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  4. 1971

British Comedy in 1971

Notable comedies debuting in 1971

The Generation Game. Image shows from L to R: Jim Davidson, Melanie Stace. Copyright: BBC.TV

The Generation Game

The Two Ronnies. Image shows from L to R: Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker. Copyright: BBC.TV

The Two Ronnies

The Comedians. Copyright: Granada Television.TV

The Comedians

Bless This House. Image shows from L to R: Jean Abbott (Diana Coupland), Sid Abbott (Sid James), Mike Abbott (Robin Stewart), Sally Abbott (Sally Geeson). Copyright: Thames Television.TV

Bless This House

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Look - Mike Yarwood!

Dave Allen At Large. Dave Allen. Copyright: BBC.TV

Dave Allen At Large

...And Mother Makes Three. Image shows from L to R: Simon Harrison (Robin Davies), Sally Harrison (Wendy Craig), Peter Harrison (David Parfitt). Copyright: Thames Television.TV

...And Mother Makes Three

The Fenn Street Gang. Image shows from L to R: Eric Duffy (Peter Cleall), Frankie Abbott (David Barry). Copyright: London Weekend Television.TV

The Fenn Street Gang

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All TV comedy broadcast in 1971

  • ...And Mother Makes Three
  • A Class By Himself
  • A Variety Of Reg Varney
  • A.P. Herbert's 'Misleading Cases'
  • Aladdin
  • Albert And Victoria
  • Alexander The Greatest
  • All Gas And Gaiters
  • All This - And Christmas Too!
  • An Apple A Day
  • Bachelor Father
  • Bless This House
  • Budgie
  • By, With And From Bentine
  • Catweazle
  • Comedy Tonight
  • Coppers End
  • Dad's Army
  • Dave Allen At Large
  • David Nixon's Magic Box
  • Dear Mother.... ....Love Albert
  • Do Me A Favour!
  • Doctor At Large
  • Elephant's Eggs In A Rhubarb Tree
  • Equal Partners
  • Ev
  • Father, Dear Father
  • Flat Earth
  • For The Love Of Ada
  • Frankie Howerd's Hour
  • Frankie Howerd: The Laughing Stock Of Television
  • From A Bird's Eye View
  • Get The Drift
  • Girls About Town
  • Hope And Keen's Crazy House
  • It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling...
  • Jokers Wild
  • Keep It In The Family
  • Kindly Leave The Kerb
  • Lollipop Loves Mr. Mole
  • Look - Mike Yarwood!
  • Marty Abroad
  • Me Mammy
  • Mike And Bernie
  • Mike And Bernie's Show
  • Mike, Phil And Albert
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus
  • Mr Digby Darling
  • Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Width
  • Now Look Here...
  • Now Take My Wife
  • On The Buses
  • Please Sir!
  • Queenie's Castle
  • Ronnie Corbett In Bed
  • Scott On...
  • Six Dates With Barker
  • Slapstick And Old Lace
  • Some Matters Of Little Consequence
  • Sykes - With The Lid Off
  • Sykes And A Big, Big Show
  • That's Your Funeral
  • The Benny Hill Show
  • The Comedians
  • The Des O'Connor Show
  • The Dick Emery Show
  • The Dickie Henderson Show
  • The Fenn Street Gang
  • The Generation Game
  • The Harry Secombe Show
  • The Importance Of Being Hairy
  • The Last Of The Baskets
  • The Leslie Crowther Show
  • The Liver Birds
  • The Lovers
  • The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine
  • The Max Bygraves Show
  • The More We Are Together
  • The Morecambe & Wise Show
  • The Ronnie Barker Yearbook
  • The Rough With The Smooth
  • The Stanley Baxter Show
  • The Trouble With You Lilian
  • The Two Ronnies
  • Tommy Cooper
  • Tottering Towers
  • Uncle Tulip
  • Under And Over
  • What Are You Doing After The Show?
  • Where Do I Sit?
  • You're Only Young Twice

All radio comedy broadcast in 1971

  • All Gas And Gaiters
  • Brothers In Law
  • Just Perfick
  • Morecambe & Wise Sing Flanagan & Allen
  • Parsley Sidings
  • Steptoe And Son
  • The Secret Life Of Kenneth Williams

Film comedies released in 1971

  • A Severed Head
  • And Now For Something Completely Different
  • Carry On At Your Convenience
  • Carry On Henry
  • Dad's Army
  • Gumshoe
  • Melody
  • Not Tonight, Darling
  • On The Buses
  • Percy
  • Please Sir!
  • The Abominable Dr Phibes
  • The Boy Friend
  • The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
  • Up Pompeii
  • Up The Chastity Belt

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