British Comedy Guide

British comedy in 1956

Notable comedies debuting in 1956

All new TV comedy from 1956

  1. Abigail And Roger
  2. The Adventures Of Aggie
  3. Alfred Marks Time
  4. Al Read: Such Is Life
  5. Before Your Very Eyes
  6. Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
  7. The Bob Monkhouse Show
  8. Butterworth Time
  9. The Charlie Chester Show
  10. The Charlie Farnsbarns Show
  11. Christmas Cracker
  12. The Dickie Valentine Show
  13. Double Cross
  14. Dress Rehearsal
  15. Evans Abode
  16. Friday Night With...
  17. Great Scott - It's Maynard!
  18. Hancock's Half Hour
  19. The Harry Secombe Show
  20. Here's Archie
  21. Hip Hip Who Ray
  22. Home James
  23. The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
  24. I'm Not Bothered
  25. In Sheep's Clothing
  26. The Jewel And Warriss Show
  27. Jimmy Logan
  28. The Jimmy Wheeler Show
  29. Joan And Leslie
  30. Joyce Grenfell Requests The Pleasure
  31. Life With The Lyons
  32. The Max Bygraves Show
  33. Meet Libby Morris
  34. My Husband And I
  35. My Wife's Sister
  36. Nathaniel Titlark
  37. Nat's In The Belfry
  38. Opening Night
  39. Over To William
  40. Rats To You
  41. Round The Bend
  42. A Show Called Fred
  43. Show For The Telly
  44. Son Of Fred
  45. Strictly T-T
  46. Sunday Night At The London Palladium
  47. The Ted Ray Show
  48. Tess And Jim
  49. Those Kids
  50. The Tony Hancock Show
  51. Tracey And Me
  52. Two's Company
  53. Whack-O!
  54. Wolfe At The Door
  55. Young And Foolish

All new radio comedy from 1956

  1. Back With Braden
  2. Club Night
  3. Curiouser And Curiouser
  4. Educating Archie
  5. Finkel's Cafe
  6. Floggit's
  7. The Frankie Howerd Show
  8. The Goon Show
  9. Hancock's Half Hour
  10. The Laughtermakers
  11. A Life Of Bliss
  12. Life With The Lyons
  13. Looking For Trouble
  14. My Word!
  15. Nekrassov
  16. Ray's A Laugh
  17. Take It From Here
  18. Ukridge
  19. Variety Ahoy!
  20. Workers' Playtime

British comedy films released in 1956

  1. The Baby And The Battleship
  2. The Case Of The Mukkinese Battle-Horn
  3. Dry Rot
  4. The Extra Day
  5. The Feminine Touch
  6. Find The Lady
  7. Fire Maidens From Outer Space
  8. Fun At St. Fanny's
  9. The Green Man
  10. Home And Away
  11. The Iron Petticoat
  12. It's A Great Day
  13. It's A Wonderful World
  14. It's Great To Be Young!
  15. It's Never Too Late
  16. Jumping For Joy
  17. Keep It Clean
  18. Loser Takes All
  19. The March Hare
  20. Not So Dusty
  21. Private's Progress
  22. Ramsbottom Rides Again
  23. Sailor Beware
  24. Smiley
  25. Stars In Your Eyes
  26. Three Men In A Boat
  27. Tons Of Trouble
  28. A Touch Of The Sun
  29. Up In The World
  30. Who Done It?
  31. You Lucky People!

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