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

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

Britain needed some cheering up after the Second World War, and that led to a renaissance of cartoon illustrators. As a result, such artistic talents as Carl Giles, JAK, Ronald Searle and Russell Broc

MY FIRST LONDON HOME

At 1.30pm on Thursday 25 February 1971, the character of Mr Benn walked cheerfully into many children’s lives. The first episode of the animated series saw Benn, an ordinary resident of 52 Festive Roa