British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

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 Dickie Henderson Show
  22. The Eggheads
  23. Faces Of Jim
  24. Hancock's Half Hour
  25. Happily Ever After
  26. Here's Harry
  27. If The Crown Fits...
  28. It's A Square World
  29. The Jo Stafford Show
  30. The Ken Dodd Show
  31. A Life Of Bliss
  32. Lunch In The Park
  33. Mess Mates
  34. Moody In...
  35. The Morecambe And Wise Show
  36. Mr Pastry Hooks A Spook
  37. Our House
  38. The Private Lives Of Edward Whiteley
  39. The Rag Trade
  40. Roamin' Holiday
  41. The Sid James Show
  42. Spike Milligan Offers A Series Of Unrelated Incidents At Current Market Value
  43. Sunday Night At The London Palladium
  44. Sykes And A...
  45. Three Live Wires
  46. Vice Versa
  47. 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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