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Robert Ross
Robert Ross

Robert Ross

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Robert Ross features

I'm All Right Jack. Fred Kite (Peter Sellers). Credit: STUDIOCANAL People

Win a copy of the new Peter Sellers biography

Thursday 3rd October 2024

Peter Sellers remains one of Britain's favourite comedy stars more than 40 years since his death. A new biography, Best Sellers, examines his career in detail and we have two to give away.

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Cor! - The Return of the Comedy Magazine

Wednesday 3rd March 2021

Comedy historian Robert Ross has resurrected Cor!, his comedy magazine. He explains more in this article.

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Robert Ross carries on

Wednesday 1st August 2018

Official Carry On historian Robert Ross is on the road with a stage show talking about and celebrating the films in their 60th anniversary year.

Sex, Secrets & Frankie Howerd. Frankie Howerd. Copyright: Visual Voodoo Films Features

Frankie and Benny: A remembrance

Saturday 18th April 2015

Comedy historian Robert Ross celebrates the lives and memories of comedy superstars Frankie Howerd and Benny Hill, who died on Easter weekend 1992.

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Sid James: A centenary celebration

Wednesday 8th May 2013

On his 100th birthday, comedy historian and biographer Robert Ross reflects on the legacy of screen legend Sid James.

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Robert Ross 'Forgotten Heroes' book interview

Friday 14th September 2012

Robert Ross, the author behind a number of books about British comedy, is hoping to use crowd-funding to launch a new project called Forgotten Heroes of Comedy. We talk to Robert to find out more.

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