (comic and composer of themes for numerous TV programmes)
• Jasper Carrott
• Edwyn Collins (writer and performer: Channel 4's West Heath House and West Heath Yard)
• Billy Connolly
• Ivor Cutler
• Bernard Cribbins (born 1928)
• Angus Deayton (in The Hee Bee Gee Bees)
• Richard Digance
• Graham Fellows aka John Shuttleworth
• Gary Le Strange aka Waen Shepherd
• Howard Goodall (humourist and composer of TV theme tunes)
• Boothby Graffoe
• Rolf Harris
• John Hegley also performs as half of the "Popticians"
• Neil Innes (born 1944)
• Sid Kipper also performed as half of the "Kipper Family"
• Andrew Lawrence
• Robert Mackle
• Rory Motion
• Bill Oddie
• Philip Pope (comic actor and composer of TV theme tunes)
• Christian Reilly
• Rowland Rivron (Drummer in comedy band Raw Sex and presenter of BBC Radio 2's Jammin)
• Chris Sievey aka Frank Sidebottom
• Vivian Stanshall (1943–1995)
• Flanders and Swann
• Jim Tavare
• Jake Thackray
• Victoria Wood (born 1953)

Les Barker (born January 30, 1947) is an English poet. ... Bill Bailey is also the name commonly used to refer to a popular song with the full title of Wont You Come Home Bill Bailey. Mark Bill Bailey (born 24 February 1964, Bath, Somerset) is an English comedian, actor, and musician known for appearing on Never Mind the Buzzcocks... Mitch Benn (born Mitchell John Benn 20 January 1970) is a British musician of Liverpudlian/Scottish descent and stand-up comedian known for his satirical songs performed on BBC radio. ... Doc Cox is a television personality best known for his appearances on the BBC TV programme Thats Life!. However he is also known as Ivor Biggun and fronts a humorous band known as Ivor Biggun and the Red-nosed Burglars, whose specialty is innuendo-laden smutty songs. ... Doc Cox is a television personality best known for his appearances on the BBC TV programme Thats Life!. However he is also known as Ivor Biggun and fronts a humorous band known as Ivor Biggun and the Red-nosed Burglars, whose specialty is innuendo-laden smutty songs. ... Jasper Carrott OBE (born Robert Davis, March 14, 1945) is an English comedian (declaring himself world famous in Birmingham). // Born in Acocks Green, Birmingham, he was educated at Moseley Grammar School and later attended Aston University in the heart of Birmingham. ... Edwyn Collins (born 1959) is a Scottish musician from Edinburgh. ... Dr William Billy Connolly, CBE, (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter, and actor. ... Ivor Cutler (15 January 1923 – 3 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. ... Bernard Cribbins as Captain Michael in Space: 1999, episode: Brian the Brain (1976). ... Gordon Angus Deayton (born January 6, 1956) is an English comic actor and television presenter. ... The HeeBeeGeeBees, as pictured in the Radio Active Times, 1986 The Hee Bee Gee Bees were a pop group formed initially to parody the Bee Gees towards the close of their sequence of high-pitched, disco-style hits. ... Richard Digance (born 24 February 1949) is a British comedian and folk singer. ... Graham Fellows (born Manchester, 22 May 1959) is an English comedy actor and musician, best known for creating the characters of John Shuttleworth and Jilted John. ... John Shuttleworth can be: John Shuttleworth, the name of a fictional character created by Graham Fellows John Shuttleworth, the founder of The Mother Earth News magazine This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Gary Le Strange is an eccentric English cult-rock composer, songwriter and performer. ... Waen Shepherd ( b. ... Howard Goodall Howard Goodall (born 1958 in Bromley, South London) is a British composer of musicals, choral music and music for television. ... Boothby Graffoe (born James Martyn Rogers in 1962), is an English comedian, singer, songwriter and playwright. ... Rolf Harris, MBE (1968), OBE (1977), CBE (2006), AM (1989) (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian musician, composer, painter, and television host. ... John Hegley (born 1 October 1953) is a popular English performance poet, musician and songwriter whose poems and songs have appeared both in print and on the radio. ... Neil James Innes (born 9 December 1944, in Danbury, Essex) is an English writer and performer of comic songs, best known for his collaborative work with Monty Python, and for playing in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later The Rutles. ... Sid Kipper is the nom de plume of Chris Sugden, a Norfolk humorist. ... Overview Andrew Lawrence (born January 12, 1988) is an actor. ... William Edgar (Bill) Oddie, OBE (born 7 July 1941 in Rochdale, Lancashire), is a British comedy writer and performer, author, composer and musician. ... Philip Pope is a British composer and actor. ... Rowland Rivron (born 1958) is a comedian, musician, writer and a successful British television presenter. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lifes like that sometimes, isnt it? — Stanshall prepares to sing The Sound of Music with the Bonzo Dog Band on Do Not Adjust Your Set. ... Michael Flanders Donald Swann The British duo Flanders and Swann were the actor and singer Michael Flanders (1922–1975) and the composer, pianist and linguist Donald Swann (1923–1994) who collaborated in writing comic songs. ... Jim Tavare is an English stand-up comedian and musician. ... John Philip Jake Thackray (22 February 1938 – 24 December 2002), was an English poet and singer-songwriter from Leeds, Yorkshire. ... Victoria Wood OBE is a BAFTA award winning English comedian, actor, singer and writer born 19 May 1953 in Prestwich Village, Greater Manchester . ...

Variety and music hall comedians

• Chesney Allen
• Arthur Askey
• Michael Barrymore
• Billy Bennett (1887–1942)
• Max Bygraves (born 1922)
• Frank Carson
• Roy Castle (1932–1994)
• Tommy Cooper (1922–1984)
• Jimmy Cricket
• Leslie Crowther (1933–1996)
• Les Dawson (1931–1993)
• Ken Dodd (born 1929)
• Charlie Drake
• Sid Field
• Bud Flanagan
• Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005)
• George Formby
• Bruce Forsythe (born 1928)
• Jimmy James (1892–1965)
• Roy Jay
• Max Miller
• Spike Milligan
• Bob Monkhouse (1928–2003)
• Morecambe and Wise
• Des O'Connor
• Frank Randle
• Ted Rogers (1935–2001)
• George Roper (1934–2003)
• Tommy Trinder (1909–1989)
• Max Wall
• Charlie Williams

