The Comedians
- TV stand-up
- ITV1
- 1971 - 1993
- 83 episodes (11 series)
Long-running stand-up comedy series featuring Charlie Williams, Stan Boardman, Bernard Manning, Frank Carson and many more.
Press clippings
The story of The Comedians - part 2
In part one we told about how the show came about, by the end the stars had become household names as the series became an overnight success. The story continues with Part 2 taking us up to the 40th Anniversary Show in 2011.
British Classic Comedy, 5th April 2015The story of The Comedians - part 1
Sometimes the simplist ideas are the best. The simple format used in The Comedians is still being used today in shows such as: Live At the Apollo, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow uses some of the elements. In 2011 this popular TV show celebrated 40 years at the top and we were lucky enough to have the show's creator and legendary TV producer Johnnie Hamp provide us with the story of how it all came about. What follows is part one of The Comedians story.
British Classic Comedy, 29th March 2015From the archive: Stop me if you've heard this one...
Originally published in The Observer on 27 February 1972: TV critic Mary Holland on how flogging a winning formula becomes no laughing matter for audiences.
Mary Holland, The Guardian, 27th February 2012