Julian Dutton looks at the comic strips that have featured comedians. Tony Hancock, Terry-Thomas, Harry Secombe and Ken Dodd were amongst those featured in publications like Film Fun - it's a rich history of how comedians were perceived.
Forty years since it was broadcast - during Channel 4's first month on air - we look at its production of Here's A Funny Thing, a hit one-man stage play about legendary music hall comic Max Miller.