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...Viking''''' is a 1989 [[Cinema of United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film|comedy]]-[[fantasy film]] written and directed by [[Terry Jones]]. The film was in ...fiery Pit of [[Hel (realm)|Hel]]. Some of the crew who died earlier in the adventure attempt to save them, but even as they are drawn into the Pit, they hear th

| studio = [[HandMade Films]] '''''Water''''' is a 1985 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Dick Clement]] and starring [[Michael Caine]]. It was

'''''Yellowbeard''''' is a 1983 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Mel Damski]] and written by [[Graham Chapman]], [[Pete ...tes "It is, at times, hilarious, and contains all of the pieces of a great comedy. These pieces never come together to make a great film."<ref>{{cite web |da

...– 21 October 1992), known professionally as '''Bob Todd''', was an English comedy actor, mostly known for appearing as a [[comic foil|straight man]] in the s ...as born in [[Faversham|Faversham]], Kent. One of the stooges of television comedy, Todd was best known for his lugubrious expression and talent for slapstick

...011}}</ref> Peter Craven. He continued the role into the 1971 feature film comedy version, also called ''[[Please Sir! (film)|Please Sir!]]''. McFee had made The ''Please Sir!'' TV series spawned a comedy sequel called ''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]'', which ran from 1971 to 1973. Mc

...native history]] of the last years of the [[House of York]] with the final adventure of [[Prince Edmund (Blackadder)|Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh]], son of ...play supporting roles. Rik Mayall, who had established himself in the 1982 comedy series ''The Young Ones'', appeared as Mad Gerald. At his own request, Maya

...es)|Minder]]''.<ref name="bfi.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efa5d96|title=Glynn Edwards|publisher=British Film Institut ...e=telegraph/> In his childhood he read [[Arthur Ransome|Arthur Ransome's]] adventure novel ''[[Swallows and Amazons]]'', which gave him a life-long passion for

| caption = Publicity photo of Kinnear possibly taken in the 1980s ...ber 1988) was a British [[character actor]]. He was known for his roles in films directed by [[Richard Lester]]; including Algernon in [[The Beatles]]' ''[[

...''[[Hotspur (comic)|Hotspur]]'', ''[[Wizard (DC Thomson)|Wizard]]'' and ''Adventure''.<ref name="Guardian obit" /> He established a comics writing and art part Monkhouse began his adult career as a scriptwriter for radio comedy in partnership with [[Denis Goodwin]], a fellow [[Old Alleynian]] with whom

| genre = {{hlist|[[Science fiction]]|[[comedy]]|[[Horror fiction|horror]]}} Nation first made his name as a comedy writer before becoming a prolific writer for drama, working on many of the

|data4 = [[Sketch comedy|Sketch comedy]], [[surreal humour|surreal humour]] ...] from 1970 until 1982, combining [[sketch comedy|sketches]] and situation comedy.

...with a date of birth of 26 January 1922.</ref> was a British comedian, [[w:Comedy film|comic actor]] and founding member of [[The Goon Show|the Goons]]. His ==Comedy career==

...don, England|date=3 January 1964|page=4}}</ref> Finney received 10% of the films earnings, which made him over $1 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Va ...965/ |archive-date=6 April 2019 }}</ref><ref name="guard"/> He returned to films with ''[[Two for the Road (film)|Two for the Road]]'' (1967) co starring [[

...1930s, 1940s and 1950s, early film history, horror films, science-fiction films, early radio history. ...ar programmes for [[radio]] and [[television]]; and directed several short films. Gifford was also a major comics collector, owning what was perhaps the lar

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...eading roles in ''[[Truly, Madly, Deeply]]'' (1991) and ''[[An Awfully Big Adventure]]'' (1995) before gaining acclaim for his supporting roles as [[Colonel Bra ...f ''[[The Barchester Chronicles]]'' (1982). He later starred in television films, playing the title character in ''[[Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny]]'' (

| films = ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to ...ginally [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|a 1978 radio comedy]] broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]], it was later adapted to other formats, incl

...usic|Rock]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Classical music|classical]]|[[comedy music|comedy]]}} ...ance. Before working with the Beatles and other pop musicians, he produced comedy and [[novelty record]]s in the 1950s and early 1960s, working with [[Peter

{{short description|British comedy programme}} '''''Red Dwarf''''' is a British [[w:science fiction comedy|science fiction comedy]] franchise created by [[w:Rob Grant|Rob Grant]] and [[w:Doug Naylor|Doug N