Les Dawson
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian, presenter and musician
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Mark Addy on playing Les Dawson
Mark Addy on playing much-loved comedian and presenter Les Dawson in a new series of Sky Arts' comedy anthology Urban Myths.
Rebecca Mahoney, What's On TV, 7th October 2020Top 10 books about comedy
Biographies, autobiographies, episode guides, script anthologies, tie-in books - my thirst for writing about comedy takes in the lot, so I've chosen not to differentiate between them. They're all of a piece, adding to our understanding and appreciation of the art.
Louis Barfe, The Guardian, 4th December 2019Les Dawson is making a comeback - 26 years after death
Two plays written by the legendary comic are set to be staged for the first time.
Ed Gleave, The Mirror, 5th October 2019My comedy hero: Justin Moorhouse on Les Dawson
As the seasoned comic, actor, radio presenter and podcaster hits the road cunningly disguised as the Northern Joker, he tells all about his comedy icon.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th February 2019Alan Carr lined up to host Les Dawson tribute
Alan Carr is being lined up to host a one-off tribute show marking 25 years since Les Dawson's death.
British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2018Make 'em laugh: Manchester's comedy greats remembered
The performers who put the city on the map for comedy and entertainment from the 1950s to the present day.
Henry Hochland, Manchester Evening News, 21st June 2017Barry Cryer: 'Tommy Cooper had a sadistic streak'
Tommy Cooper had a 'sadistic streak' which made him relish making people uncomfortable, Barry Cryer has revealed.
Chortle, 22nd January 2017Charlotte Dawson to have cut-out of dad at wedding
Loved-up Charlotte Dawson vows to have a cardboard cut-out of late father Les at her wedding.
Beth Allcock, The Sun, 18th December 2016Victor Meldrew role almost went to Les Dawson
One Foot in the Grave actor Richard Wilson reveals he originally turned down the part, thinking he was too young to play the cantankerous grump.
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 26th July 2016Radio Times review
No comic actor ever wrinkled their nose or pushed up their spectacles with better timing. Ronnie Corbett's gifts are lauded by a biography strand that's previously given warm tributes to Robbie Coltrane, Les Dawson, Judi Dench and indeed Ronnie Barker. Interviews and clips aim to bring out the secrets behind the success of The Two Ronnies, and Corbett's rather bleak solo sitcom, Sorry!
There's plenty to explore from the years before his TV career: when Corbett appeared on The Frost Report as a fresh-faced, talented newcomer, he was actually 36 and a veteran of the clubs. Before that were his days as a teenage organist - no, that's not the set-up for a Two Ronnies newsreader joke - and his 1952 film debut in You're Only Young Twice.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 23rd December 2015