Comedians & Comedy Writers

[Ulitzer95 11,085]

Updated The Comedians cast masterlist (see spoiler below) for the death of Tom Pepper.

Pepper died in Southport on 29th September 2018. Death and funeral notice (also lots of tributes on Facebook). He was born as John Terence Sexton on 9th October 1950, meaning that he was 67 when he died.

Additional credits include Coronation Street and Blankety Blank, among many others.


 

Spoiler

The Comedians (1971–1993)

Russ Abbot b. 1947
Lennie Bennett 1938–2009
Stan Boardman b. 1937
Jim Bowen 1937–2018
Alan Brady b. 1943 (now known by his real name of Alan Godson)
Jimmy Bright b. 1971/ note: youngest comedian to star on the show
Duggie Brown b. 1940
Les Bryan b. c. 1941
Mike Burton NO INFO (though alive)
Dave Butler 1936–1996
Kenny Cantor 1938–2019
Jackie Carlton 1923–1995
Brian Carroll 1930–2014
Johnny Carroll 1941–2020
Frank Carson 1926–2012
Paddy Cassidy NO INFO
Johnnie Casson b. 1943
Eddie Colinton 1936–2002
Mike Coyne b. 1939
Jimmy Cricket b. 1945
Colin Crompton 1931–1985
Bob Curtiss b. 1938
Pauline Daniels b. 1955 / note: only comedienne to star on the show
Charlie Daze b. 1938
Les Dennis b. 1953
Vince Earl b. 1944
Stevie Faye b. 1927
Ray Fell 1939–2016
Eddie Flanagan 1936–2002
Alan Fox 1936–2014
Stu Francis b. 1948
Syd Francis 1940–2006
Mike Goddard b. 1943 (earlier known as Mike Goodwin)
Ken Goodwin 1933–2012
Jackie Hamilton 1937–2003
Jerry Harris 19??–20??
Dennis Jones NO INFO
Jimmy Jones b. 1938
Mike Kelly 1943–2018
George King b. 1948
Bobby Knoxall MBE 1933–2009
Bobby Knutt 1945–2017
Brian Lewis 19??–???? (also appeared in Supergran)
Bernard Manning 1930–2007
Jimmy Marshall 1933–1996
Mike McCabe NO INFO (though alive)
Paul Melba 1936–2020
Mick Miller b. 1950
Pat Mooney 1931–2008
Johnny More 1934–2015
Hector Nicol 1920–1985
Hal Nolan 1932–2014
Chris O'Dell 1939–2016
Tom O'Connor 1939–2021
Tom Pepper 1950–2018
Bryn Phillips 1934–2014
Colin Price NO INFO (though alive)
Don Reid b. 1943
Mike Reid 1940–2007
George Roper 1934–2003
Harry Scott NO INFO (though alive)
Mike Scott NO INFO
Paul Shane 1940–2013
Tony Stewart b. 1936
Sammy Thomas 1932–2010
Johnnie "Goon" Tweed 1928–2006
Johnnie Wager 1930–2019
Roy Walker b. 1940
Jos White 1923–2019
Charlie Williams MBE 1927–2006
Stu Williams 19??–????
Lee Wilson 1938–2013
Lenny Windsor b. c. 1946

 

[Ulitzer95 11,085]

As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of "The Comedians", I decided to go full out and do deeper research across Facebook and Twitter. The incredibly popular "Old Clubland Acts" page on Facebook alone has proven very useful.

So I've updated the masterlist (expand the spoiler below), adding years (or approx years) of birth to just about all names, some notes and uncovered two further deaths (which I've covered below). Also added some more names like Al Rich and Bal Moane.

I don't think it will ever be possible to get a full list of the names who appeared on the show over it's 22 year broadcast, but I reckon this is almost complete.
 