Chesney Allen (April 5, 1893 _ November 13, 1982) was a popular British entertainer of the Second World War period. ... Arthur Askey (June 6, 1900 - November 16, 1982) was a prominent British comedian. ... Michael Ciaran Parker (born May 4, 1952 in Bermondsey, London), is an English comedian better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore. ... William Robertson Russell Bennnett, better known as Billy Bennett, (1887 – June 30, 1942) was a British comedian who specialised in parodies of dramatic monologues and was billed as // Life Bennetts father, John Bennett, was the partner of Robert Martell in a music hall slapstick comedy act but Glasgow-born... Max Bygraves - CD cover Max Bygraves OBE (born 16 October 1922 in Rotherhithe, London as Walter William Bygraves) is an English singer songwriter, famous for his waving hands. ... Frank Carson (born November 6, 1926) is an Irish comedian and actor. ... Roy Castle OBE (born August 31, 1932 in Scholes, near Holmfirth; died September 2, 1994) was a British dancer, singer, comedian, actor and musician. ... Tommy Cooper (March 19, 1921 – April 15, 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician. ... Jimmy Cricket, Irish comedian, born in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. ... Leslie Crowther on Wogan Leslie Crowther (6 February 1933, Nottingham – 29 September 1996, Bath) was an English comedian. ... Les Dawson (2 February 1934, Collyhurst, Manchester - 10 June 1993) was a popular English comedian, known for his deadpan style. ... Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born 8 November 1927, in Knotty Ash, Liverpool), better known as Ken Dodd, is a veteran English comedian and singer, famous for selling over 100 million records, his buck teeth, frizzy hair, feather duster (or tickling stick), and his catchphrases, often playing on the tickled motif... Charlie Drake (born Charles Edward Springall, on 19 June 1925, in South London) is an English comedian, actor, writer and singer. ... Sid Field (1904 - February 3, 1950) was a British comedy entertainer. ... Bud Flanagan was a popular Wartime entertainer, born Chaim Reuven Weintrop 14th October 1896 in Whitechapel, the East End, London, England and died 20th October 1968. ... Cyril Fletcher (June 25, 1913 – January 2, 2005) was an English comedian. ... George Formby, OBE (26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961) was an English singer and comedian who became a major star of both cinema and music hall. ... Bruce Forsyth (born February 22, 1928) (real name Bruce Forsythe_Johnson) is a British entertainer and showman who achieved celebrity on the show Sunday Night at the London Palladium, and has since presented game shows such as The Price is Right, Play Your Cards Right, The Generation Game and You Bet... Max Miller, the Cheeky Chappie, was a 1930s English music hall comedian famous for his daringly risqué (for the period) repertoire (see Censorship), and gaudy suits. ... Terence Alan Milligan KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright. ... Bob Monkhouse presenting Celebrity Squares (Image copyright British Film Institute) Robert Allen Monkhouse OBE (June 1, 1928 – December 29, 2003) was an English entertainer in the traditional sense, though primarily known as a comedian and game show host. ... Morecambe and Wise Morecambe and Wise were a famous British comic double act comprising Eric Morecambe OBE and Ernie Wise OBE. The act lasted four decades until Morecambes retirement, shortly before his death in 1984. ... Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (born January 12, 1932) is a veteran English television personality. ... Frank Randle (Born Arthur Hughes, also known as Arthur McEvoy) (January 30, 1901 - July 15, 1957) was a British comedian. ... Ted Rogers (20 July 1935 – 2 May 2001) was a fast talking English comedian and light entertainer (who originally started his career as a red coat entertainer). ... Man About the House. ... Cover of Tommy Trinders publicity pamphlet for his 1952 Australian tour Tommy Trinder (24 March 1909 - 10 July 1989) was an English stage, screen and radio comedian. ... Max Wall (March 12, 1908 - May 21, 1990) was a British comedian, born in Brixton, London son of the successful music-hall entertainer Jack (Jock) Lorimer. ... Charlie Williams MBE (23 December 1928—2 September 2006) was a black English professional footballer and stand-up comedian. ...

Radio comedians

• Michael Bentine (1922–1996), (The Goon Show)
• Dick Bentley (1907–1995) (Take It From Here)
• Tim Brooke-Taylor (born 1940) (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue)
• John Cleese (born 1939) (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue)
• Jimmy Edwards (1920–1988) (Take It From Here}
• Graham Fellows (plays the characters Jilted John, John Shuttleworth and Brian Appleton)
• Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005)
• Ronald Frankau (1894–1951)
• Graeme Garden (born 1943) (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue)
• Jeff Green, (The Green Guide to..)
• Joyce Grenfell (1910–1979)
• Deryck Guyler (1914–1999)
• Tony Hancock (1924–1968) (Hancock's Half Hour)
• Tommy Handley (1892–1949) (ITMA)
• David Hatch, (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again)
• Kenneth Horne (died 1969), (Round the Horne, Beyond Our Ken)
• Roy Hudd (born 1936) (News Huddlines)
• Jo Kendall, (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue)
• Bill Kerr (born 1922) (Hancock's Half Hour)
• Betty Marsden (1919–1998)
• Spike Milligan (1918–2002), (The Goon Show)
• Chris Morris, (On The Hour)
• Richard Murdoch, (Much Binding in the Marsh)
• Murry, Stephen (1912–1983) (The Navy Lark)
• Joy Nichols, (Take It From Here)
• Bill Oddie (born 1941) I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
• Jon Pertwee (1919–1996) The Navy Lark
• Bill Pertwee (born 1926) (Beyond Our Ken, Round the Horne)
• Harry Secombe (1921–2001), (The Goon Show)
• Peter Sellers (1925–1980), (The Goon Show)
• Mark Steel, (The Mark Steel Solution, The Mark Steel Revolution, The Mark Steel Lectures)
• Hugh Paddick (1915–2000)
• Leslie Phillips (born 1924) (The Navy Lark)
• Dennis Price, (The Navy Lark)
• Ted Ray (1905–1977)
• Al Read
• Kenneth Williams (1926–1988) (Round the Horne)

