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The Comedians

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First Aired:June 12, 1971

Seasons:11 seasons

Episodes:79

Status:Ended

The comedians is a British television show of the 1970s produced by Johnnie Hamp of Granada Television. The show gave a stage to nightclub and working men's club comedians of the era, including Russ Abbot, Lennie Bennett, Stan Boardman, Jim Bowen, Jimmy Bright, Duggie Brown, Mike Burton, Dave Butler, Brian Carroll, Frank Carson, Mike Coyne, Jimmy Cricket, Colin Crompton, Pauline Daniels, Charlie Daze, Vince Earl, Steve Faye, Eddie Flanagan, Stu Francis, Ken Goodwin, Jackie Hamilton, Jerry Harris, George King, Bobby Knutt, Bernard Manning, Mike McCabe, Paul Melba, Mick Miller, Hal Nolan, Tom O'Connor, Tom Pepper, Bryn Phillips, Mike Reid, George Roper, Harry Scott, Sammy Thomas, Johnny Wager, Roy Walker, Charlie Williams, Lee Wilson and Lenny Windsor. Also featured on the TV show, were Shep's Banjo Boys, a 7-piece band comprising Charlie Bentley, John Drury, Andy Holdorf, John Orchard, John Rollings, Graham Shepherd and Howard Shepherd. In 1973, the line up was Mike Dexter, Tony "Tosh" Kennedy, Ged Martin, Tony Pritchard, Graham Shepherd and Howard "Shep" Shepherd.

