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

The 1950s was a golden era for British comics. Conditions were perfect. The US comics industry was yet to experience its 1960s Spider-Man era revival and, in Britain, paper rationing had ended as Brit

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

BORN in Tasmania in 1909, Errol Flynn had a tumultuous childhood. Despite being sent to some of the best schools in the world, he was expelled from most of them due to his unruly behaviour. As a teena

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