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Im Sorry I Havent A Clue, often abbreviated to the initialism ISIHAC, is a radio comedy programme which has been broadcast several times annually on BBC Radio 4 from April 11, 1972 to the present. ... “Cleese” redirects here. ... Im Sorry, Ill Read That Again was a long-running BBC radio comedy programme that originally grew out of the Cambridge University Footlights revue Cambridge Circus. ... Im Sorry I Havent A Clue, often abbreviated to the initialism ISIHAC, is a radio comedy programme which has been broadcast several times annually on BBC Radio 4 from April 11, 1972 to the present. ... For other people also known as Jimmy Edwards, see James Edwards. ... Take It From Here (often referred to as TIFH, pronounced tife) was a British radio comedy programme broadcast by the BBC between 1947 and 1958. ... Graham Fellows (born Manchester, 22 May 1959) is an English comedy actor and musician, best known for creating the characters of John Shuttleworth and Jilted John. ... 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ITMA was a 1940s BBC radio comedy programme. ... Sir David Hatch attended the University of Cambridge, where he was also a member of the prestigious Cambridge Footlights Club. ... Im Sorry, Ill Read That Again was a long-running BBC radio comedy programme that originally grew out of the Cambridge University Footlights revue Cambridge Circus. ... Kenneth Horne Kenneth Horne (27 February 1907, London – 14 February 1969) was an English comedian and businessman. ... Round the Horne was one of the most influential BBC Radio comedy programmes, comparable to The Goon Show in its influence on other comedy programmes. ... Beyond Our Ken (1958-1963) was a radio programme, the predecessor to Round the Horne (1964-1969). ... Roy Hudd, OBE (b. ... Jo Kendall is a British actress. ... Im Sorry, Ill Read That Again was a long-running BBC radio comedy programme that originally grew out of the Cambridge University Footlights revue Cambridge Circus. ... Im Sorry I Havent A Clue, often abbreviated to the initialism ISIHAC, is a radio comedy programme which has been broadcast several times annually on BBC Radio 4 from April 11, 1972 to the present. ... Bill Kerr (born 1922) is an Australian film and television actor. ... Hancocks Half Hour was a famous BBC radio comedy series of the 1950s starring Tony Hancock. ... Betty Marsden (1919–1998) was a British comedy actress. ... Terence Alan Milligan KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright. ... The Goon Show was a popular and influential British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service. ... Chris Morris (born September 5, 1965 in Bristol, England) is an English satirical comedian, writer, producer, director, actor and radio DJ. Morris began his career in radio before later moving into television. ... On The Hour double cassette cover featuring Chris Morris, 1992. ... Richard Stinker Murdoch (1907-1990) was a British comedian. ... Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh was the title of a comical BBC radio show broadcast from 1944 to 1954, starring Kenneth Horne and Richard Murdoch as senior staff in a fictional RAF station battling red tape and wartime inconvenience. ... The Navy Lark is a satirical radio sit-com based on board a British warship named HMS Troutbridge, transmitted on the BBC Light Programme and subsequently BBC Radio 2. ... Joy Nichols (17 February 1925 – 23 June 1992) born in Sydney, Australia was a comedienne and actress who worked in Australia, Britain and the USA. She is best known as a star of Take It From Here on BBC Radio. ... Take It From Here (often referred to as TIFH, pronounced tife) was a British radio comedy programme broadcast by the BBC between 1947 and 1958. ... 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Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE (8 September 1921–11 April 2001) was a Welsh entertainer with a noted fine tenor singing voice and a talent for comedy. ... The Goon Show was a popular and influential British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service. ... Peter Sellers, CBE (8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was a British comedian and actor best known for his three roles in Dr. Strangelove and as Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther films. ... The Goon Show was a popular and influential British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service. ... Mark Steel (born 1961) is an English socialist columnist and comedian. ... 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This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Round the Horne was one of the most influential BBC Radio comedy programmes, comparable to The Goon Show in its influence on other comedy programmes. ...

Satirists

• Douglas Adams (1952–2001)
• John Bird, (Bremner, Bird and Fortune)
• Eleanor Bron
• Peter Cook (1937–1995)
• John Fortune, (Bremner, Bird and Fortune)
• Chris Morris (born 1965), (Brass Eye)
• Ian Hislop (born 1960), (Private Eye)
• Armando Iannucci
• William Rushton
• The Komedy Kollective Team
• Mark Thomas, (The Mark Thomas Comedy Product)

Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician. ... John Bird (born 22 November 1936) is an English satirist, actor and comedian. ... Eleanor Bron (born 14 March 1938) is a British stage, film and television actress and author. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... John Fortune (born John Wood on June 30, 1939 in Bristol) is a British satirist, comedian writer and actor, best known for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner on the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune. ... Chris Morris (born September 5, 1965 in Bristol, England) is an English satirical comedian, writer, producer, director, actor and radio DJ. Morris began his career in radio before later moving into television. ... Ian Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is the editor of British satirical magazine Private Eye, a team captain on the popular satirical current affairs quiz Have I Got News for You and a comedy scriptwriter. ... Private eye may mean: Look up Private eye on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Private Eye a fortnightly British satirical magazine-newspaper, edited by Ian Hislop (as of 2005) A private investigator, a private detective for hire (see also crime fiction and detective fiction) Private Eye, a song by Alkaline Trio... Armando Iannucci (born 1964, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish comedian, satirist and radio producer. ... Willie Rushton (August 18, 1937 - December 11, 1996) was a British cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer. ... This article is about the anarchist comedian. ...

Comedy panel game regulars

B

• Bill Bailey, (Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Space Cadets, QI)
• Frankie Boyle, (Mock The Week)
• Rory Bremner, (Mock The Week), Whose Line is it Anyway?)

Bill Bailey is also the name commonly used to refer to a popular song with the full title of Wont You Come Home Bill Bailey. Mark Bill Bailey (born 24 February 1964, Bath, Somerset) is an English comedian, actor, and musician known for appearing on Never Mind the Buzzcocks... Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme, presented by Simon Amstell and produced by talkbackTHAMES for the BBC. It is usually aired on BBC Two. ... Space Cadets was a British television program made by Zeppotron (a division of Endemol UK) for Channel 4. ... For other uses, see Qi (disambiguation). ... Francis Martin Patrick Frankie Boyle (born 16 August 1972 in Glasgow) is a Scottish comedian, and has appeared on TV shows Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Would I Lie To You? and has written for Jimmy Carrs show Distraction. ... Mock the Week is a British topical panel game, hosted by Dara Ó Briain. ... Rory Bremner FKC (born 6 April 1961, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British impressionist and comedian, noted for his political satire. ... Mock the Week is a British topical panel game, hosted by Dara Ó Briain. ... Whose Line Is It Anyway? (sometimes abbreviated to Whose Line? or WLIIA?) is a short-form improvisational comedy show. ...

C

• Craig Charles (born 1964), (Space Cadets)
• Alan Coren, (The News Quiz, Call My Bluff)
• Barry Cryer, (I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue)
• Justin Lee Collins
• John Coolie, (Comedian),

Craig Charles as Dave Lister Craig Charles (born July 11, 1964 in Liverpool, England) is an English actor, stand up comedian, author, poet, and radio and television presenter, best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf. ... Space Cadets was a British television program made by Zeppotron (a division of Endemol UK) for Channel 4. ... Alan Coren (27 June 1938 – 18 October 2007) was an English humorist, writer and satirist who was well known as a regular panellist on the BBC radio quiz The News Quiz and a team captain on BBC televisions Call My Bluff. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ... Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. ... Barry Cryer (born March 23, 1935 in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) is a writer and comedian. ... Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy which has run since 11 April 1972. ... Justin Lee Collins (born 28 July 1974) is an English comedian, television presenter and radio presenter from Bristol, often known as JLC. His distinctive West Country accent and cave man image are amongst his trademarks. ...

