| birth_place = [[Rochdale|Rochdale]], [[Lancashire|Lancashire]], England Born at 96 Mitchell Street, [[Rochdale|Rochdale]], [[Lancashire|Lancashire]], Howarth was the son of comedian Bert Howarth, and went to school with th

| birth_place = [[Dingle, Liverpool|Dingle]], [[Lancashire]], England Askey served in the [[Royal Welsh Fusiliers|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] in the [[First World War|First World War]] and performed in army entertai