Forgotten heroes of comedy

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

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If you are a fan of quiz shows, then there’s a good chance that you know which famous faces were born Reginald Dwight, Harry Webb and Maurice Micklewhite. But even if you’re a Chaser or an Egghead hav

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

SYLVIA Havilland did not know what would be in her grandmother’s will, but she had a good guess. Granny Havilland had been dead six months, but only now were her lawyers able to summon a small family

The months leading up to the outbreak of World War Two saw 20th Century Fox release two new films starring Basil Rathbone as the great Baker Street detective, Sherlock Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as his l