Cast

Russ Abbot

Russ Abbot

Roy Walker

Roy Walker

Lennie Bennett

Lennie Bennett

Mike Reid

Mike Reid

Jim Bowen

Jim Bowen

Tom O'Connor

Tom O'Connor

Bobby Knutt

Bobby Knutt

Duggie Brown

Duggie Brown

Bernard Manning

Bernard Manning

Frank Carson

Frank Carson

Stu Francis

Stu Francis

Jimmy Cricket

Mick Miller

Mick Miller

Seasons & Episodes

E1Series 1, Show 1

Jun 12, 1971

E2Series 1, Show 2

Jun 19, 1971

E3Series 1, Show 3

Jun 26, 1971

E4Series 1, Show 4

Jul 3, 1971

E5Series 1, Show 5

Jul 10, 1971

E6Series 1, Show 6

Jul 17, 1971

E7Series 1, Show 7

Jul 24, 1971

E1Series 2, Show 1

Sep 18, 1971

E2Series 2, Show 2

Sep 25, 1971

E3Series 2, Show 3

Oct 2, 1971

E4Series 2, Show 4

Oct 9, 1971

E5Series 2, Show 5

Oct 16, 1971

E6Series 2, Show 6

Oct 23, 1971

E7Series 2, Show 7

Oct 30, 1971

E1Series 3, Show 1

Feb 18, 1972

E2Series 3, Show 2

Feb 25, 1972

E3Series 3, Show 3

Mar 3, 1972

E4Series 3, Show 4

Mar 10, 1972

E5Series 3, Show 5

Mar 17, 1972

E6Series 3, Show 6

Mar 24, 1972

E7Series 3, Show 7

Mar 31, 1972

E1Series 4, Show 1

Jul 14, 1972

E2Series 4, Show 2

Jul 21, 1972

E3Series 4, Show 3

Jul 28, 1972

E4Series 4, Show 4

Aug 4, 1972

E5Series 4, Show 5

Aug 11, 1972

E6Series 4, Show 6

Aug 18, 1972

E7Series 4, Show 7

Sep 2, 1972

E1Series 5, Show 1

Nov 17, 1972

E2Series 5, Show 2

Nov 24, 1972

E3Series 5, Show 3

Dec 1, 1972

E4Series 5, Show 4

Dec 8, 1972

E5Series 5, Show 5

Dec 15, 1972

E6Series 5, Show 6

Dec 22, 1972

E7Series 5, Show 7

Dec 29, 1972

E1Series 6, Show 1

Apr 7, 1973

E2Series 6, Show 2

Apr 14, 1973

E3Series 6, Show 3

Apr 21, 1973

E4Series 6, Show 4

Apr 28, 1973

E5Series 6, Show 5

May 5, 1973

E6Series 6, Show 6

May 12, 1973

E7Series 6, Show 7

May 19, 1973

E8Series 6, Show 8

Jun 2, 1973

E9Christmas Special

Dec 22, 1973

E1Series 7, Show 1

Jan 26, 1974

E2Series 7, Show 2

Feb 2, 1974

E3Series 7, Show 3

Feb 9, 1974

E4Series 7, Show 4

Feb 16, 1974

E5Series 7, Show 5

Feb 23, 1974

E6Series 7, Show 6

Mar 2, 1974

E7Series 7, Show 7

Mar 16, 1974

E1Series 8, Show 1

Jul 22, 1979

E2Series 8, Show 2

Jul 29, 1979

E3Series 8, Show 3

Aug 5, 1979

E4Series 8, Show 4

Nov 23, 1979

E5Series 8, Show 5

Nov 30, 1979

E6Series 8, Show 6

Dec 7, 1979

E7Series 8, Show 7

Dec 14, 1979

E8Series 8, Show 8

Jan 11, 1980

E9Series 8, Show 9

Jan 18, 1980

E10Series 8, Show 10

Jan 25, 1980

E11Series 8, Show 11

Feb 1, 1980

E12Series 8, Show 12

Feb 8, 1980

E13Series 8, Show 13

Feb 15, 1980

E1Series 9, Show 1

Jun 2, 1984

E2Series 9, Show 2

Jun 9, 1984

E3Series 9, Show 3

Jun 16, 1984

E1Series 10, Show 1

Jun 1, 1985

E2Series 10, Show 2

Jun 8, 1985

E3Series 10, Show 3

Jun 15, 1985

E4Series 10, Show 4

Jun 22, 1985

E5Series 10, Show 5

Jun 29, 1985

E6Series 10, Show 6

Jul 6, 1985

E7Series 10, Show 7

Jul 13, 1985

E1Series 11, Show 1

Jul 9, 1992

E2Series 11, Show 2

Jul 11, 1992

E3Series 11, Show 3

Jul 16, 1992

E4Series 11, Show 4

Jul 18, 1992

E5Series 11, Show 5

Jul 23, 1992

Storyline

The comedians is a British television show of the 1970s produced by Johnnie Hamp of Granada Television. The show gave a stage to nightclub and working men's club comedians of the era, including Russ Abbot, Lennie Bennett, Stan Boardman, Jim Bowen, Jimmy Bright, Duggie Brown, Mike Burton, Dave Butler, Brian Carroll, Frank Carson, Mike Coyne, Jimmy Cricket, Colin Crompton, Pauline Daniels, Charlie Daze, Vince Earl, Steve Faye, Eddie Flanagan, Stu Francis, Ken Goodwin, Jackie Hamilton, Jerry Harris, George King, Bobby Knutt, Bernard Manning, Mike McCabe, Paul Melba, Mick Miller, Hal Nolan, Tom O'Connor, Tom Pepper, Bryn Phillips, Mike Reid, George Roper, Harry Scott, Sammy Thomas, Johnny Wager, Roy Walker, Charlie Williams, Lee Wilson and Lenny Windsor. Also featured on the TV show, were Shep's Banjo Boys, a 7-piece band comprising Charlie Bentley, John Drury, Andy Holdorf, John Orchard, John Rollings, Graham Shepherd and Howard Shepherd. In 1973, the line up was Mike Dexter, Tony "Tosh" Kennedy, Ged Martin, Tony Pritchard, Graham Shepherd and Howard "Shep" Shepherd.

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