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

Ever settled down to watch a film only ...

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

At 16 I’d been at boarding school in Wolverhampton for nine years, and my main preoccupation was just getting the fuck out. Boarding school is pretty boring. You’re there a long, long time. And boys a