Forgotten heroes of comedy

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

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

8 AUGUST FRIDAY

BY THE BOOK I’m writing to say how ...

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

Talking Pictures TV has a deserved reputation for unearthing lesser-known British films, and for breathing new life into British television drama and comedy series of the 1950s to 1970s. One of the se