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Talk shows exploded in the 1980s. Bob Holness was the second actor to portray James Bond, starring in a 1957 South African radio dramatization of 'Moonraker'.

The Two Ronnies is one of my favourite British comedies.

On the way, he became one of the most recognisable entertainers in the business, driven by what appeared to be inexhaustible energy. RIP.

He was educated at City of London Freemen's School.

There's not as much sitcom around nowadays which is a shame. Vyvyan was the most memorable of The Young Ones, but I was always partial to poor Neil. His CBS late night show ran for a little over a year, starting in January 1989. See if you can recognize all these '80s talk show hosts There were a lot of couches and desks in late night and daytime. I could have jammed in a lot more, as both decades certainly had quality TV. He certainly did seem to have the knack of knowing what made people laugh. I grew up watching Fawlty Towers and Dr. Who (Tom Baker's iconic scarf!).

1981 - Kenny Everett TV Show, Only Fools and Horses and Victoria Wood's first foray into screen comedy, 'Wood And Walters'. He died on December 21, 2013 in Warwickshire, England.

In 1979, the BBC completely dominated British TV comedy with only Benny Hill still sustaining his viewing figures. I just want to point out that casualty still runs....as casualty.

He was married to Barbara.

Love thy Neighbour, was a daring show about a racist and his black neighbors but I don't think the 'N' word was ever used. 231Rosslyn@gmail.com on February 23, 2019: I wonder, if anybody would know the name of TV series where the name of the main character was TOM and the basic idea was that he could by some miraculous opening in a fence move between the present and the WW2 times (probably in London).

I remembered all of them, though I rarely watched any of them. In the 70's, one in the states had to adjust the tin foil on the rabbit ears to pick up the weak signals of the PBS stations for any type of British television. Hopefully they're on Netflix or On Demand so I could check them out... Rich, many thanks for your comment - I was less of a Python fan - I got some of the humour and the rest went over my head but I was only about 9 when they were first on TV. It is a shame he could not mix both jobs - we may have gotten more great shows. They have one child. It ran on PBS sometimes in late 80s or early 90s.

He is an actor and writer, known for Tin Pan Alley (2016), Only Fools and Horses (1981) and WWE 2K20 (2019).

He has been married to Donna Derby since 1997.

Victoria Coren Mitchell was born on August 18, 1972 in Hammersmith, London, England. It was clear through the show that Borge was one of his heroes. When I see them on satellite TV now, I still find myself laughing out loud at some of his stuff. He was married to Debbie McGee and ... Michael Barrymore was born in Bermondsey London in 1952, the breeding ground for many famous stars, including Charlie Chaplin, Max Bygraves and Tommy Steele.Having won the TV show New Faces, Michael's big break came when he joined Russ Abbot's Television Madhouse. Can't remember his name, but I think he was British. A lot of happy memories here! We're gathering some of them here. Your welcome. 11/11, and I never even watched any of these except Letterman, and every once in a great while Arsenio Hall. He was an actor and producer, known for Without Limits (1998), Sports Retort (1955) and The Range Rider (1951). In many respects, the 1980s was a lot more radical and out there in comedy terms than the 1970s. I hope you have enjoyed this walk down memory lane in the 1970s and 1980s. David Jason has perfect comic timing though we see him in less ans less nowadays. British TV in the 70s picked up where the 60s left off especially with great British comedy and some iconic TV drama shows. GoldenTVMemories, thanks very much for your comment, great profile name by the way :o).

However, I LOVED Phil Donahue and David Letterman (and later, Craig Ferguson). Actor | With his popular breakfast show on Capital Radio and his regular peak-time appearances on ITV he's the biggest personality on UK commercial radio and has done wonders for the popularity of ITV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, ... David Coleman was born on April 26, 1926 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England.

MeTV Remembers the M*A*S*H Finale this Veterans Day at 7 PM |... Meet the Brady Bunch on MeTV! Amongst the shows he commissioned were 'Call My Bluff', for years a highly successful and very amusing quiz show. Possibly watched it in the 60's, 70's. I am always interested to know what crosses over to Canada - I think I make an assumption, right or wrong, that Canadians 'get' British humour. 'Callan' starring Edward Woodward had been on British TV since 1967 and continued its success early into the 1970s. Can you guess what other shows these Waltons stars are on? He died on April 18, 2018 in London, England. Best British Drama and Documentary in the 1970s and 1980s. By the end of the decade, the BBC had taken over ITV's crown.
Can you find the ONE TV show that started in the 1960s and ended in the 1980s?

Johnny Carson will be forever known as the king of late night television. Their last really successful year was 1978 when 'The Benny Hill Show', 'George and Mildred' and 'Rising Damp' were all still at the height of their success. 11 of 11.

