Tony Hancock
- English
- Actor and comedian
Press clippings
"Unfailing ability to cheer me up": why The Rebel is my feelgood movie
There is something rather wonderful about seeing Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock in full and living colour, operating at the height of his powers, the man who his writers described as "the best comic actor in the business".
Andrew Pulver, The Guardian, 7th April 2025Archive: Tony Hancock's guide to the trials - and errors - of being a household comic
As part of our Greatest Interviews series, we go back to 1961 to hear why the funnyman's career was becoming no laughing matter.
Tony Hancock, The Telegraph, 24th February 2025Celebrations mark comedian Tony Hancock centenary
A dinner has been hosted to celebrate 100 years since the birth of influential 1950s comedian Tony Hancock, and the 70th anniversary of radio sitcom Hancock's Half Hour.
Eleanor Lawson, BBC, 17th September 2024Tony Hancock at 100, by Diane Morgan, Paul Merton and more
On the centenary of the comedian's birth (and 56 years after his tragic death), famous fans explain why we'll never stop finding him funny.
The Telegraph, 12th May 2024Recovered 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 2024Missing Hancock's Half Hour with Harry Secombe discovered
The only episode of Hancock's Half Hour featuring both the eponymous star and Harry Secombe has been located by radio enthusiast Richard Harrison.
British Comedy Guide, 12th October 2023Live 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 2023Tony Hancock celebrated in graphic novel
Tony Hancock is the subject of a new graphic novel, which tells the story of the legendary comedian "with a few interruptions from The Lad Himself".
British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2023The Tony Hancock we never knew - by his great-niece
Ahead of a film about the still-revered comedian, Lucy Hancock talks about his unique legacy and what she discovered in the family archive.
Lucy Hancock, The Telegraph, 30th December 2022Tony Hancock's widow Freddie dies at 92
Publicist had a turbulent marriage to comedy legend.
Chortle, 1st December 2022