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

A TRUE PROFESSIONAL May I sing the praises ...

Conversations with Mrs T The former Spectator editor ...

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To mark 50 glorious years since the first of 12 pitch-perfect episodes of John Cleese and Connie Booth’s hilarious sitcom, Fawlty Towers , hit our TV screens, we pick out five favourite guest stars who checked in and made life miserable for the hotel’s hapless owner