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Benny Hill
Benny Hill

Benny Hill

  • English
  • Actor, writer, composer and comedian

Benny Hill features

Image shows left to right: Benny Hill, Dennis Kirkland Features

Comedy Chronicles - A dubious double act: Benny Hill and Dennis Kirkland

Sunday 28th July 2024

Benny Hill is noted as one of British television's great comic minds, but, entwined with producer Dennis Kirkland his fall from grace at the end of the 1980s is more complex than is often described.

Educating Archie. Peter Brough. Copyright: BBC Radio

Steam radio: a Baby Boomer's personal memory of post-war wireless comedy

Thursday 7th March 2024

With ever-more BBC radio archival treats now available to buy and enjoy again, self-identified Baby Boomer Hercules Grytpype-Thynne shares his personal memories and pays tribute to some of the biggest shows of the post-war era in this ode to brilliant comedy on the wireless.

The Benny Hill Show. Benny Hill Features

Comedy Rewind: The Benny Hill Show

Sunday 21st January 2024

To mark the 100th birthday of Benny Hill, this edition of Comedy Rewind looks back at his internationally popular sketch shows for the BBC and ITV.

Sex, Secrets & Frankie Howerd. Frankie Howerd. Copyright: Visual Voodoo Films Features

Frankie and Benny: A remembrance

Saturday 18th April 2015

Comedy historian Robert Ross celebrates the lives and memories of comedy superstars Frankie Howerd and Benny Hill, who died on Easter weekend 1992.

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