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

BORN on Christmas Day in 1899, Humphrey DeForest Bogart had a privileged upbringing. The son of a cardiopulmonary surgeon and a commercial illustrator, he lived with his parents and two younger sister

From twins to wildly different alter egos, we remember our favourite performances where actors play multiple roles in the same film

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The Golden Girls was born, appropriately enough, out of a joke. During a 1984 promotional programme for NBC, comedian Selma Diamond did a one-minute skit in which Miami Vice became Miami Nice, where “