Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: BBC
Tony Hancock

Tony Hancock

  • English
  • Actor and comedian

Known for: Hancock's Half Hour (Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock), The Rebel (Anthony Hancock)

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The Tony Hancock Show. Tony Hancock. Copyright: Jack Hylton Productions
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Comedy Rewind: Enter the surreal with The Tony Hancock Show

Saturday 13th August 2022

Tony Hancock, with his deadpan, hang-dog expression, is rarely a comedian associated with the word 'surreal'. Yet surreal he was, and his earliest television series - sketch show The Tony Hancock Show - has recently been released on DVD, proving testament to exactly that fact.

Sid James
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Comedy Chronicles: The ITV Job: The day when the BBC almost lost British comedy

Sunday 26th June 2022

Graham McCann's column charts a fascinating 'what if' moment in British television comedy history: a fork in the road that had consequences of epic proportions in either direction.

The Undiscovered Tony Hancock. Tony Hancock. Copyright: Getty Images
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Comedy Chronicles: Tony Don't Fall Backwards: Hancock at the Royal Festival Hall

Sunday 19th September 2021

Tony Hancock was one of the most successful comedians of his generation, but a combination of personal problems and increasingly erratic professional decisions turned his 1966 'comeback' at the Royal Festival Hall into an unfortunate night to forget...

The Undiscovered Tony Hancock. Tony Hancock. Copyright: Getty Images
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Novelty Jukebox: Tony Hancock - From East Cheam to the Pop Charts

Monday 6th September 2021

Tony Hancock's work is much-celebrated amongst comedy aficionados, but long before complete CD releases were ever dreamt of, a series of re-recorded episodes of his and Galton & Simpson's iconic series were released on vinyl.

Steptoe And Son. Image shows from L to R: Albert Steptoe (Wilfrid Brambell), Harold Steptoe (Harry H. Corbett). Copyright: BBC
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Comedy Chronicles: When Hancock met Steptoe

Sunday 22nd March 2020

Graham McCann reveals the fascinating true story of a very unlikely meeting between Tony Hancock and Harold & Albert Steptoe.

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