We have Bottom on DVD, we used to watch it all the time - it may make an appearance in my 1990s-2000s hub when it's written. He joined ... Paul Daniels was born on April 6, 1938 in South Bank, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England as Newton Edward Daniels. I remember some of their lines, which were pretty good. He mainly does voice over work now (he has a wonderfully distinctive voice). He was an actor, known for Trainspotting (1996), French and Saunders (1987) and Public Enemy Number One (1992). The fantastic 'Edge of Darkness' starring an intense Bob Peck kept British TV audiences gripped with its tales of nuclear theft. She made her way up by working on the Daily Mail, Sunday Times and Daily Mirror. He was a producer and director, known for Paradise Island (1977), The Bright Side (1985) and Tickets for the Titanic (1987). Judi, thanks for your comment! 'Red Dwarf' still has a huge sci-fi cult following and 'Birds of A Feather' is set to return soon. 11/11, Jerry Lewis had a talk show?! Pellentesque nec ante ipsum. He is an actor and writer, known for The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007), Match Point (2005) and Scoop (2006). Benny Hill's humour is more universal in nature and I like it that he was self-deprecating.

Jeremy Paxman is arguably Britain's most respected political journalist, renowned for his tough, rigorous interviewing of public figures. Of course, "Monty Python's Flying Circus" is the peek of television comedy ever.

we never missed Benny Hill when he was on TV - the show was an absolute hoot.

See if you can recognize them all.

Monty Python's Flying Circus was my first exposure to this type of humor, and I loved it!

Its most popular shows though are its 1970s shows - 'The Good Life', 'To The Manor Born', 'Citizen Smith', 'Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads', 'Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em', 'Steptoe and Son' and 'Dad's Army' amongst others. The audience sitting above the house band was known as "The Dog Pound.". Poor ref with no regard to offside and he bottled it on the sin bin, red card all day long if it had been on sky.

David Attenbrough had started his amazing programme making in the 1960s as controller of BBC2 but he has since admitted that he never really enjoyed office based jobs and went back to doing what he enjoyed best - as a naturalist, making fantastic wildlife programmes but a quick look at his achievements as controller of BBC2 is my first intention. Because there was nothing as anarchic as The Young Ones in the 1980s, it still stands out as one of the best sitcoms, a truly unique comedy and one whose script people of a certain age seem to like to memorise and repeat when an opportunity arises. Anyway, I enjoyed reading about these shows.

Jools Hogg (author) from North-East UK on April 28, 2012: Lesley, the 70s and 80s both had their share of class...and trash! He was married to Jean Stone. Gail Louise Stevenson from Mason City on March 06, 2013: I loved watching "The Young Ones"-the show was really funny. 1970s British TV has a glut of comedy, some good, some not so good but some out and out great.

Soz", What about.. cats eyes, the gentle touch, Desmond’s, rentaghost, tizzwazz & 321, Dempsey & Makepeace, hi does anyone remember a sketch in a comedy show that had a group of old people with walkie-talkies who go and stop traffic would love to see it again but cant remember the show l know it was british and l cried laughing thanks in advance. Faulty Towers, To the Manor Born, The Good Life, Butterflies, Bread and Are you Being Served! Watched it all the time and loved that he laughed at his own sense of humor. ITV didn't really move with the times. Jools Hogg (author) from North-East UK on November 03, 2012: Yveske, many thanks for your comment - we are watching Red Dwarf X on Dave st the moment. Are You Being Served and The Good Life were top of my list at the time. One of British TV's most popular performers with a career that spanned over four decades, funny-man Bob Monkhouse started off as a radio broadcaster (1947) and stand-up comic.

Who are these crime show characters using the telephone in the 1970s? I enjoyed "Red Dwarf" a lot, even though the last two seasons were a big disappointment. Until the final episode and he got to be a guest in the hotel. She has been married to David Mitchell since November 17, 2012. Richard Osman was born on November 28, 1970 in Billericay, Essex, England. If this is not your location.
It was an espionage drama with a bit of edge and written by James Mitchell who went on to write one of the 70s and 80s most popular dramas, 'When The Boat Comes In', a tale of a north-eastern English family making good after the second world war. Pat Sharp was born on October 25, 1961 in London, England as Patrick Sharpin. 1975 was the first year that' Fawlty Towers' was shown and that show is arguably, Britain's greatest comedy. The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk-show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. I adore all the old fashion british comedy series. In another degree of separation, Barbara Flynn had starred in 'A Family At War' a tale of a Liverpool family's experiences of love and loss during the second world war (and not a Scouse accent amongst them!). 'Blackadder' makes its first appearance in 1983 and 'New Statesman' in 1984 but it still appears with the likes of 'Ever Decreasing Circles'.

He is married to Monica Sharp. Shows like this and "Yes Minister" prove that sit-coms can be intellectual. English actor Warwick Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, England, the son of Susan J. 'Upstairs Downstairs' appeared for the first time in 1975 and is still, in my humble opinion, much, much better than the remake. (1968) and Stanley's Dragon (1994). They have two children. :).

Atkinson's "Blackadder" series was also a work of brilliance.

'The Old Grey Whistle Test' and 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' are another two of his commissions. The comedy shows from the 1970s have shown that they have longevity. He is known for his work on A Bear's Christmas Tail (2004), National Treasure: Kiri (2018) and Hardwar (1998). The co-star, Joe Don Baker was also amazing in the show, both actors gaining accolades for the series.

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