Tony Hancock
- English
- Actor and comedian
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Hancock's Half Hour reminds us what once united Britain
In Hancock's Half Hour everyone is ridiculous - the people who hate change and the ones who seek it, in this playful mudbath of piss-take and self-parody. Implacable differences of opinion and outlook weren't a cause for mournful patience and hand-wringing toleration: they were the price you paid for a society full of people it was enjoyable to laugh at.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 26th December 2020Top 10 books about comedy
Biographies, autobiographies, episode guides, script anthologies, tie-in books - my thirst for writing about comedy takes in the lot, so I've chosen not to differentiate between them. They're all of a piece, adding to our understanding and appreciation of the art.
Louis Barfe, The Guardian, 4th December 2019Paul Merton on Hancock's Hollywood half-hour
Tony Hancock's two leading film roles are a reminder of the extremes of his comic genius. Paul Merton talks about the legacy of his hero - and how comedy is too coarse today.
Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 20th September 2019Newly restored Tony Hancock films and special cinema screening
Tony Hancock's celebrated early-1960s feature films have been restored for new Blu-ray releases, with a cinema screening planned for the acclaimed comedy classic The Rebel.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd September 2019Tony Hancock's Morecambe theatre honour
A portrait of the late great comedian Tony Hancock has been unveiled in Morecambe's Winter Gardens by top entertainer Roy Walker.
The Visitor, 28th June 2018Tony Hancock 50 years on
The most beloved comic voice of the post-war years destroyed himself with drink, jealousy and paranoia but remains a great original whose legacy deserves better.
Joe Sommerlad, The Independent, 25th June 2018Stanley: A Man of Variety review
In this macabre one-man drama, Spall is marvellous as a psychiatric patient who brings to life a string of showbiz icons.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 15th June 2018Sky attacked for using Hancock suicide quote in tweet
Stone me! Sky TV have been accused of insensitivity for using a quote from Tony Hancock's suicide note to try to drum up business.
Chortle, 29th May 2018The Jane Russell joke that influenced British comedy
The joke, known as "the Jane Russell Pontoon sketch" was submitted by the writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson to a TV producer in 1951.
Joel Adams, The Telegraph, 2nd September 2017Tony Hancock's school photos found in Northern Ireland
The framed photographs from 1938, which had been forgotten about for decades, show a young Hancock, aged around 15, with his school football team and class.
Allan Preston, Belfast Telegraph, 29th August 2017