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The Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill that aired on the BBC and ITV between 15 January 1955 and 1 May 1989. The show consisted mainly of sketches typified by slapstick , mime , parody , and double entendre .
Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 18 April 1992) [1] was an English comedian, actor, and scriptwriter. He is remembered for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show, an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double entendre in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with Hill at the focus of almost every segment.
Sue Upton (born 9 November 1954 at Chadwell Heath, Essex [1] [2]) is an English comic actress and dancer, best known for her many appearances on The Benny Hill Show.She was one of the longest-serving cast members of Benny Hill's stock company, appearing on the show from 1977 to his final programme for Thames Television in 1989.
14 September – The highly popular and long-running live children's variety show Crackerjack! is broadcast for the first time on BBC TV, hosted by Eamonn Andrews. 22 September – Commercial broadcasting starts in the UK with the launch of ITV in London, Associated-Rediffusion on weekdays and Associated Television Network (ATV) at weekends ...
The Best of Benny Hill is a 1974 film version of material from the television comedy series The Benny Hill Show. This movie features sketches from the early Thames Television years, from 1969 to 1973. The sketches in the film are from episodes produced and directed by John Robins. [1]
The All New Alexei Sayle Show; And There's More; Anna & Katy; The Armando Iannucci Shows; Armstrong and Miller; The Armstrong & Miller Show; At Last the 1948 Show; Balls of Steel; Bang, Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer; Barking; Barry Welsh Is Coming; Bellamy's People; The Benny Hill Show; Before the Fringe; Bellamy's People; Beyond a Joke; The ...
The Lumen Field public-address system played the goofy theme music from the old British sketch-comedy “The Benny Hill Show.” It was during a time out in the first half. It could have played ...
The Benny Hill Show David Freeman (22 August 1922 – 28 March 2005) was a British film and television writer, working chiefly in comedy. He was one of the first generation of writers who established television, taking over from radio, as the most popular medium for comedy.