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  • * [[Comedy drama]] ...rt dealer who is not having a good day. Lenny Henry won the Radio Times TV Comedy Performance of the Year award for his portrayal of the Genie.<ref>{{Cite we
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  • ...= $28 million<ref name="nat">Nat Segaloff, ''Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors'', Bear Manor Media 2013 p 93-94</ref> '''''Son of the Pink Panther''''' is a 1993 [[comedy film]]. It is the ninth and final installment of the original ''[[The Pink
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  • ...ureau''''' in the United States) is a 1969 British [[Technicolor]] [[black comedy]] [[adventure film]], produced by [[Michael Relph]], directed by [[Basil De ...undry room. The staff outside put a gas pipe into the room, but there is a police raid. They escape down the laundry chute, but leave a booby trap that blows
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  • ...tiring to Spain with his sister Dorothy (played by [[Pat Coombs]]). In the 1990s, Blakey appeared regularly on [[Jim Davidson]]'s version of ''[[The Generat The films in which Lewis acted included ''[[A Prize of Arms]]'' (1962), ''[[Sparrows
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  • ...20190119">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-38497286|title=Comedy actor Windsor Davies dies|date=19 January 2019|work=BBC News}}</ref> and at ...ream.<ref>{{cite web|title=It Ain't Half Hot Mum|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/itainthalfhotmum/ |access-date=5 August 2011|publisher=BBC }}</ref> Another
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  • * [[Working Title Films]] * [[Tiger Aspect Productions|Tiger Aspect Films]]
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  • ...Howerd]], [[Harry Worth]], [[Reg Varney]] and [[Spike Milligan]] in their comedy shows and appeared in five episodes of ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' during its f ...ing another "Lark" written by [[Lawrie Wyman]]. He continued to appear in films, mostly comedies, during the 1960s and 1970s, including ''[[Carry On Scream
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  • ...r occasional characters) on ''[[The Navy Lark]]'', a popular [[w:BBC|BBC]] comedy radio series (1959 - 1977), which starred [[Jon Pertwee]], with [[Ronnie Ba ...the role of Perce, the grandfather, originally played by Troughton, in the comedy series ''[[The Two of Us (1986 TV series)|The Two of Us]]'' following Troug
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  • | genre = [[Alternative comedy]] ...s...''''', which was labelled as a pioneering example of the [[alternative comedy]] scene. The core members are [[Ade Edmondson|Adrian Edmondson]], [[Dawn Fr
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  • ...her film roles included parts in two ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' films: ''[[Carry On Camping]]'' (1969) and ''[[Carry On Loving]]'' (1970). ...k/tv/wild_wild_women/|title=Wild, Wild Women - BBC1 Sitcom|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>
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  • ...rt-square-115875-23029209|title=EastEnders: Jim Branning actor John Bardon films last scenes in Albert Square|last=Jeffries|first=Mark|date=1 April 2011|wor ...rved?]]'' in 1976 in the episode "No Sale". He also starred in the British police drama ''[[The Sweeney]]'', in which he played villain Doc Boyd in the episo
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  • ...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 From the 1970s to the 1990s, he played the role of Dave Harris, the part-owner and barman of the Winche
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  • ...and on television from 1961 until 2017. His television roles included the police drama ''[[The Odd Man]]'', the sitcom ''[[Duty Free (TV series)|Duty Free]] ...quent voiceover artist for British TV commercials and [[public information films]].
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  • * [[Working Title Films]] '''''Notting Hill''''' is a 1999 [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Roger Michell]]. The screenplay was written by [[Richa
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  • ...1960s when he appeared with [[Hattie Jacques]] in several popular [[BBC]] comedy television series. ...r both Fraser and [[Frankie Howerd]] and soon found himself in demand as a comedy writer. Forming a partnership with [[Sid Colin]], he worked on the [[BBC]]
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  • ...o]] and [[television presenter]]. He was the long-running presenter of the comedy radio show ''[[Just a Minute]]'' and hosted the game show ''[[Sale of the C ...), ''With Just a Touch of Hesitation, Repetition and Deviation: My Life in Comedy'', Mainstream Publishing, {{ISBN|978-1845967123}}</ref>
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  • ...:Evening Standard British Film Awards#1990 Winners|Peter Sellers Award for Comedy]]. In 2011, he was honoured for his "[[w:British Academy Scotland Awards#Ou ...ray (film)|Effie Gray]]'', and provided voice acting roles in the animated films ''[[w:The Tale of Despereaux (film)|The Tale of Despereaux]]'' and ''[[w:Br
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  • .../archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/comedians/the-25-best-comedy-duos/peter-cook-and-dudley-moore/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access His career as a comedy film actor was marked by hit films, particularly ''[[Bedazzled (1967 film)|Bedazzled]]'' (1967), set in [[Swin
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  • * ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' ...[[VisionTV]] in Canada. ''Last of the Summer Wine'' is the longest-running comedy programme in Britain and the longest-running sitcom in the world.<ref name=
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  • ...ich would see [[Ronnie Barker]] star in seven different [[Sitcom|situation comedy]] pilot episodes. The most successful would then be made into a full series ...7). The interior shots of doors being locked were filmed in Shepherds Bush police station – the BBC had a good relationship with officers there. In the epi
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