Stage & Screen polymath ORSON WELLES was born, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on this day in 1915.
His comedy credentials range from #KennethWilliams to #TheMuppets
Here’s #OrsonWelles - just about in frame! - with #PeterSellers in Casino Royale #ComedyHistorian Great Northern Books
🤪❤️🎬

“I thought my mother was a bad cook but at least her gravy used to move about!”
It’s #TonyHancock 100 this month… Hope your #Sunday afternoon wasn’t too boring! 🤪❤️🎙️
#Comedy Historian #BBC #Radio #Comedy #RayGalton #AlanSimpson #KennethWilliams #TonyHancock #SidneyJames

Sending the happiest of #birthday wishes to Sir MICHAEL PALIN - simply one of the most joyous humans in the whole wide world. And he’s been there! 😍🎬
#Comedy Historian #MichaelPalin #Comedy #Travel #ComicGenius #MontyPython #Handmade #Funny #Friends #Laughter

Happy #birthday to dear chum LARRY DANN - here launching his best-selling book Oh, What a Lovely Memoir, at #CarryOn Up The The Cinema Museum (chatting CO Emmannuelle, with david mcgillivray). ❤️🎬
Larry will be back for our 6th full-day celebration, on Saturday, 6th July. Book now!

#Friday Night is #Comedy #Horror Night! 🤪👻
In our recent BUD ABBOTT post over on the #Comedy Historian Facebook Page it was clear your favourite #AbbottAndCostello film is ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN… so here’s the mighty Glenn Strange outboxed by Bud! ❤️🎬

That delicious wit JEROME K. JEROME was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, on this day in 1859.
Have a lovely wallow in his humorous masterwork Three Men in a Boat - highly recommend is the Penguin Books UK Talking Book, rather wonderfully read by Nigel Planer
#ComedyHistorian

21 April:
A very happy birthday to Elaine May: comic, writer, film-maker. Legend. #DailyComedy #Comedy Historian #ElaineMay #Comedy #Hollywood #Laughter #ComicGenius #comedywomen #funnywomen #womenincomedy

Leslie Phillips was delighted with his #DoctorWho connections.
I was thrilled when he agreed to play my time-meddling baddie Dr. Knox for Big Finish Insider which pitted him against Colin Baker - here during the recording of ‘Medicinal Purposes’.
#ComedyHistorian #LesliePhillips100

One of #LesliePhillips100 great joys was The Navy Lark, here with Jon Pertwee: “I would fly back from filming anywhere in the world - usually at my own expense! - just so I could be there for those glorious recording sessions at the BBC. The happiest of days.” #ComedyHistorian

Happy #Saturday chums!
And what better way to start #LesliePhillips 100 Day than with Leslie Samuel Phillips CBE in full flow. Ding Dong!
Our Greatest Ever Englishman was born in Tottenham, North #London , on this day in 1924.
I say! 🤪🍾
#ComedyHistorian #LesliePhillips #Birthday

New Blog Post on my website! It’s been a difficult decision for us to write about this and I know we’ve both been terrible at replying to messages lately. If you feel the need to comment then all I ask is you just put a 🌸 Its not an easy read!

gemmarossauthor.co.uk/blog/?fbclid=I…

We are celebrating SID JAMES Discover Bucks Museum this Saturday.
Just £5. Be honest!
See you there. 🤪🎬 discoverbucksmuseum.org/whats-on/sid-j…

The day I nearly joined the WRP !!
edgarwright

On this day in 1973 filming began on CARRY ON GIRLS, the 25th in the series, on location in Brighton.
That first scene in the can Robin Askwith Margaret Nolan, & Peter Butterworth, on the pebbled beach directly below Madeira Drive.
Glorious! 🤪❤️🎬
#ComedyHistorian #BritishFilm

We can’t wait to be back Discover Bucks Museum on Saturday. Join us 😊

We’re celebrating Sid James at the Discover Bucks Museum, Aylesbury, this Saturday evening. #ComedyHistorian
Tickets just a fiver! 🎭❤️🎬 discoverbucksmuseum.org/whats-on/sid-j…

So glad you are enjoying it, Mike! 🤪❤️🎬

robertross.co.uk/forgotten-hero…

Thrilled to be part of Great Northern Books Silver Anniversary publishing programme, with Best Sellers my #comedy career biography of #PeterSellers
Do give them a follow for lots of great stories 🤪📚

A great book on the Great British TV Quiz Shows by my learned friend Tony Nicholson published by Great Northern Books
Highly Recommended! 🤪📚

Featuring #legendary and #inspirational #guitarist s and the equipment they used. Link in Bio to order today 😊

#ericclapton #georgeharrison #rollingstones #markronson #guitarplayer #guitarist #guitarsdaily #guitarsolo #booksbooksbooks #booksof2024 #newbooks #OutNow