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  4. 1959

British Comedy in 1959

Notable comedies debuting in 1959

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The Navy Lark

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All TV comedy broadcast in 1959

  • Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
  • Call Me Sam
  • Don't Tell Father
  • Educating Archie
  • Frankly Howerd
  • Gala Opening
  • Gert And Daisy
  • Hancock's Half Hour
  • It's Saturday Night
  • Merry With Medwin
  • Mother Goose
  • On The Bright Side
  • Para Handy - Master Mariner
  • Secombe At Large
  • Something In The City
  • Tell It To The Marines
  • The Adventures Of Brigadier Wellington-Bull
  • The Army Game
  • The Artful Dodger
  • The Arthur Askey Show
  • The Arthur Haynes Show
  • The Ken Dodd Show
  • The Larkins
  • The Ted Ray Show
  • The Two Charleys
  • The Young Lady From London

All radio comedy broadcast in 1959

  • Educating Archie
  • Hancock's Half Hour
  • The Goon Show
  • We're In Business

Film comedies released in 1959

  • A Touch Of Larceny
  • Alive And Kicking
  • Carlton-Browne Of The F.O.
  • Carry On Nurse
  • Carry On Teacher
  • Desert Mice
  • Don't Panic, Chaps!
  • Follow A Star
  • I'm All Right Jack
  • Idol On Parade
  • Left, Right And Centre
  • Make Mine A Million
  • Operation Bullshine
  • Please Turn Over
  • Stick 'Em Up
  • Strictly Confidential
  • The Battle Of The Sexes
  • The Bridal Path
  • The Captain's Table
  • The Headless Ghost
  • The Heart Of A Man
  • The Horse's Mouth
  • The Lady Is A Square
  • The Man Who Liked Funerals
  • The Mouse That Roared
  • The Navy Lark
  • The Night We Dropped A Clanger
  • The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
  • The Ugly Duckling
  • Tommy The Toreador
  • Too Many Crooks
  • Upstairs And Downstairs

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