Press clippings

BFI to screen US Up Pompeii! pilot

The BFI will screen the unseen pilot for an American adaptation of Up Pompeii! in August as it celebrates the 35th anniversary of archive recovery organisation Kaleidoscope.

British Comedy Guide, 17th July 2023

Frankie Howerd's Kensington townhouse is for sale

The comedian Frankie Howerd was a household name for decades in Britain, and his London home - a five-bed Georgian townhouse - at the heart of Kensington's 'most sought-after private garden square' is now up for sale. It's currently on the market via Knight Frank with a guide price of £5.95 million.

Country Life, 9th March 2023

The day Coventry students 'kidnapped' Frankie Howerd

What a Carry On it was during Rag Week back in the 60s.

Paul Speed, Coventry Telegraph, 19th March 2022

Ooh-er! Frankie Howerd's archive is revealed

Titter ye not - Frankie Howerd was cut out of a Beatles film, planned to appear in a "gaudy" American version of Up Pompeii! and rejected an opportunity to front a game show.

David Sanderson, The Times, 21st October 2021

Frankie Howerd: Property dubbed 'Willy House' on sale

A property dubbed the Willy House is for sale for £925,000 - and is sure to arouse interest. Yews are shaped into phalluses at the five-bed pad once owned by Frankie Howerd, in Cross, Somerset.

Jed Neill, The Sun, 17th October 2021

DVD/Blu-ray review: The Ladykillers

The last great Ealing Comedy, in a pristine restored print.

Graham Rickson, The Arts Desk, 8th November 2020

Stunning portraits of stellar stand-ups

From Ken Dodd and his tickling stick to Nina Conti and her monkey, Guardian photographer Tristram Kenton has snapped a host of superb comedians on stage.

Tristram Kenton, The Guardian, 9th September 2020

New Frankie Howerd play to tour

A new play about Frankie Howerd's personal life is to tour. Howerd's End focuses on the clandestine relationship between the comedy star and his boyfriend Dennis Heymer.

British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2020

Seven comedy icons with a seedy reputation

It seems that every day a new showbusiness career lies in tatters as the world finally catches up to the men who abuse their power to harass and grope women. But for decades bad behaviour has gone unpunished... here are seven comedians beloved in their day - and some even now - despite widespread reports of pretty salacious behaviour that surely would not be tolerated today.

Chortle, 20th November 2017

Beryl Vertue: People don't give British comedy a chance

She represented Spike Milligan, Tony Hancock and Frankie Howerd. But Beryl Vertue refuses to believe that comedy's best days are behind us.

Ben Lawrence, The Telegraph, 16th March 2017