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The Comedians' Comedian

TV factual
Channel 4
2005
1 episode

A poll of 300 comedians, writers, producers and directors to find who truly is the greatest comic of them all, by those in the comedy business. Features Jimmy Carr, Joan Rivers, Leslie Nielsen, Mike Myers, Sid Caesar and more.

Cast & crew credits

Cast
Jimmy Carr	Host / Presenter
Joan Rivers	Self
Leslie Nielsen	Self
Mike Myers	Self
Sid Caesar	Self
Richard Lewis	Self
Carl Reiner	Self
Greg Proops	Self
Martin Freeman	Self
Morwenna Banks	Self
Iain Lee	Self
Alex Lowe	Self
Gina Yashere	Self
Stephen Merchant	Self
Ricky Gervais	Self
Dara O Briain	Self
Ozzy Osbourne	Self
Neil Mullarkey	Self
Richard Blackwood	Self
Caryn Mandabach	Self
Jonathan Lynn	Self
Harry Thompson	Self
Simon Day	Self
Maria McErlane	Self
Jeremy Hardy	Self
Don Ward	Self
Jim Bowen	Self
Brendon Burns	Self
Barry Cryer	Self
Eric Sykes	Self
Jackie Mason	Self
Ed Byrne	Self
Mickey Freeman	Self
Dick Clement	Self
Nicholas Parsons	Self
Dave Gorman	Self
Jeff Green	Self
Tony Robinson	Self
Bob Spiers	Self
David Baddiel	Self
Robin Ince	Self
Harry Shearer	Self
Steven Wright	Self
Phil Cornwell	Self
Rowland Rivron	Self
Maurice Gran	Self
Geoffrey Sax	Self
Arthur Smith	Self
Vic Reeves	Self
Bob Mortimer	Self
Carol Cleveland	Self
Paul Kaye	Self
Rhys Thomas	Self
Christopher Guest	Self
Bill Oddie	Self
Burt Kwouk	Self
Graham Stark	Self
Ian La Frenais	Self
Jo Caulfield	Self
Simon Greenall	Self
Peter Baynham	Self
Neil Innes	Self
Eric Idle	Self
John Thomson	Self
Mark Dolan	Self
Jennifer Lee Pryor	Self
Matt Lucas	Self
Ulrika Jonsson	Self
Andre Previn	Self
Laurence Marks	Self
Meera Syal	Self
Andrew Sachs	Self
Spike Milligan	Self (Archive Material)
Harry Secombe	Self (Archive Material)
Tony Hancock	Self (Archive Material)
Ann Bryson	Narrator

Writing team
Shaun Pye	Writer
Jimmy Carr	Writer (Additional Material)
Sean Doherty	Writer (Additional Material)
Julia Hunter	Writer (Additional Material)
Don Perretta	Writer (Additional Material)
Neill Southgate (as Neil Southgate)	Writer (Additional Material)
Nicholas Wealthall (as Nick Wealthall)	Writer (Additional Material)

Production team
Julia Hunter	Producer
Don Perretta	Producer
John Quinn	Executive Producer
Victoria Bobin	Associate Producer
Alex Leigh	Associate Producer
Paul Ingvarsson	Editor
Mick Hitchman	Editor
Kevin Lane	Editor
Sean Doherty	Editor