Kenneth Williams
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings
Recovered Hancock's Half Hour to air for star's centenary
A recently recovered, landmark episode of Hancock's Half Hour is to air on BBC Radio 4 Extra in May as a lynchpin of the channel's celebration of the late comic's 100th birthday.
British Comedy Guide, 26th April 2024Live tour of Hancock's Half Hour radio re-enactments
A touring stage show recreating lost radio episodes of Hancock's Half Hour has been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2023Michael Parkinson's best interviews with comedians
Michael Parkinson, the chat show host who did so much to launch and promote comedians - most notably giving Billy Connolly his big break - has died at the aged of 88. Here are some of the best interviews he conducted with comedians aver his seven-decade career.
Chortle, 17th August 2023Kenneth Williams to be profiled in new documentary film
New documentary film The Last Years Of Kenneth Williams profiles the final ten years of the comedy star's life, with all four beneficiaries of his last will and testament set to appear on screen for the first time.
British Comedy Guide, 18th November 2022Lost 1955 Hancock's Half Hour episode recovered
A lost episode from the first radio series of Hancock's Half Hour has been discovered and will be broadcast on Radio 4 in October.
British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2022The tangled relationship between Stanley Baxter and Kenneth Williams
What was the truth of the relationship between Stanley Baxter and Kenneth Williams? The comedy greats met in 1946 when they were both conscripted into the army. Occasional references to the pair over the years suggested they were more than just friends. But was that the case?
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 11th April 2022New play about Williams and Fielding debuts
A new play examines the strained professional relationship between Carry On legends Kenneth Williams and Fenella Fielding. Carry On! Screaming Queens has been written by comedy historian Robert Ross, who has penned several books about the film franchise.
Chortle, 25th May 2021Barry Cryer's Comedy Legends to return for a third series
Kenneth Williams and Norman Wisdom are among those who will feature in the third series of Barry Cryer's series Comedy Legends on Sky Arts.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2020Round The Horne repeat 'broke BBC standards'
A 52-year-old episode of radio comedy Round The Horne has broken current BBC standards because of its potentially racist stereotypes, the broadcaster's complaints department has ruled. The episode, from 1967, featured white stars such as Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden mimicking black characters in an extended parody of the 1950 movie Young Man With A Horn. However, in its newly released findings, the unit stopped short of a ban because of Round The Horne's status as a comedy classic, with the show recently voted best radio comedy of all time.
Chortle, 27th July 2020From the archive: Round the Horne reviewed, June 1965
This show's air of maverick, matey rudeness provides a perfect formula for mockery without tears.
Norman Shrapnel, The Guardian, 19th June 2020