Spoiler

The Comedians (1971–1993)

Johnny Allan NO INFO
Russ Abbot (wiki) b. 1947 / note: then known as Russ Roberts
Lennie Bennett (wiki) 1938–2009 (70) BBC obit
Stan Boardman (wiki) b. 1937
Jim Bowen (wiki) 1937–2018 (80) BBC obit
Alan Brady b. 1943 / note: today a local politician, known by his real name of Alan Godson
Jimmy Bright (IMDb) b. 1971 / note: youngest comedian to star on the show
Duggie Brown (wiki) b. 1940
Les Bryan b. c. 1941
Mike Burton (IMDb) b. 19?? / note: recent comments (2021) on Facebook confirm he's alive
Dave Butler (IMDb) 1936–1996 (60) mention of death
Kenny Cantor (IMDb) 1938–2019 (80) local obit
Jackie Carlton (IMDb) 1923–1995 (72) local obit
Brian Carroll (IMDb) 1930–2014 (84) local obit (dead link)
Johnny Carroll (IMDb) 1941–2020 (78) local obit
Frank Carson (wiki) 1926–2012 (85) BBC obit
Paddy Cassidy NO INFO
Johnnie Casson (wiki) b. 1943
Eddie Colinton (IMDb) 1936–2002 (66) local obit
Mike Coyne (IMDb) b. 1939
Jimmy Cricket (wiki) b. 1945
Colin Crompton (wiki) 1931–1985 (54) The Stage obit
Bob Curtiss (IMDb) b. 1938
Pauline Daniels (IMDb) b. 1955 / note: only comedienne to star on the show
Ivor Davis b. 19?? / note: Manchester comedian, noted as being alive in 2020 on FB
Charlie Daze (IMDb) b. 1938 / note: brother of Mike Douglas
Les Dennis (wiki) b. 1953
Mike Douglas b. 19?? / note: later known as Mike Cash, also the brother of Charlie Daze
Vince Earl (wiki) b. 1944
Stevie Faye (IMDb) b. 1927
Ray Fell (IMDb) 1939–2016 (76) death notice
Eddie Flanagan (IMDb) 1936–2002 (66) mention of death
Alan Fox 1936–2014 (77) local obit (dead link)
Stu Francis (wiki) b. 1948
Syd Francis (IMDb) 1943–2006 (62) Times obit
Mike Goddard (IMDb) b. 1943 / note: initially known as Mike Goodwin, changed name to avoid confusion with Ken
Ken Goodwin (wiki) 1933–2012 (78) BBC obit
Jackie Hamilton (wiki) 1937–2003 (66) local obit
Jerry Harris 19??–201? / note: later moved to Malta, noted as having died between 2010 and 2012
Tony Jo b. 19?? / note: still fairly active a few years ago
Dennis Jones NO INFO / note: Bradford comedian
Jimmy Jones (wiki) b. 1938
Mike Kelly (IMDb) 1943–2018 (74) mention of death (dead link)
George King (IMDb) b. 1948
Bobby Knoxall MBE (wiki) 1933–2009 (75) local obit
Bobby Knutt (wiki) 1945–2017 (71) BBC obit
Brian Lewis (IMDb) 19??–???? mention of death / note: also in Super Gran as one half of "The Muscles"
Bernard Manning (wiki) 1930–2007 (76) BBC obit
Jimmy Marshall (IMDb) 1933–1996 (63) The Stage obit
Mike McCabe b. 19?? / note: alive and well, his son Milo McCabe is also a prominent comedian
Paul Melba (wiki) 1936–2020 (84) local obit
Mick Miller (wiki) b. 1950
Bal Moane (IMDb) b. 1936
Pat Mooney (IMDb) 1931–2008 (76) mention of death
Johnny More (wiki) 1934–2015 (81) local obit
Hector Nicol (wiki) 1920–1985 (64) Herald obit
Hal Nolan (IMDb) 1932–2014 (82) mention of death
Chris O'Dell 1939–2016 (76) local obit
Tom O'Connor (wiki) 1939–2021 (81) BBC obit
Tom Pepper (IMDb) 1950–2018 (67) death notice
Bryn Phillips (IMDb) 1934–2014 (79) local obit
Colin Price b. 19?? / note: Welsh, still doing stand-up in 2018
Don Reid b. 1943 / note: Crewe, Cheshire comedian as per this
Mike Reid (wiki) 1940–2007 (67) BBC obit
Al Rich 1933–1996 (62) mention of death
George Roper (wiki) 1934–2003 (69) Guardian obit
Harry Scott (IMDb) b. 19?? / note: Cockney comedian, still making club appearances a few years ago
Mike Scott NO INFO
Paul Shane (wiki) 1940–2013 (72) BBC obit
Tony Stewart b. 1936 / note: Scottish, but has lived in South Africa for years
Sammy Thomas (IMDb) 1932–2010 (77) local obit
Johnnie "Goon" Tweed (IMDb) 1928–2006 (77) / note: retired to the Isle of Man, where he died
Johnnie Wager (IMDb) 1930–2019 (89) mention of death / note: real name Robert Ernest Benton
Roy Walker (wiki) b. 1940
Jos White (IMDb) 1923–2019 (96) ITV obit
Charlie Williams MBE (wiki) 1927–2006 (78) BBC obit
Stu Williams 1934–1991 (57) / note: according to this, previously a pro footballer called Willie Nimmo
Lee Wilson (wiki) 1938–2013 (74) local obit
Lenny Windsor (IMDb) b. c. 1946

