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The Comedians
5.5
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79 x 30m
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1971
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Ended
Overview
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
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Russ Abbot
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Roy Walker
![Lennie Bennett pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F5loG76FP07dlO2QJg1PaqXO65qr.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Lennie Bennett
![Mike Reid pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FoGZPYtbKw15dFhjb7jQ61crB3d0.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Mike Reid
![Jim Bowen pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fl8m3ILiEXj5HmY5xAm73taBPRgS.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Jim Bowen
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Tom O'Connor
![Bobby Knutt pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FnxsTrPDRfjtUiHxyR2v2EeAgUL8.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Bobby Knutt
![Duggie Brown pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FtGfy3z2mVee6aFNgsDUeLElk4CP.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Duggie Brown
![Bernard Manning pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Bernard Manning
![Frank Carson pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FhKK7QpMmfE8UmnMtrbenlHDBhhD.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Frank Carson
![Stu Francis pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F1WTm2MFkidoKVvL4xU8ryoCHHUd.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Stu Francis
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Jimmy Cricket
![Mick Miller pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Feylcro7Q7QFDqyTPqAOHpBEKt27.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Mick Miller
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