D

• Alan Davies, (QI)
• Angus Deayton (born 1956), (former chair of Have I Got News for You)
• Jack Dee, (It's Only TV But I Like It)
• Hugh Dennis, (Mock The Week)

Alan Davies (born 6 March 1966) is an English comedian and actor best known for starring as Jonathan Creek on the popular TV mystery series of the same name. ... For other uses, see Qi (disambiguation). ... Gordon Angus Deayton (born January 6, 1956) is an English comic actor and television presenter. ... Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... Jack Dee (born September 24, 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for his sardonic, deadpan style. ... Hugh Dennis (left) with Steve Punt on The Now Show. ... Mock the Week is a British topical panel game, hosted by Dara Ó Briain. ...

F

• Clement Freud, (Just A Minute)
• Rebecca Front
• Stephen Fry, (chair of QI)

Dawn French, (French & Saunders) Sir Clement Freud Sir Clement Raphael Freud (born April 24, 1924) is a British writer, broadcaster, and politician. ... Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game which has been running continuously since its first broadcast on December 22, 1967. ... Rebecca Front (born June 28, 1965) is a British comedian and actress. ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, writer, actor, novelist, filmmaker, journalist and television personality. ... For other uses, see Qi (disambiguation). ...

G

• Graeme Garden, (I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue)
• Jeff Green, (Shoot the Messenger, Jo Brand's Hot Potatoes)

Graeme Garden, as a Beefeater in The Goodies (TV series) episode The Tower of London David Graeme Garden (born February 18, 1943) is a British comedy writer and performer. ... Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy which has run since 11 April 1972. ... Jeff Green is editor of Computer Gaming World and brother of the comedian Tom Green ...

H

• Andy Hamilton, (The News Quiz)
• Nick Hancock (born 1962), (They Think It's All Over)
• Jeremy Hardy, (The News Quiz, If I Ruled The World)
• Tony Hawks (I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue)
• Dickie Henderson (1922–1985), ( The Dickie Henderson Show , The Dickie Henderson Half-hour )
• Ian Hislop (born 1960), (The News Quiz, Have I Got News for You)
• Simon Hoggart, (The News Quiz)
• Richard Herring, (Banter), (The 99p Challenge)
• Lee Hurst
• Mark Hurst

Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 1954) is a British comedian, game show panelist, director and comedy scriptwriter for television and radio. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ... Nick Hancock (born January 25, 1962, Stoke-on-Trent) is a British actor and television presenter. ... They Think Its All Over (1995-2006) is the name of a British satirical game show with a sporting theme produced by TalkbackTHAMES and shown on BBC One. ... Jeremy Hardy (born 17 July 1961) is a British alternative comedian. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ... If I Ruled the World is a song, originally from the West End musical, Pickwick, based on Charles Dickens The Pickwick Papers. ... Tony Hawks is a British comedian and author. ... Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy which has run since 11 April 1972. ... Dickie Henderson OBE (30 October 1922 - 22 September 1985) was born in London. ... Ian Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is the editor of British satirical magazine Private Eye, a team captain on the popular satirical current affairs quiz Have I Got News for You and a comedy scriptwriter. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ... Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ... Richard Herring performing his show Someone Likes Yoghurt at the Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, during the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Richard Keith Herring (born July 12, 1967) is a British comedian and writer formerly best known as part of Lee and Herring, a double act with Stewart Lee. ... The 99p Challenge is a spoof panel game originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4. ... Lee Hurst is a comedian who runs his own club, Lee Hursts Backyard Comedy club, in Londons East End. ...

I

• Richard Ingrams, (The News Quiz)

Richard Ingrams (born August 19, 1937) was the second editor of British satirical magazine, Private Eye, taking over from Christopher Booker in 1963. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ...

J

• Peter Jones, (Just A Minute)
• Phill Jupitus, (Never Mind the Buzzcocks)

Peter Jones (12 June 1920 – 10 April 2000) was an English actor, playwright and broadcaster. ... Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game which has been running continuously since its first broadcast on December 22, 1967. ... Phill Jupitus (born March 6, 1962 in Newport, Isle of Wight) is a British comedian. ... Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme, presented by Simon Amstell and produced by talkbackTHAMES for the BBC. It is usually aired on BBC Two. ...

L

• Rod Liddle, (Call My Bluff)
• Sean Lock, (Have I Got News For You, QI)
• Humphrey Lyttelton, (I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue)

Rod Liddle (born 1960) is a controversial British journalist best known for his term as editor of BBC Radio 4s Today programme. ... Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Humphrey Lyttelton at the Landmark Arts Centre, 22 April 2006. ... Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy which has run since 11 April 1972. ...

M

• Rory McGrath (They Think It's All Over)
• Paul Merton (born 1957), (Have I Got News for You)
• Arthur Marshall, (Call My Bluff)
• Robert Morley, (Call My Bluff)
• Frank Muir, (Call My Bluff)
• McLuser Brit

McGrath presenting More Own Goals & Gaffs DVD. Rory McGrath (born March 27, 1956) is an English comedian. ... They Think Its All Over (1995-2006) is the name of a British satirical game show with a sporting theme produced by TalkbackTHAMES and shown on BBC One. ... Paul Merton (born Paul Martin 9 July 1957[1]) is an English actor, deadpan comedian and writer, who is best known as a panellist on the BBC TV show Have I Got News for You and Radio 4s Just a Minute, as well as Channel 4s Whose Line... Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... Arthur Marshall (1910-1989) was a British writer and broadcaster, born in Surrey in the UK. Most known as a team-leader on the BBCs Call My Bluff. ... Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. ... Robert Morley CBE (May 26, 1908 – June 3, 1992) was an Oscar-nominated English actor who, often in supporting roles, was usually cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment. ... Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. ... Frank Muir (5 February 1920 - 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. ... Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. ...

N

• Ross Noble
• Derek Nimmo, (Just A Minute)

Ross Markham Noble,[1] born 5 June 1976, is an English stand-up comedian, raised in Cramlington, Northumberland. ... Derek Robert Nimmo (September 19, 1930 - February 24, 1999) was a British character actor, particularly associated with upper-class silly-ass roles. ... Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game which has been running continuously since its first broadcast on December 22, 1967. ...

R

• Jonathan Ross (born 1960), (They Think It's All Over, It's Only TV But I Like It)
• Willie Rushton, (I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue)
• Robin Ray, (Call My Bluff)

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... They Think Its All Over (1995-2006) is the name of a British satirical game show with a sporting theme produced by TalkbackTHAMES and shown on BBC One. ... William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton (August 18, 1937–December 11, 1996) was a British cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer. ... Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy which has run since 11 April 1972. ... Robin Ray (1935-1998) was an actor, musician and broadcaster, the son of comedian Ted Ray. ... Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. ...

