Heroes Of Comedy - C4 Documentary - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Genre

Documentary

Broadcast

1995 - 2003

Channel

Channel 4

Episodes

33 (6 series)

Writers

John Fisher

Directors

Iain McLean and Thomas Atkinson

Producers

John Fisher

Company

Heroes Of Comedy presents loving profiles of a wide range of well-known, classic names. From much-loved impressionists (Mike Yarwood) to funny actors (Leonard Rossiter) and actresses (Thora Hird), and famous troupes (The Goons) to stand-ups (Max Miller), a comprehensive range of classic British comedians and acts are covered in the series.

Each episode focuses its attention on an individual comic or comedy act, profiling both their career and personal lives with anecdotes from family, friends, colleagues, and illustrated by video and audio clips of their work.

Additional details

Production

Studio

Picture

Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Sunday 1st January 1995 at 9pm on Channel 4

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