...eatre]], [[w:revue|revue]] and [[w:cabaret|cabaret]]. Billed as "Bawdy but British", Byng was famous for his female impersonations. His songs are full of sexu ...ardian.com/books/2009/aug/29/bawdy-but-british-review Review of "Bawdy But British" by Patrick Newley]</ref> He also wrote an autobiography, ''As You Were'' (

| awards = [[w:British Comedy Awards|British Comedy Awards]]<br />1997 [[w:Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achieveme ...actor]] on [[w:BBC Scotland|BBC Scotland]] and later became known for his British television comedy shows ''[[The Stanley Baxter Show]]'', ''[[The Stanley Ba

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...atic Art]]. He began to entertain during [[World War II]] service in the [[British Army]]. It was at this time that he adapted his surname to Howerd "to be di ...s, including [[farce|stage farces]], [[Shakespearean comedy]] roles, and [[British sitcom|television sitcoms]]. At the start of the 1960s, he began to recover

'''Graham Chapman''' (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer born in England. He was one of the six members o In his personal life, Chapman was openly homosexual and a supporter of [[LGBT rights by country or territory|gay rights]], and was in a [[Domestic partne

...988|Local Government Act]] which made it illegal for councils to promote [[LGBT rights in the United Kingdom|gay rights and issues]]. He was diagnosed with ...himself dismissed, this time after suggesting on air that Mary Peyton, the British [[Secretary of State for Transport|Transport Minister]]'s wife, had bribed

...urday Comedy Hour banner. This short-run series starred the [[music hall]] comedians [[Tessie O'Shea]] and [[Jimmy Wheeler]]. In 1957, Hawtrey appeared in a one ...Progress]]'' (1956), the series followed the fortunes of a mixed bag of [[British Army|army]] [[National Service]] conscripts in residence at Hut 29 of the S

...ore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba1d037a2 |title=Kenneth Williams &#124; BFI |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=30 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.o ...ams: Reputations, BBC TV</ref> In 1944, aged 18, he was called up to the [[British Army]]. He became a [[sapper]] in the [[Royal Engineers]] Survey Section, d

...caster, [[drag queen]], actor, and writer. He achieved notability in the [[LGBT culture in London|London gay scene]] during the 1980s with his drag persona ...(British game show)|Blind Date]]'' (2017–2019), and ''Paul O'Grady's Great British Escape'' (2020). He also published several books, including a four-volume m

...worked throughout the 1960s. He became a friend of leading members of the British comedy scene including [[Dudley Moore]], [[Peter Cook]], [[Alan Bennett]], Humphries' first major break on the British stage came when he was cast in the role of the undertaker [[Mr Sowerberry]]