Forgotten heroes of comedy

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

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

I left drama school in the spring of 1969. I probably learned more in the first month of being a professional actor about what it was to be one than I expected would be necessary after three years of

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The comedian, Have I Got News for You panellist and Just a Minute regular, 68, talks health scares, happiness and helping Bruce Forsyth land the Strictly job…

Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre