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British comedian - Definition |
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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.
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
- Dave Lamb, (2DTV)
- Alistair McGowan, (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression)
- Mark Perry, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV)
- Jan Ravens, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV)
- Mike Yarwood
Musical comedians
Variety and music hall comedians
Radio comedians
- Michael Bentine, (1922-1996), (The Goon Show)
- Graham Fellows (plays the characters Jilted John, John Shuttleworth and Brian Appleton)
- Cyril Fletcher, (1913-2005)
- Joyce Grenfell, (1910-1979)
- Deryck Guyler, (1914-1999)
- Tony Hancock, (1924-1968) (Hancock's Half Hour)
- Tommy Handley, (1892-1949) (ITMA)
- Kenneth Horne, (died 1969), (Round the Horne, Beyond Our Ken)
- Roy Hudd, (born 1936) (News Huddlines)
- Bill Kerr, (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)
- Bill Pertwee, (born 1926)
- 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, (1958-1964)
- Ted Ray, (1905-1977)
- Al Read
- Kenneth Williams, (1926-1988) (Round the Horne)
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
- Mark Thomas, (The Mark Thomas Comedy Product)
Comedy panel game regulars
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Sketch show/alternative comedians
Film
- Bernard Bresslaw, (1934-1993)
- John Cleese, (born 1939), (Monty Python films)
- Lee Evans, (born 1964)
- Nick Frost, (Shaun of the Dead)
- Marty Feldman, (1933-1982)
- Eric Idle, (born 1943), (Monty Python films)
- Sid James, (1913-1976) ("Carry Ons")
- Rick Mayall, (Drop Dead Fred)
- Dudley Moore, (1935-2002) (Arthur, 10)
- Simon Pegg, (Shaun of the Dead)
- Peter Sellers, (1925-1980), (Dr Strangelove, Inspector Clouseau films)
- Eric Sykes, (born 1923)
- Kenneth Williams, (1926-1988), ("Carry Ons")
- Norman Wisdom, (born 1915)
Sitcom comedians
(See also: British sitcoms)
- Rowan Atkinson, (born 1955), (Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line, Mr. Bean)
- Bill Bailey, (Spaced, Black Books)
- Ronnie Barker, (born 1929), (Porridge)
- Chris Barrie, (born 1960), (Red Dwarf, The Brittas Empire)
- Craig Charles, (born 1964), (Red Dwarf, Captain Butler)
- John Cleese, (born 1939), (Fawlty Towers)
- Ronnie Corbett, (Sorry!)
- Angus Deayton, (born 1956), (One Foot in the Grave)
- Adrian Edmondson, (The Young Ones, Filthy, Rich and Catflap, Bottom)
- Nick Frost, (Spaced)
- Tamsin Greig, (Black Books, Green Wing)
- Jane Horrocks, (born 1964), (Absolutely Fabulous)
- David Jason, (born 1940), (Do Not Adjust Your Set, Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours, The Darling Buds Of May)
- Danny John-Jules (Red Dwarf)
- Joanna Lumley, (born 1947), (Absolutely Fabulous)
- Nicholas Lyndhurst, (born 1961), (Only Fools and Horses, Butterflies, Goodnight Sweetheart, The Piglet Files)
- Rick Mayall, (The Young Ones, Filthy, Rich and Catflap, Bottom)
- Al Murray (Time Gentlemen Please)
- Simon Pegg (Spaced)
- Tony Robinson, (born 1946), (Blackadder)
- Julia Sawalha, (born 1968), (Absolutely Fabulous)
- June Whitfield, (Terry and June, Absolutely Fabulous)
- Richard Wilson, (born 1936), (One Foot in the Grave)
Spoof show comedians
- Sacha Baron Cohen, (The 11 O'Clock Show, Da Ali G Show)
- Steve Coogan, (Knowing Me, Knowing You)
- 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)
- Ricky Gervais, (The Office)
Stand-up comedians
Comedy double acts
See also: List of comedians
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