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

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One day in 1974, actress Prunella Scales travelled to Hyde Park Gardens to visit John Cleese in his flat to discuss a potential role in a new situation comedy called Fawlty Towers. As it happened, Cle

It’s a retirement project like no other. Film editor Noel Cronin launched a nostalgia-themed TV channel from his home near Watford which now gets five million views

Pantomime occupies a special place in Linda Robson’s heart after years spent performing with her best pal and Birds Of A Feather co-star Pauline Quirke. But this year Linda is treading the boards alon

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