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  • | genre = [[Sketch show]] | network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
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  • ...ic hall comedian and theatre impresario [[Fred Karno]] developed a form of sketch comedy without dialogue in the 1890s, and Chaplin and Laurel were among the Later radio shows made use of the panel game format, including the long-running ''[[Just a Mi
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  • ...at]]'' (2005–2009), [[Anne Foster]] in the long-running [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'' (2011–2012), and [[Vi Highway]] in | 1972|| ''[[Kate (TV series)|Kate]]'' ||Jo || ITV drama (1 episode)
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  • | employer = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] ...any years, including the nostalgia quiz ''Looks Familiar'' and [[blooper]] shows ''[[It'll be Alright on the Night]]'' and ''Laughter File''.
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  • ...> was an English comedian and star of ''The Arthur Haynes Show'', a comedy sketch series produced by [[w:Associated Television|ATV]] from 1956<ref name="lost ...ffered a role after the first few episodes and joined it. After a few more shows there was a clearout and everyone but Haynes and Parsons went. After severa
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  • | company = [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] | channel = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
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  • | network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] ...iffusion|Rediffusion London]]. Transmitted on Britain's [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network in 1967, it brought [[Footlights|Cambridge Footlights]] humour to
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  • ...BBC Genome, Hello Cheeky]</ref> and also broadcast on television - on the ITV network - in 1976. The format was short comedy sketches, often as short as ...mixture of material left over from shows produced by David Hatch and from shows produced by Richard Willcox.</ref>) From series 3, in 1975, it was produced
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  • ...ve the skeletons for her to find, attempting to frighten her to death. She shows them a [[last will and testament|will]] which states that she is the primar ...in ''[[At Last the 1948 Show]]'' (ITV, 1967) and in the [[Marty Feldman]] sketch comedy ''[[Marty (TV series)|Marty]]'' (BBC, 1968/69); for the old lady, Br
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  • | genre = [[Sketch show]] '''''Running Wild''''' was a [[British comedy|comedy]] [[sketch show]] originally broadcast by [[BBC television]], the first TV series by E
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  • ...appeared on screen when the star made one-off shows for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] (1957–60) under a special contract with [[Bernard Delfont]]. He was lat Alongside his success with [[Benny Hill]], he contributed to sketch-based programmes such as ''The Ted Ray Show'' (1955–59), and ''[[Great Sc
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  • "'''Cornish Floral Dance'''" is the third [[Christmas Night with the Stars]] sketch from the British comedy series ''[[Dad's Army]]''. It was originally transm ...boy/girl with me'?", to which Pike replies "That’s what it says here." He shows the Captain, who, now exasperated, explains "If you’re a boy, you have a
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  • | genre = Sketch comedy | channel = [[w:BBC One|BBC TV]]/[[w:ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
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  • {{Short description|BBC comedy sketch show}} {{about|the version shown on BBC TV from 1968 to 1977|the versions shown on ITV|The Morecambe & Wise Show (1978 TV series)}}
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  • ...nd|BBC Scotland]] and later became known for his British television comedy shows ''[[The Stanley Baxter Show]]'', ''[[The Stanley Baxter Picture Show]]'', ' ...wed by the Half Past Eight Shows, and their successors the Five Past Eight Shows at Glasgow's [[w:Alhambra Theatre Glasgow|Alhambra Theatre]].<ref>''The Kin
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  • * [[ITV Studios]] * [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] (series 9)
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  • ...y drama series ''[[Press Gang]]'' (1989–1993) for the [[w:ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network.<ref>[[w:Paul Cornell|]] (1993) "Press Gang" In: {{cite book |las ...lutely Fabulous]]'' throughout the decade, the show having originated in a sketch from an episode of ''[[French and Saunders|French and Saunders]]'' which ha
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  • ...ve'', revised and adapted from the early [[The Oxford Revue|Oxford Revue]] shows, and initially based around the comedy parody group [[The Hee Bee Gee Bees] ...', ''[[Drop The Dead Donkey]]'', and ''[[Father Ted]]'' for Hat Trick; the shows won many awards including [[British Academy Television Awards|Bafta]]s.<ref
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  • ...oning producer, producer or director on many of the most successful comedy shows of the era, including ''[[w:The World of Beachcomber|The World of Beachcomb ...November 27, 2019}}</ref> During this early period Davies worked on sketch shows such as ''[[w:The World of Beachcomber|The World of Beachcomber]]'' (1968),
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  • | channel = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] ...shing Up Daisies'' (1984), and they went on to appear in the [[Channel 4]] sketch show ''Coming Next'' (1985) and ''Saturday Gang'' (1986). They also appeare
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