S

• Linda Smith (1958–2006) (The News Quiz)

Jennifer Saunders (French & Saunders, Absolutley Fabulous) Linda Smith Linda Smith (29 January 1958 – 27 February 2006) was an English stand-up comic and comedy writer. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ...

T

• Tim Brooke-Taylor, (I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue)
• Sandi Toksvig, (Call My Bluff)
• Barry Took, (The News Quiz)

Tim Brooke-Taylor (April 2000) Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor, (born 17 July 1940 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) is a British comic actor most well known in Britain as a member of The Goodies comedy trio and in the comedy radio shows Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, and... Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy which has run since 11 April 1972. ... Sandi Toksvig, official photograph Sandi Toksvig (IPA: ) (born 3 May 1958 in Copenhagen) is a Danish comedian, author, and radio presenter based in the United Kingdom. ... Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. ... Barry Took (June 19, 1928 – March 31, 2002) was an English comedian, writer and television presenter. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ...

W

• Bradley Walsh
• Frances Wheen, (The News Quiz)
• Kenneth Williams, (Just a Minute)

Bradley Walsh (born 4 June 1960) is an English comedian and latterly television actor. ... Francis Wheen (born 1957) is a British writer and journalist who was educated at Royal Holloway College, University of London. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game which has been running continuously since its first broadcast on December 22, 1967. ...

Sketch show/alternative comedians

• Armstrong and Miller
  • Alexander Armstrong
  • Ben Miller
• David Baddiel (The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Fantasy Football League)
• Hugh Dennis (The Mary Whitehouse Experience)
• Charlie Drake (born 1925)
• Adrian Edmondson
• Kevin Eldon (Fist of Fun, Big Train, Jam)
• Dick Emery
• Harry Enfield, (Harry Enfield and Chums)
• The Fast Show
  • Paul Whitehouse
  • Charlie Higson
  • Caroline Aherne
  • John Thomson
  • Simon Day
  • Mark Williams
  • Arabella Weir
• Dawn French, (French and Saunders)
• The Goodies
  • Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Graeme Garden
  • Bill Oddie
• Gregor Fisher (Naked Video)
• Stephen Fry (A Bit of Fry and Laurie)
• Arthur Haynes
• Lenny Henry (born 1958)
• Benny Hill (1924–1992)
• Harry Hill
• Dom Joly
• John Junkin
• Hugh Laurie (born 1959) (A Bit of Fry and Laurie)
• Matt Lucas (Little Britain)
• Rik Mayall
• Spike Milligan
• Morecambe and Wise
• Bob Mortimer
• Rob Newman (The Mary Whitehouse Experience)
• Peter Richardson , The Comic Strip
• Nigel Planer
• Steve Punt (The Mary Whitehouse Experience)
• Alexei Sayle
• Frank Skinner
• Monty Python
  • Graham Chapman (1941–1989)
  • John Cleese (born 1939)
  • Terry Gilliam (born 1940)
  • Eric Idle (born 1943)
  • Terry Jones (born 1942)
  • Michael Palin (born 1943)
• Not the Nine O'Clock News
  • Rowan Atkinson (born 1955)
  • Griff Rhys-Jones
  • Pamela Stephenson (born 1949)
  • Mel Smith (born 1952)
• Vic Reeves
• Jennifer Saunders
• Smack the Pony
  • Fiona Allen
  • Doon Mackichan
  • Sally Phillips
• The Two Ronnies
  • Ronnie Barker
  • Ronnie Corbett (born 1931)
• David Walliams (Little Britain)
• Harry Worth (1917–1989)
• Paul Whitehouse (born 1958) (Harry Enfield and Chums, The Fast Show)

