The Bobbie Kimber story is a fascinating one, involving the art of ventriloquism, female impersonation, and gender variance.
It is the story of a man who became a prominent British music hall performer from the late 1930s onwards, displaying his skill as a ventriloquist with various dummies, most notably Augustus...
Just A Regular Bloke: The Ted Ray Story is the third in a trilogy of volumes on legends of British comedy, that began with Jimmy Edwards and continued with Arthur Askey.
Ted Ray became a star as British music hall came to an end, and continued into radio, television and...
A diminutive, frenetic comedian known for catchphrases that were once part of the English language, Arthur Askey was one of Britain's most popular entertainers throughout much of the 20th Century.
Immediately after World War One, Askey made his professional debut in concert parties at British seaside resorts. He began to...
The holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross in recognition of his World War Two career with the RAF, Jimmy Edwards came to fame as an exuberant and bombastic, trombone-playing comedian in the 1940s, with early success at London's Windmill Theatre. He went on to star on radio in Take It...