Charlie Williams
- English
- Stand-up comedian and sportsperson
Press clippings
The complicated legacy of Charlie Williams, the black footballer who became a comedian
It is not as a trailblazing footballer that Williams was best known. Years after his playing career fizzled out at non-League Skegness Town, he found fame as Britain's first high-profile black stand-up comedian.
Oliver Kay, The New York Times, 21st October 2024Fringe: Seventies comedians find an audience from beyond the grave
There are new shows about Charlie Williams, Les Dawson and Eric Morecambe.
Mike Wade, The Times, 6th August 2022Lenny Henry: Integrate, my mum said, so I did. But Eric Morecambe helped me find my Windrush self
Integrate, my mum said, so I did. But Eric Morecambe helped me find my Windrush self.
Lenny Henry, The Guardian, 22nd June 2022ITV to document 'Black Comedy Legends'
ITV has commissioned a one-off documentary about the heritage and future of black comedians in Britain.
British Comedy Guide, 27th August 2020