Les Dawson
- English
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian, presenter and musician
Press clippings Page 4
Another outing for John Thomson/'s comic creation Bernard Righton: a formerly blue club comedian who has attained a left-wing conversion, and reconfigured his act accordingly. Bernard acts as compere on this festive clip show, introducing archival Christmas pieces by the likes of Bill Hicks, Emo Phillips and Les Dawson - all "appearing" at his club. The archival jokes are a lot funnier than Thomson's, which is probably the point, but which makes for strangely uneven viewing.
John Robinson, The Guardian, 16th December 2015What A Performance! review
Is that Les Dawson after a diet? No it's Frank Skinner in a dress.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 4th December 2015Great comedians can make anything funny. Eric Morecambe bleeding a radiator or Les Dawson reading out AutoTrader would be hilarious by default, but could modern standups work that same magic when, say, eating an entire watermelon or emptying a bathtub? Dave's new panel show hinges precariously on that premise, with a quintet of comics - this week including Frank Skinner, Tim Key and Roisin Conaty - performing acts at the behest of titular taskmaster Greg Davies. In practice, a premise unlikely to tickle the titter glands of many.
Mark Jones, The Guardian, 28th July 2015Gold to profile comedians in new series 'The Interviews'
Kenneth Williams, The Two Ronnies, Les Dawson, Spike Milligan, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are amongst the comedians profiled in new Gold series The Interviews.
British Comedy Guide, 1st April 2015Campaign launched to give the late Les Dawson an OBE
Johnny Vegas is spearheading a campaign to award a posthumous OBE to Les Dawson. Supporters say it was unfair that the comedian, who died in 1993, was not honoured when the likes of Jimmy Savile were.
Chortle, 15th January 2015Les Dawson was almost Victor Meldrew
Les Dawson was almost cast as Victor Meldrew in One Foot In The Grave. Writer David Renwick has revealed the comedian was his second choice for the role, which he had always written with Richard Wilson in mind.
Chortle, 24th December 2014Mick Ferry interview
Talking stand-up, his first ever gig, comparisons with Les Dawson.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 14th November 2014Les Dawson's funniest jokes
The funnyman's widow Tracy and their daughter Charlotte have published his best material in a new book and we share some of his best.
Rod McPhee, The Mirror, 31st October 2014Opinion: why is comedy hooked on misery?
Comedy loves misery. That's the theory. That's why grumpy Tony Hancock was so funny. That's why Les Dawson made a hit out of rarely cracking a smile. And more recently Jack Dee's perma-scowl has been part of the secret of his success.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th August 2014Campaign launched to land Les Dawson a posthumous OBE
Les Dawson's friends and family are battling to win him a posthumous OBE. The late comedian's protégé Johnny Vegas is behind a Facebook campaign after it emerged Les was twice shortlisted for an honour but rejected.
Gemma Aldridge, The Mirror, 5th July 2014