The new online presence from the PeterCook Appreciation Society. This site pays homage to the late, great satirist and comedian Peter Cook, and hopes to keep his name and work alive.
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Official site of Max Miller, Britain's top comedian in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, who was born in Brighton, England in 1894. He excelled as a stand-up comic playing in large variety theatres where his skill was such that he could hold an audience in the palm of his hand. He also made films, wrote and sang his own songs.
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Site dedicated to English comedian Jimmy Clitheroe, variety artist and star of the BBC radio comedy 'The Clitheroe Kid' and of ITV's tv comedy 'Just Jimmy'.
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A long over-due tribute to one of Britain's best loved comedy character actors. Includes a detailed biography, interviews and rare stills. and photos.
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'The Best of Michael Bentine's Potty Time' features five classic episodes with the Potties at their wacky best. Featuring The Foam Fighters, The Invisible Potty, The Potty Safari, The Potty in the Iron Mask and The Great Potty Escape. Released Autumn 1995.
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Birthday: September 25, 1929
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Birth Name: Ronnie Barker
Also credited as:
Bob Ferris
David Huggett
Gerald Wiley
Jonathan Cobbald
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It is perhaps the second series of The Worker that is best remembered, when Percy Herbert was replaced by Henry McGee as the new clerk, Mr Pugh, a name which Charlie could never pronounce, instead referring to him as "Mr Peooh", the merest mention of which would lead the Labour Exchange official to yank 5' 1" Charlie off the ground by the scruff of his neck. (Drake's excuse for being so small was that as a child he'd been fed on condensed milk).
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