Legends Of Stand-Up And Bernard Righton. Bernard Righton (John Thomson). Copyright: North One Television
Legends Of Stand-Up And Bernard Righton
- TV stand-up / factual
- Gold
- 2015
- 6 episodes (1 series)
John Thomson - in character as Bernard Righton - presents archive stand-up footage.
Episode menu
Series 1 - Christmas Special
It's the Christmas episode which highlights the work of Les Dawson, Bill Hicks, Max Wall, Emo Phillips, The Multichords, Frankie Howerd, Bob Monkhouse, Rita Rudner, Tommy Cooper and Victoria Wood.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 16th December 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Gold
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 17th December 2015 | 11:05pm | Gold |
| Friday 18th December 2015 | 7:00pm | Gold |
| Saturday 19th December 2015 | 12:50pm | Gold |
| Thursday 21st April 2016 | 3:20am | Gold |
| Saturday 12th November 2016 | 11:50pm | Gold |
| Thursday 6th December 2018 | 2:00am | Gold |
| Tuesday 11th December 2018 | 1:50am | Gold |
| Wednesday 12th December 2018 | 2:20am | Gold |
| Friday 6th December 2019 | 3:00am | Gold |
| Monday 28th September 2020 | 2:05am | Gold |
Cast & crew
| John Thomson | Bernard Righton |
| Frankie Howerd | Self (Archive Material) |
| Victoria Wood | Self (Archive Material) |
| Tommy Cooper | Self (Archive Material) |
| Bob Monkhouse | Self (Archive Material) |
| Rita Rudner | Self (Archive Material) |
| Emo Philips | Self (Archive Material) |
| Bill Hicks | Self (Archive Material) |
| Max Wall | Self (Archive Material) |
| John Thomson | Writer |
| Mike Williams | Writer |
| Nigel Alred | Writer |
| Willy Norton | Writer |
| Mike Williams | Director |
| Mike Williams | Series Producer |
| John Quinn | Executive Producer |
| Iain Coyle | Executive Producer |
| Dan Ablett | Editor |
| Rudi Thackray | Production Designer |
Press
Another outing for John Thomson/'s comic creation Bernard Righton: a formerly blue club comedian who has attained a left-wing conversion, and reconfigured his act accordingly. Bernard acts as compere on this festive clip show, introducing archival Christmas pieces by the likes of Bill Hicks, Emo Phillips and Les Dawson - all "appearing" at his club. The archival jokes are a lot funnier than Thomson's, which is probably the point, but which makes for strangely uneven viewing.
John Robinson, The Guardian, 16th December 2015