Graham McCann
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Michael Flanders honoured with green plaque
Musical comic, campaigner and entertainer Michael Flanders has been honoured with a green plaque at his former home in London.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd September 2022Only Fools And Horses book to mark show's 40th anniversary
A book celebrating the 40th anniversary of Only Fools And Horses is to be published. Written by Jim Sullivan, the son of creator John Sullivan, it aims to be "a fully illustrated definitive history of the iconic BBC show".
British Comedy Guide, 15th July 2021The life of Charlie Drake
Few people these days remember Charlie Drake. He was one of the biggest stars of British comedy from the fifties through to the seventies, feted and fawned over by the great and the good, but he faded into obscurity long before his death in 2006, and, if he is recalled at all these days, it is probably only for the brief and blurry YouTube clip (264,905 views and counting) of him being knocked unconscious during a live TV broadcast back in 1961.
Graham McCann, Comedy Babylon, 1st October 2019How I uncovered the forgotten Eric & Ernie sitcom plan
Have you heard the one about Morecambe & Wise and a sitcom? No? Well, you're in good company, because not even those who were involved in it seem to know anything about it, either.
Graham McCann, Chortle, 15th May 2015Aborted Morecambe & Wise sitcom by Roy Clarke uncovered
Historian Graham McCann has revealed his discovery of an aborted Morecambe & Wise sitcom pilot, written by Still Open All Hours creator Roy Clarke.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2015Only Fools and Horses by Graham McCann: review
Entertaining account of the making of Only Fools and Horses, 30 years after the start of Britain's favourite comedy.
Martin Chilton, The Telegraph, 9th November 2011Eric and Ernie bring us a lesson in comic timing
It is not only nostalgia that brings the great British double act to our Christmas screens, but respect for their art.
Graham McCann, The Independent, 26th December 2010