Armstrong and Miller are collectively the comedians and actors Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller, and also the name of their Channel 4 sketch show which ran from 1997 to 2001. ... Alexander Armstrong is a British comedian. ... Ben Miller (born 1966) is a British comedian, director and actor. ... Baddiel (left) with Frank Skinner on the sofa in an episode of Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned David Paul Baddiel (born May 28, 1964, Troy, New York, USA) is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter. ... The Mary Whitehouse Experience was a UK topical comedy show, both on radio and TV, in the late 80s/early 90s. ... Fantasy Football League was a British television programme hosted by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel. ... Hugh Dennis (left) with Steve Punt on The Now Show. ... The Mary Whitehouse Experience was a UK topical comedy show, both on radio and TV, in the late 80s/early 90s. ... Charlie Drake (born Charles Edward Springall, on 19 June 1925, in South London) is an English comedian, actor, writer and singer. ... Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. ... Eldon as evil hypnotist in Big Train Kevin Eldon ( b. ... Fist of Fun was a popular British comedy television and radio programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring (the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring). ... For the Washington Senators pitcher nicknamed Big Train, see Walter Johnson. ... Jam is a British comedy television series created by Chris Morris. ... Dick Emery Dick Emery (February 19, 1919 - January 2, 1983) was a British comedian and actor, popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Harry Enfields Television Programme is a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield. ... The Fast Show is a BBC comedy sketch show programme that ran for four series from 1994 to 2000. ... Suits you Sir Mark Williams (left) with Paul Whitehouse (right) The Fast Show For the motor vehicle and aircraft painter, see Paul Whitehouse (painter). ... Charlie Higson (born, 1958 in Frome, Somerset) is an English actor and producer, an author, television writer and a comedian. ... Caroline Aherne (born 24 December 1963 in Ealing, London) is an English actress and comedian. ... John Patrick Thomson (born Patrick Francis McAleer, April 2, 1969) is an English actor and stand-up comedian, known for his roles in The Fast Show and Cold Feet. ... Simon Day is a British comedian most famous for his roles in the sketch show The Fast Show, sitcom Grass and a series of comedic adverts for Powergen. ... For other persons named Mark Williams, see Mark Williams (disambiguation). ... Arabella Weir is a British comedian, actress and writer famous for her role in The Fast Show and a number of books including Does My Bum Look Big In This? (a catchphrase of one of her characters in the show). ... Dawn Roma French[1] (born 11 October 1957) is a BAFTA Award-nominated British comedian and actress best known for starring in her comedy sketch show French & Saunders along with her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, and for playing the lead role in The Vicar of Dibley as Geraldine Granger. ... French & Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show starring and written by comedy team Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, and is also the name by which they are known on the rare occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act. ... This article discusses the Goodies trio and the origins of their comedy TV series For information about the television series, see The Goodies (TV series) The Goodies are a trio of British comedians (Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie), who created, wrote, and starred in a surreal British... Tim Brooke-Taylor (April 2000) Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor, (born 17 July 1940 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) is a British comic actor most well known in Britain as a member of The Goodies comedy trio and in the comedy radio shows Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, and... Graeme Garden, as a Beefeater in The Goodies (TV series) episode The Tower of London David Graeme Garden (born February 18, 1943) is a British comedy writer and performer. ... William Edgar (Bill) Oddie, OBE (born 7 July 1941 in Rochdale, Lancashire), is a British comedy writer and performer, author, composer and musician. ... Gregor Fisher (born 22 December 1953) is a popular Scottish comedian and actor. ... Naked Video was a BBC Scotland comedy series, broadcast between 1986 and 1991 on national BBC2. ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, writer, actor, novelist, filmmaker, journalist and television personality. ... This article is about the television series. ... Arthur Haynes (May 19, 1914 in London, England–November 19, 1966) was an English comedian and star of The Arthur Haynes Show, a comedy sketch series produced by ATV for 10 years until his death from a heart attack. ... Lenworth George Henry CBE, BA (Hons) English Literature (born 29 August 1958), better known as that black guy on the telly whos married to the fat one, is an English writer, comedian and actor. ... Alfred Hawthorn Hill (21 January 1924 – 19 April 1992), better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comic, actor and singer, best known for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show. ... Dr Matthew Hall (born October 1, 1964), better known as Harry Roy Hill, is a British stand-up comedian and author who has graduated to being a star of British television by way of a BBC radio series Harry Hills Fruit Corner. ... Dominic John Joly (born 15 November 1967)[1] is an award-winning British television comedian and journalist. ... John Francis Junkin (January 29, 1930, Ealing, London - March 7, 2006, Aylesbury) was a British radio, television and film performer and scriptwriter. ... James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and musician. ... This article is about the television series. ... Matthew Richard Lucas (born March 5, 1974) is an English comedy actor. ... This article is about the British TV show Little Britain. ... Richard Michael Rik Mayall (born 7 March 1958) is an English comedian and actor. ... Terence Alan Milligan KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright. ... Morecambe and Wise Morecambe and Wise were a famous British comic double act comprising Eric Morecambe OBE and Ernie Wise OBE. The act lasted four decades until Morecambes retirement, shortly before his death in 1984. ... Robert Bob Renwick Mortimer (born May 23, 1959 in Middlesbrough, England), is an English comedian and actor who is best known for his double act with Vic Reeves (see Vic and Bob). ... There are (at least) two people known as Rob Newman: Robert Newman, British comedian Rob Newman, Canadian politician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Mary Whitehouse Experience was a UK topical comedy show, both on radio and TV, in the late 80s/early 90s. ... Peter Richardson born 15 October 1951 in Devon, Britain, is a British actor, comedian, director, and writer. ... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, best known collectively for their television series The Comic Strip Presents. ... Nigel George Planer (born February 22, 1953 in London) is an English actor, novelist and playwright. ... Steve Punt is a British writer, comedian and actor, most famous for his long-time partnership with Hugh Dennis. ... The Mary Whitehouse Experience was a UK topical comedy show, both on radio and TV, in the late 80s/early 90s. ... Alexei David Sayle (b. ... Christopher Graham Collins, aka Frank Skinner (born 28 January 1957 is an English writer and comedian. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... Dr. Graham Arthur Chapman (January 8, 1941 – October 4, 1989) was an English comedian, actor, writer, physician and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe. ... “Cleese” redirects here. ... Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. ... Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author and composer of comedic songs. ... Terence Graham Parry Jones (born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, on February 1, 1942) is a British comedian, screenwriter and actor, film director, childrens author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. ... Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. ... Not the Nine OClock News is a comedy television programme that was shown on the BBC, broadcast from 1979 to 1982. ... Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder and Mr. ... Griff Rhys Jones (born 6 November 1953) is the comedy partner and foil of Mel Smith. ... Pamela Stephenson (also known as Pamela Stephenson Connolly) Ph. ... Mel Smith Mel Smith is an English actor, film director, writer, producer born in London on December 3, 1952) He attended New College, Oxford. ... James Jim Roderick Moir, more commonly known by the pseudonym Vic Reeves, (born January 24, 1959) is an English comedian, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer (see Vic and Bob). ... Jennifer Jane Saunders (born July 6, 1958[1] in Sleaford, Lincolnshire) is a BAFTA- and Emmy Award-winning English comedian, writer and actress. ... The Best of Smack the Pony DVD Cover, featuring (left to right) Doon Mackichan, Fiona Allen and Sally Phillips. ... Fiona Allen (born in Bury, Lancashire on 3 January 1965) is a British comedian. ... Doon Mackichan Doon Mackichan (born 1962, Fife) is a Scottish comedian. ... Sally Phillips (born 10 May 1970) is a British comic actress. ... The Two Ronnies was a British sketch show that aired on BBC One from 1971 to 1987. ... Ronald William George Barker, OBE (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005), popularly known as Ronnie Barker was an English comic actor and writer. ... Ronnie Corbett in Extras Ronald Balfour Corbett, OBE (born 4 December 1930 in Edinburgh, commonly credited as Ronnie Corbett) is a British comedian and actor, best known as one of The Two Ronnies. ... David Walliams (born David Williams, August 20, 1971) is an English comedy actor, best known for his partnership with Matt Lucas in the sketch show Little Britain. ... This article is about the British TV show Little Britain. ... Harry Worth (real name Harry Illingworth) (20 November 1917 - 20 July 1989) was a British comedy actor, His standard performance was as a genial, bumbling middle-class and middle-aged man from the North of England, who reduced all who came into contact with him to a state of frustration. ... Suits you Sir Mark Williams (left) with Paul Whitehouse (right) The Fast Show For the motor vehicle and aircraft painter, see Paul Whitehouse (painter). ... Harry Enfields Television Programme is a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield. ... The Fast Show is a BBC comedy sketch show programme that ran for four series from 1994 to 2000. ...