43 dead.
32 living.
4 unknown (can't find ANY info for Mike Scott, Dennis Jones, Johnny Allan or Paddy Cassidy).
I've also merged Mike Goodwin and Mike Goddard as it's the same person(!). He mentions on Facebook that he changed his name to avoid confusion with Ken Goodwin, who was also on the show.

So, the two further deaths:

1) Brian Lewis – also one of The Muscles on Super Gran, along with Alan Snell (1938–2018). His daughter talks about him a lot on several groups on Facebook, noting he's dead but doesn't state when.



2) Jerry Harris – not exactly an obscure name on the show, but I suppose he just dropped off radar. He moved to Malta with his wife. In 2010 he was noted as being alive recently, in 2012 he was noted as having died "a few years ago", so seems likely he died just over a decade ago.



Kudos to anyone who can find any info for Mike Scott, Dennis Jones, Johnny Allan or Paddy Cassidy, because it's annoying me.

[Spade_Cooley 9,022]

On 01/09/2017 at 21:08, Spade_Cooley said:

Still, that makes Mort Sahl that last of this breed of new sick outrageous comedians still living:

 

 

And now they're all gone, with Mort Sahl dying aged 94.

[time 7,968]

22 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

 

And now they're all gone, with Mort Sahl dying aged 94.

Il mort, as they say over the water.

[Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,132]

I may have already said it, or somebody else has but Dougie Brown seems to be on a lot of adverts of late.

Looks in decent nick, tbf.

[TomTomTelekom 3,604]

Australian comedian Bert Newton, known for his talents as a television show host on the show Good Morning Australia, died at 83 years:

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/victoria/australian-tv-icon-bert-newton-has-died-after-a-long-health-battle/news-story/e06886ba245582f3abb81e2cca125c58

He has also presented 20 to 1 and In Melbourne Tonight and has won for Gold Logie Awards for his work.

[Predictor 1,007]

The latest on comedian and actor Bob Nelson (9 October) is that he is cancer-free now after an operation, although there have been other issues afterwards.

 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/comedian-bob-nelson039s-medical-expenses

[TQR 12,179]

Comedian Janey Godley, off of Trump Is A Cunt, is in hospital with ovarian cancer.

 

 

[The Old Crem 3,180]

2 hours ago, TQR said:

Comedian Janey Godley, off of Trump Is A Cunt, is in hospital with ovarian cancer.

 

 

The press have covered it. She is is certain to be picked by a few teams on the DDP in case it is terminal. 
 

[Ulitzer95 11,085]

Janey Godley always was a bit of a poisonous cunt.

Still, wouldn't wish anyone ill with cancer. I hope she lives so she can continue to make a total arse of the nationalist movement in Scotland.

Also enjoying that someone on the left who too often plays the faux offence card in everything is having a taste of her own medicine by the fact that tweet archaeologists seem to have uncovered a lot of her historical racist quips.

[TQR 12,179]

18 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Janey Godley always was a bit of a poisonous cunt.

Still, wouldn't wish anyone ill with cancer. I hope she lives so she can continue to make a total arse of the nationalist movement in Scotland.

Also enjoying that someone on the left who too often plays the faux offence card in everything is having a taste of her own medicine by the fact that tweet archaeologists seem to have uncovered a lot of her historical racist quips.

Irrelevant.

[Ulitzer95 11,085]

14 minutes ago, TQR said:

Irrelevant.

It's not. Packaged faux offence taking is a common practice of people on the new left (liberal types), and calling everything "racist/homophobic/Islamophobic/xenophobic/misogynistic" etc.

Granted, it doesn't apply to the whole of the left. For example, in the UK the Old Labour left types think the woke brigade are an embarrassment and are discrediting their cause. They're not wrong – we've had 4 consecutive conservative electoral victories in this country, and not one Labour leader who wasn't branded as metropolitan bubble focussed and out of touch.

