The internationally renowned, saucy comedian we know as Benny Hill was born Alfred Hawthorne Hill on January 21, 1924. He grew up in Southampton, a small-ish...
Enormously successful comedy duo Peter Brough and Archie Andrews had been entertaining radio listeners for over a decade when they made the jump to telly. Brough...
The free-form Tonight Show Steverino originated in 1953 forever set the comedic tone for late-night TV and beyond. Allen assembled a group of night-owl pals who...
Nobody grouched like Nora Batty (played by Kathy Staff). In fact she could grump for England. When she wasn’t pulling up those stockings that seemed to...
When it comes to being well-preserved, sun-bronzed entertainer Des O’Connor makes Cliff Richard look more like Cliff Michelmore. The man with the tan started his showbiz...
David John White was born on 2nd February 1940 in Finchley, North London. His father, Arthur, was a porter at Billingsgate Fish Market and his mother,...
Milton Berle is considered by most to be television’s first superstar. He got his start as a comedian in New York, doing vaude- ville and night...
After touring with a comedy act Marty Feldman joined radio’s comedy show Educating Archie. He formed a successful comedy writing team with Barry Took, eventually moving...