The Comedians
7.0TMDB3 votesThe comedians is a British television show from the 1970s produced by Johnnie Hamp of Granada Television. The show provided a platform for 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 consisting of Charlie Bentley, John Drury, Andy Holdorf, John Orchard, John Rollings, Graham Shepherd, and Howard Shepherd. In 1973, the lineup included Mike Dexter, Tony "Tosh" Kennedy, Ged Martin, Tony Pritchard, Graham Shepherd, and Howard "Shep" Shepherd.