Anyway, I digress. Ms. Godley is an odd person. She seems to politically travel where there's a bandwagon to jump on, likely because it allows her to financially exploit it in her so called "comedy". She would ofc like everyone to forget that she was once a member of the Conservative Party and was very fond of Mrs. Thatcher, even meeting her at two Tory Party conferences.

I also think she's a fantasist. I wouldn't write this off as another Ryan Buell situation.

[TQR 12,179]

50 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

It's not. Packaged faux offence taking is a common practice of people on the new left (liberal types), and calling everything "racist/homophobic/Islamophobic/xenophobic/misogynistic" etc.

Granted, it doesn't apply to the whole of the left. For example, in the UK the Old Labour left types think the woke brigade are an embarrassment and are discrediting their cause. They're not wrong – we've had 4 consecutive conservative electoral victories in this country, and not one Labour leader who wasn't branded as metropolitan bubble focussed and out of touch.

Anyway, I digress. Ms. Godley is an odd person. She seems to politically travel where there's a bandwagon to jump on, likely because it allows her to financially exploit it in her so called "comedy". She would ofc like everyone to forget that she was once a member of the Conservative Party and was very fond of Mrs. Thatcher, even meeting her at two Tory Party conferences.

I also think she's a fantasist. I wouldn't write this off as another Ryan Buell situation.

Just serving a reminder that “left” and “woke” are not negative traits, and the practice you speak of, common though it may be with the left, is a matter of morals rather than political alignment.

Of course, one can often influence the other, but it’s really quite self-defeating (not to mention conflict-stoking) for one to use “left” (as it is “right”) as a qualifier for one’s dislike of someone. Sure, this is coming from someone often seen in the PDR thread trashing the shit out of people on the right, but it’s never because they’re right-wing, it’s because they’re nasty cunts. Correlation is not causation and all that.

[gcreptile 10,234]

Peter Aykroyd, former cast member of Saturday Night Live, and writer for it, dead at 56:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/peter-aykroyd-dies-saturday-night-070340253.html

[YoungWillz 19,096]

On 24/02/2021 at 15:43, TQR said:

Richard Herring has had a bollockectomy.

 

 

Richard Herring raised money for hospitals which treated him: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59399677

[Thatcher 2,124]

Jethro, British comedian who appeared on the Des O’Connor show and performed at the 2001 Royal Variety Performance, has died from Covid aged 73.

 

Obituaries: Daily Mail, Metro, Daily Express, Independent, Daily Mirror, The Sun, BBC

[Dead Wait 1,096]

50 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Jethro, British comedian who appeared on the Des O’Connor show and performed at the 2001 Royal Variety Performance, has died from Covid aged 73.

What happened was…….

[Spade_Cooley 9,022]

Heart don't stop Camborne Wednesdays.

[Toast 14,847]

Very sad to see this.  I loved Jethro, seen him live, very funny man.

[mollyafox 446]

George Lopez has to leave the stage during a New Years Eve comedy show after falling ill, an ambulance was called. 

[Salmon Mousse 466]

Standup comedian and former Man Show writer Andy Andrist apparently announced back on Dec 22 that he has bile duct cancer that's taking up some residency in his pancreas.  Andrist is probably best know for being Doug Stanhope's friend and made the announcement on the great man's podcast.

As a huge Stanhope fan, a somewhat big name over at his deathpool site, and a patreon supporter of the very podcast it was announced on I'm certainly kicking myself for not noticing this a lot sooner.  Highly recommend Doug Stanhope's The Unbookables, which features Andrist (as well as the late Sean Rouse) heavy, to anyone with a dark sense of humor (which, I imagine, is most on a death pool forum).

[ladyfiona 2,041]

Janey Godley having surgery on Thursday.

 

 

[Thatcher 2,124]

Bob Saget, comedian and actor, dead aged 65. Starred in Full House, Fuller House and provided the voice of Ted in How I Met Your Mother.

 

Local police note no foul play or drugs involved, although TMZ reporting cause unclear.

 

Obituaries: The Sun, Daily Mail, The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mirror, BBC

[The Old Crem 3,180]

2 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Bob Saget, comedian and actor, dead aged 65.

Quite a big death. 
 

Also the first death of a participant on the USA version of the Masked Singer.

[Dead Wait 1,096]

7 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Bob Saget, comedian and actor, dead aged 65.

Wow - just binged all seasons of How I Met Your Mother so have become very familiar with his voice…..