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British Comedy in 1961

Notable comedies debuting in 1961

Big Night Out. Bernie Winters. Copyright: ABC Television.TV

Big Night Out

The Rag Trade. Image shows from L to R: Harold Fenner (Peter Jones), Paddy Fleming (Miriam Karlin). Copyright: BBC.TV

The Rag Trade

The Morecambe And Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Associated Television.TV

The Morecambe And Wise Show

Generic picture of an old TV set.TV

Faces Of Jim

Whack-O!. Professor Edwards (Jimmy Edwards). Copyright: BBC.Radio

Whack-O!

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All TV comedy broadcast in 1961

  • A Life Of Bliss
  • Arthur Haynes Entertains
  • Ask Mr Pastry
  • Big Night Out
  • Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School
  • Bootsie And Snudge
  • Bresslaw And Friends
  • Charlie Chester On Laughter Service
  • Choirboys Unite!
  • Citizen James
  • Clicquot Et Fils
  • Colonel Trumper's Private War
  • Faces Of Jim
  • Hancock's Half Hour
  • Happily Ever After
  • Here's Harry
  • If The Crown Fits...
  • It's A Square World
  • Lunch In The Park
  • Moody In...
  • Mr Pastry Hooks A Spook
  • Our House
  • Roamin' Holiday
  • Spike Milligan Offers A Series Of Unrelated Incidents At Current Market Value
  • Sykes And A...
  • The Army Game
  • The Arthur Askey Show
  • The Arthur Haynes Show
  • The Benny Hill Show
  • The Charlie Drake Show
  • The Dickie Henderson Show
  • The Eggheads
  • The Morecambe And Wise Show
  • The Private Lives Of Edward Whiteley
  • The Rag Trade
  • Three Live Wires
  • Winning Widows
  • Wolf's Clothing

All radio comedy broadcast in 1961

  • It's A Deal
  • It's A Fair Cop
  • Something To Shout About
  • Whack-O!

Film comedies released in 1961

  • A Matter Of WHO
  • A Weekend With Lulu
  • Carry On Regardless
  • Dentist On The Job
  • Don't Bother To Knock
  • Double Bunk
  • Fate Takes A Hand
  • His & Hers
  • Invasion Quartet
  • Mr. Topaze
  • Nearly A Nasty Accident
  • No, My Darling Daughter!
  • Nothing Barred
  • On The Fiddle
  • Part-Time Wife
  • Petticoat Pirates
  • Raising The Wind
  • The Kitchen
  • The Rebel
  • The Young Ones
  • Three On A Spree
  • Very Important Person
  • What A Carve Up!
  • What A Whopper

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