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Roy Hudd
Roy Hudd

Roy Hudd

  • English
  • Actor, comedian and presenter

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Roy Hudd's widow is campaigning for a statue to be erected outside his favourite theatre

The widow of comedian and actor Roy Hudd is campaigning for a statue to be built outside of his favourite theatre, the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds.

Ben Endley and Chikamso Chukwuenyem, Daily Mail, 28th May 2024

Roy Hudd celebration to be released on CD

A recording of The Roy Huddlines, the stage show tribute to News Huddlines host Roy Hudd, will be released on CD on 25th January 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 30th December 2023

Best of 2020: Comedy

Outdoor venues and podcasts to the rescue.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 30th December 2020

Paul O'Grady becomes British Music Hall Society president

Paul O'Grady has been announced as the new president of The British Music Hall Society.

British Comedy Guide, 16th November 2020

Roy Hudd to be celebrated on new Music Hall and Variety Day

The British Music Hall Society is to celebrate its former president Roy Hudd on 16th May, as they launch Music Hall and Variety Day.

British Comedy Guide, 6th May 2020

Roy Hudd - obituray

TV and radio comedy stalwart adept at cheering up the nation.

Nick Smurthwaite, The Independent, 21st March 2020

Roy Hudd: 'I was just trying to make 'em laugh'

The most traditional of entertainers, who has died at 83, harked back to a vanished age.

Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 16th March 2020

Obituary: Roy Hudd

Roy Hudd worked hard to maintain a safe place in the nation's affections for more than half a century.

Nick Smurthwaite, The Stage, 16th March 2020

Roy Hudd: a star immediately embraced by audiences

A versatile master of stage, radio and TV, Hudd survived changes in popular taste through his good-hearted skill.

Michael Billington, The Guardian, 16th March 2020

Roy Hudd who has died aged 83 was the comedy king

Roy Hudd had been around so long, he used to call himself 'the Anglo-Saxons' favourite comedian'.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 16th March 2020

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