Les Dawson
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian, presenter and musician
Press clippings
BBC Four to repeat classic Saturday Night TV, including Blankety Blank
BBC Four is to broadcast a back catalogue of classic Saturday Night programmes during his summer's Olympics. The season will include episodes of Blankety Blank hosted by Terry Wogan, Les Dawson and Lily Savage.
British Comedy Guide, 15th July 2024Michael 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 2023Charlotte Dawson shares emotional birthday moment by statue of dad
Charlotte Dawson shares emotional birthday moment as son says 'grandad' by statue of dad Les Dawson in St Annes.
Claire Lark, Blackpool Gazette, 3rd October 2022Les Dawson: Flying High review
A homage to one of Lancashire's several kings of comedy started its national tour in the heart of the county.
David Upton, British Theatre Guide, 23rd September 2022Fringe: 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 2022Jon Culshaw says playing Lancashire comedian Les Dawson is an 'honour'
The impersonator Jon Culshaw has said it is a "great honour" to play the comedy genius Les Dawson in a new touring stage show about his life.
ITV, 29th July 2022Les Dawson did more than mother-in-law jokes - he predicted cancel culture
The Blankety Blank host wasn't an unreconstructed 1970s stand-up - he was our drollest comic. Can Jon Culshaw fool Edinburgh into thinking he's back?
Jon Culshaw, The Telegraph, 23rd July 2022Jon Culshaw on Les Dawson
'Even his most savage mother-in-law lines were written with love'.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd July 2022Edinburgh 2022: Jon Culshaw Q&A
BWW catches up with Jon Culshaw to chat about bringing Les Dawson: Flying High to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 20th July 2022Ten Edinburgh theatre shows about comedians
Kicking off our annual series of features, each previewing ten shows from the thousands at the Edinburgh Fringe next month, with a selection based around the art of comedy and those who perform it, real and fictional, and first-hand...
Chortle, 18th July 2022