Comedy icon Frankie Howerd OBE. Quite simply, a legend. Today marks 32 years since his death, at the age of 75. comedy.co.uk/people/frankie…

We wish Ruby Wax a very happy birthday today, as she turns 71! comedy.co.uk/people/ruby_wa…

19th April 1935 - 27th March 2002, remembering the late comedy genius, actor and musician, Dudley Moore. comedy.co.uk/people/dudley_…

You must remember this one! Home To Roost, the father-son sitcom starring Reece Dinsdale 👀 and the late telly legend John Thaw, marks its 39th anniversary today. comedy.co.uk/tv/home_to_roo…

Very popular in his lifetime but now largely forgotten, comedian Dan Young (with the moustache) was born on this date in 1899.

He died circa 1970. Do you know when? Please let us know!

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Born on this date in 1950, we wish a very happy birthday to actress Susie Blake. comedy.co.uk/people/susie_b…

Remembering the comedy icon Will Hay, one of Britain's earliest film stars. Born on 6th December 1888, he died on 18th April 1949, aged only 60. comedy.co.uk/people/will_ha…

A wonderful but short-lived anthology of plays, The Galton & Simpson Comedy first aired 55 years ago, on 18th April 1969. All six episodes have been released on DVD. comedy.co.uk/tv/the_galton_…

Remember Miss Jones And Son? A very early sitcom about a single mother starring Paula Wilcox, it was first broadcast 47 years ago this evening. comedy.co.uk/tv/miss_jones_…

Remembering the wonderful Michael Pertwee, a writer whose credits include some of the very earliest television adaptations of P.G. Wodehouse, and a ream of hit 1950s comedy films. Born 24th April 1916, he died on 17th April 1991. comedy.co.uk/people/michael…

Remembering prolific writer Bob Block, 20th July 1921 - 17th April 2011. He's best known for sitcoms such as Rentaghost, Galloping Galaxies! and Life With The Lyons. comedy.co.uk/people/bob_blo…

Beginning its life on Radio 4, Simon Brett's sitcom After Henry, starring Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson, turns 39 today. comedy.co.uk/radio/after_he…

Horrible Histories started on television 15 years ago today!

Here's a new article talking about how the show is made:
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Spike Milligan's birthday today. He was 25 #OTD 1943. He was here, Djebel Chaouach, he slept in the Roman caves on the cliff. 'I asked the guns to fire a 21 gun salute, they said 'happy birthday, piss-off'...' Must visit one day! Jane Milligan🦸‍♀️ Al Murray - DKMS.ORG.UK 🇺🇦 Goon Pod #Tunisia81 😉

Born on 16th April 1918, remembering the late comedy genius, Spike Milligan KBE. He died early in 2002. comedy.co.uk/people/spike_m…

9th May 1919 - 16th April 1995, remembering actor and comedian Arthur English, perhaps best known today as Are You Being Served?'s Mr Harman. comedy.co.uk/people/arthur_…

Comedy cinema icon: remembering Charlie Chaplin, the internationally acclaimed actor, writer and director, who was born on 16th April 1889. comedy.co.uk/people/charlie…

No Strings, the Carla Lane sitcom starring Keith Barron and Rita Tushingham as flatmates, marks its 50th anniversary today. It first aired as a pilot episode. comedy.co.uk/tv/no_strings_…

Remembering the late actor, writer and painter Edwin Apps, three years since his death. He is perhaps best known as the co-creator of 60s sitcom hit All Gas And Gaiters. comedy.co.uk/people/edwin_a…

Remembering the remarkable Peter Ustinov, 16th April 1921 - 28th March 2004. comedy.co.uk/people/peter_u…