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WHEN she first began her career, Joan Bakewell was dubbed “the thinking man’s crumpet” by comedy writer Frank Muir. Such a comment made nowadays would have seen him succumb to “cancel culture”. Back t

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A life-long friend returns A decade ago, Julian ...

For almost 30 years, Paul O’Grady was seldom off the box. As Lily Savage, he’d hosted Blankety Blank, presented C4’s The Big Breakfast, and been a regular face on ITV’s This Morning. And, minus the pl

Comedy historian Robert Ross pays tribute to some of the finest and funniest, but often overlooked, names in showbiz