Film

• Bernard Bresslaw (1934–1993)
• John Cleese (born 1939), (Monty Python films)
• Robbie Coltrane (born 1950)
• Steve Coogan
• Ade Edmondson, (Guest House Paradiso)
• Lee Evans (born 1964)
• George Formby (1904–1961)
• Nick Frost, (Shaun of the Dead)
• Martin Freeman
• Marty Feldman (1933–1982)
• Will Hay (1888–1949)
• Eric Idle (born 1943), (Monty Python films)
• Sid James (1913–1976) (Carry On films)
• Rik Mayall, (Drop Dead Fred)(Guest House Paradiso)
• Dudley Moore (1935–2002) (Arthur, 10)
• Simon Pegg, (Shaun of the Dead)
• Leonard Rossiter (1926-1984)
• Peter Sellers (1925–1980), (Dr Strangelove, Inspector Clouseau films)
• Eric Sykes (born 1923)
• Kenneth Williams (1926–1988), (Carry On films)
• Norman Wisdom (born 1915)
• Monty Python

Bernard Bresslaw (born Stepney, London, February 25, 1934 - Enfield, June 11, 1993) was an English actor who was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. ... “Cleese” redirects here. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... For the jazz saxophonist, see Ravi Coltrane. ... Stephen John Steve Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, impressionist, and comedian. ... Adrian Edmondson Adrian Edmondson (sometimes credited as Ade Edmondson, born 24 January 1957 in Bradford, Yorkshire, Britain) is a British actor, comedian, director, and writer who gained fame as Vyvyan in The Young Ones in the early 1980s. ... Guest House Paradiso is a 1999 comedy slapstick movie, starring Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson, and directed by Edmondson. ... Lee Evans - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... George Formby, OBE (26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961) was an English singer and comedian who became a major star of both cinema and music hall. ... Nicholas John Frost (born March 28, 1972 in Romford, London) is an English actor and comedian famous for his work with Simon Pegg. ... Shaun of the Dead is a zombie-themed romantic comedy (or rom zom com as it dubs itself) or zombie comedy released in 2004. ... Martin Freeman (born September 8, 1971) is an English actor. ... Martin Alan Marty Feldman (8 July 1934[1] – 2 December 1982) was an English writer, comedian and BAFTA award winning actor, notable for his bulging eyes, which were the result of a thyroid condition known as Graves Disease. ... A publicity shot for the film The Ghost of St. ... Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is an English comedian, actor, author and composer of comedic songs. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ... Sid James Sid James (8 May 1913–26 April 1976) was a film and television actor. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Richard Michael Rik Mayall (born 7 March 1958) is an English comedian and actor. ... Drop Dead Fred is a 1991 comedy film released by New Line Cinema. ... Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (April 19, 1935 – March 27, 2002), was an Academy-Award nominated British comedian, actor and musician. ... For the Iranian film, see Ten (film) 10 is a 1979 romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Bo Derek, Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews. ... Simon John Pegg (born 14 February 1970 in Gloucester) is an English comedian, writer and film and television actor. ... DVD of first series of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin starring Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was a distinguished English actor, known for his comedy roles in two British television series of the 1970s, and for his roles in two Stanley Kubrick films. ... Peter Sellers, CBE (8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was a British comedian and actor best known for his three roles in Dr. Strangelove and as Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther films. ... For the hit 1987 single by Depeche Mode, see the album Music for the Masses Film poster for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a 1964 satirical film directed by Stanley Kubrick. ... Peter Sellers in one of a number of appearances as Inspector Clouseau Inspector Jacques Clouseau (later chief inspector) is a fictional detective in Blake Edwardss Pink Panther series. ... Eric Sykes in the Sykes TV series (DVD) The Plank (DVD cover) Eric Sykes, CBE (born May 4, 1923 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a British comedic writer and actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Sir Norman Wisdom, OBE (born 4 February 1915) is an English comedian, singer and actor. ... Monty Python, or The Pythons, is the collective name of the creators of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. ...

Sitcom comedians

(See also: British sitcoms) A British sitcom is a situation comedy (sitcom) produced in the United Kingdom. ...

• Rowan Atkinson (born 1955), (Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line, Mr. Bean)
• Richard Ayoade (born 1977), (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The IT Crowd)
• Bill Bailey (born 1964), (Spaced, Black Books)
• Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), (Porridge, Open All Hours)
• Chris Barrie (born 1960), (Red Dwarf, The Brittas Empire)
• Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979), (Porridge, Rising Damp)
• Matt Berry (born 1974), (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The IT Crowd)
• James Bolam (born 1938), (The Likely Lads, Only When I Laugh)
• Richard Briers (born 1934), (The Good Life), (Ever Decreasing Circles)
• Kathy Burke (born 1964), (Gimme Gimme Gimme)
• Patrick Cargill (1918-1996), (Father, Dear Father)
• John Challis (born 1942), (Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass)
• Craig Charles (born 1964), (Red Dwarf)
• John Cleese (born 1939), (Fawlty Towers)
• Ronnie Corbett (born 1930), (Sorry!)
• Michael Crawford (born 1942), (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)
• Windsor Davies (born 1930), (It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Never the Twain)
• Julia Davis (born 1966), (Nighty Night)
• Richard Dawson (born 1932), (Hogan's Heroes)
• Angus Deayton (born 1956), (Nighty Night, One Foot in the Grave)
• James Dreyfus (born 1968), (The Thin Blue Line, My Hero, Gimme Gimme Gimme)
• Paul Eddington (1927-1995), (The Good Life, Yes Minister)
• Adrian Edmondson (born 1957), (The Young Ones, Bottom)
• Jimmy Edwards (1920-1988), (Whack-O!)
• Martin Freeman (born 1971), (The Office, Hardware)
• Dawn French (born 1957), (The Vicar of Dibley)
• Nick Frost (born 1972), (Spaced, Hyperdrive)
• Ricky Gervais (born 1961), (The Office, Extras)
• Tamsin Greig (born 1967), (Black Books, Green Wing)
• Deryck Guyler (1914-1999) (Please Sir!, Sykes)
• Tony Hancock (1924-68), (Hancock's Half Hour)
• Jane Horrocks (born 1964), (Absolutely Fabulous)
• Karl Howman (born 1952), (Brush Strokes)
• John Inman (1935-2007), (Are You Being Served)
• David Jason (born 1940), (Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours)
• Danny John-Jules (born 1960) (Red Dwarf)
• Peter Kay (born 1973) (Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere)
• Gorden Kaye (born 1941), ('Allo 'Allo!)
• Penelope Keith (born 1940), (To The Manor Born)
• John Le Mesurier (1912-1983), (Dad's Army)
• Robert Lindsay (born 1949), (Citizen Smith, Nightingales, My Family)
• Roger Lloyd Pack (born 1944), (Only Fools and Horses, The Vicar of Dibley)
• Arthur Lowe (1915-1982), (Dad's Army, Bless Me Father)
• Joanna Lumley (born 1947), (Absolutely Fabulous)
• Nicholas Lyndhurst (born 1961), (Only Fools and Horses, Butterflies, Goodnight Sweetheart)
• Rik Mayall (born 1958), (The Young Ones, Bottom, The New Statesman)
• Warren Mitchell (born 1926), (Till Death Us Do Part)
• Dermot Morgan, (born in Ireland 1952-1998), (Father Ted)
• Brian Murphy (born 1933), (Man About the House, George and Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine)
• Al Murray (born 1968), (Time Gentlemen Please)
• Paul Nicholas (born 1945), (Just Good Friends)
• Ardal O'Hanlon (born in Ireland 1965), (Father Ted, My Hero)
• Bill Owen (1914-99), (Last of the Summer Wine)
• Geoffrey Palmer (born 1927), (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Butterflies, As Time Goes By)
• Simon Pegg (born 1970), (Spaced)
• Tony Robinson (born 1946), (Blackadder)
• Leonard Rossiter (1926-84), (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Rising Damp)
• Andrew Sachs (born 1930) (Fawlty Towers)
• Jennifer Saunders (born 1958) (Absolutely Fabulous)
• Julia Sawalha (born 1968), (Absolutely Fabulous)
• Eric Sykes (born 1923), (Sykes)
• Reg Varney (born 1916), (The Rag Trade, On The Buses)
• Gary Waldhorn (born 1943), (Brush Strokes, The Vicar of Dibley)
• Rudolph Walker (born 1939), (Love Thy Neighbour, The Thin Blue Line)
• June Whitfield (born 1925), (Terry and June, Absolutely Fabulous)
• Brian Wilde (born 1921), (Last of the Summer Wine, Porridge)
• Richard Wilson (born 1936), ( Only When I Laugh, One Foot in the Grave)

