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British comedy in 1961

Notable comedies debuting in 1961

Big Night Out. Bernie Winters. Copyright: ABC Television
Big Night Out
The Morecambe And Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Associated Television
The Morecambe And Wise Show
The Rag Trade. Image shows from L to R: Harold Fenner (Peter Jones), Paddy Fleming (Miriam Karlin). Copyright: BBC
The Rag Trade

All new TV comedy from 1961

  1. The Anthony Newley Show
  2. The Army Game
  3. The Arthur Askey Show
  4. Arthur Haynes Entertains
  5. The Arthur Haynes Show
  6. Ask Mr Pastry
  7. The Benny Hill Show
  8. Big Night Out
  9. Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
  10. Bootsie And Snudge
  11. Bresslaw And Friends
  12. Brian Rix Presents: Wolf's Clothing
  13. Candid Camera
  14. Charley's Aunt
  15. Charlie Chester On Laughter Service
  16. The Charlie Drake Show
  17. Choirboys Unite!
  18. Citizen James
  19. Clicquot Et Fils
  20. Colonel Trumper's Private War
  21. The Diana Dors Show
  22. The Dickie Henderson Show
  23. The Eggheads
  24. Faces Of Jim
  25. Hancock's Half Hour
  26. Happily Ever After
  27. Here's Harry
  28. If The Crown Fits...
  29. It's A Square World
  30. The Jo Stafford Show
  31. The Ken Dodd Show
  32. A Life Of Bliss
  33. Lunch In The Park
  34. Mess Mates
  35. Moody In...
  36. The Morecambe And Wise Show
  37. Mr Pastry Hooks A Spook
  38. Our House
  39. The Private Lives Of Edward Whiteley
  40. The Rag Trade
  41. Roamin' Holiday
  42. The Sid James Show
  43. Spike Milligan Offers A Series Of Unrelated Incidents At Current Market Value
  44. Sunday Night At The London Palladium
  45. Sykes And A...
  46. Three Live Wires
  47. Vice Versa
  48. Winning Widows

All new radio comedy from 1961

  1. Beyond Our Ken
  2. From The Fifties: Nekrassov
  3. It's A Deal
  4. It's A Fair Cop
  5. It's Great To Be Young
  6. Life With The Lyons
  7. My Word!
  8. The Navy Lark
  9. Ray's A Laugh
  10. Something To Shout About
  11. Variety Ahoy!
  12. Whack-O!
  13. Workers' Playtime

British comedy films released in 1961

  1. Carry On Regardless
  2. Dentist On The Job
  3. Don't Bother To Knock
  4. Double Bunk
  5. Fate Takes A Hand
  6. His & Hers
  7. Invasion Quartet
  8. The Kitchen
  9. A Matter Of WHO
  10. Mr. Topaze
  11. Nearly A Nasty Accident
  12. No, My Darling Daughter!
  13. Nothing Barred
  14. On The Fiddle
  15. Part-Time Wife
  16. Petticoat Pirates
  17. Raising The Wind
  18. The Rebel
  19. Three On A Spree
  20. Very Important Person
  21. Watch It, Sailor!
  22. A Weekend With Lulu
  23. What A Carve Up
  24. What A Whopper
  25. The Young Ones

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