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Spoof show comedians

• Sacha Baron Cohen, (The 11 O'Clock Show, Da Ali G Show)
• Steve Coogan, (Knowing Me, Knowing You)
• Ricky Gervais, (The Office)
• Matthew Holness, (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace)
• Paul Kaye (aka Denis Penis)
• Chris Langham, (People Like Us)
• Doon Mackichan, (Brass Eye, Knowing Me, Knowing You)
• Chris Morris (born 1965), (Brass Eye, Blue Jam, The Day Today)
• Peter Serafinowicz, (Look Around You)

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Stand-up comedians

• Russ Abbott
• Terry Alderton
• Bill Bailey
• Drew Barr
• Julian Barratt
• Alistair Barrie
• Aaron Barschak
• Adam Bloom
• Jo Brand
• Russell Brand
• Rhona Cameron
• Jimmy Carr
• Jasper Carrott
• Ted Chippington
• Julian Clary
• Phil Cool
• Billy Connolly (born 1942)
• Jim Davidson (born 1954)
• Jack Dee (born 1962)
• Ken Dodd (born 1927)
• Ben Elton (born 1959)
• Josephine Enright
• Lee Evans (born 1964)
• Simon Fanshawe (born 1956)
• Noel Fielding
• Ricky Gervais
• Janey Godley
• Dave Gorman
• Boothby Graffoe
• Jeff Green (born 1964)
• Malcolm Hardee
• Mike Harding
• Jeremy Hardy
• Richard Herring
• Dominic Holland
• Frankie Howerd (1917–1992)
• Eddie Izzard (born 1962)
• Jimmy Jones
• Phill Jupitus
• Phil Kay
• Peter Kay (born 1971)
• Andrew Lawrence stand-up known for his surreal and, at times, gruesome material
• Josie Long
• Norman Lovett
• John Maloney (comedian) (The Stand Up Show)
• Bernard Manning
• Shazia Mirza
• Andrew O'Neill
• George Roper (1934–2003)
• Frank Skinner
• Freddie Starr
• Mark Steel
• Dave Thompson
• Tim Vine
• Rick Wakeman (born 1949)
• Mark Webster
• Stu Who (Compere and writer for six series of STV's Funny Farm)

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Russell Edward Brand [1] (born June 4, 1975 in Grays, Essex)[2] is an English radio and television personality, comedian, actor, and newspaper columnist. ... Rhona Cameron (born September 27, 1965 in Musselburgh) is a Scottish comedienne, best known as a participant in the first series of Im a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!. She also presented the ITV game show Russian Roulette and the Channel 4 show Gay Time TV and co... James Jimmy Anthony Patrick Carr (born September 15, 1972 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish and British comedian known for his deadpan, satirical humour. ... Jasper Carrott OBE (born Robert Davis, March 14, 1945) is an English comedian (declaring himself world famous in Birmingham). // Born in Acocks Green, Birmingham, he was educated at Moseley Grammar School and later attended Aston University in the heart of Birmingham. ... Ted Chippington was a British stand-up comedian in the 1980s. ... Julian Clary (born as Paul Ross McNamara 25 May 1959) is an English comedian who is openly gay and known for his camp style, with a heavy reliance on innuendo and double entendre. ... Phil Cool is a British comedian from Chorley noted for his impressions. ... Dr William Billy Connolly, CBE, (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter, and actor. ... Jim Davidson can refer to multiple people: Jim Davidson (comedian), a British comedian. ... Jack Dee (born September 24, 1962) is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for his sardonic, deadpan style. ... Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born 8 November 1927, in Knotty Ash, Liverpool), better known as Ken Dodd, is a veteran English comedian and singer, famous for selling over 100 million records, his buck teeth, frizzy hair, feather duster (or tickling stick), and his catchphrases, often playing on the tickled motif... Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English comedian, writer and director. ... 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Comedy double acts

• Anderson and Webster
• Armstrong and Miller
• Baddiel and Skinner
• Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh)
• Cannon and Ball
• Flanagan and Allan (also appeared as part of The Crazy Gang)
• Flanders and Swann
• French and Saunders
• Fry and Laurie
• Hale and Pace
• Hinge and Bracket
• Lee & Herring
• Little and Large
• Matt Lucas and David Walliams (Little Britain)
• Mitchell and Webb
• Morecambe and Wise
• Naughton and Gold (also appeared as part of The Crazy Gang)
• Nervo and Knox (also appeared as part of The Crazy Gang)
• Newman and Baddiel
• Parsons and Naylor
• Punt and Dennis
• Reeves and Mortimer
• Rod Hull and Emu
• Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones
• The Two Ronnies
• The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue

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Poets with a comedic bent

• Pam Ayres (born 1947)
• Penny Broadhurst
• John Cooper Clarke
• Ivor Cutler
• Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005)
• John Hegley
• Rory Motion
• Henry Normal
• Rogan Whitenails
• Lemn Sissay
• Stanley Unwin (1911–2002)

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Blog and internet humourists

• Rhodri Marsden

Rhodri Marsden is a London-based journalist, musician and blogger. ...

Cartoonists, Caricaturists etc.

• Barry Appleby (1909–1996) (Skit and Skat) (The Gambols)
• George Cruikshank (1792–1878)
• Chris Donald (born 1960), (Viz)
• Ricky Gervais (Flanimals)
• James Gillray (1757–1815)
• William Hogarth (1697–1764)
• Bill Tidy (born 1933)

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Raconteurs and noted after dinner speakers

• Barry Cryer (born 1935)
• Lance Percival (born 1933)
• Peter Ustinov (1921–2004)
• Rick Wakeman (born 1949)
• Kenneth Williams (1926–1988)

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External links

• British Northern comedians