Comedy Legends. Barry Cryer. Copyright: 3DD
Comedy Legends

Comedy Legends

  • TV documentary
  • Sky Arts
  • 2018 - 2021
  • 40 episodes (4 series)

Barry Cryer pays tribute to the heroes of comedy he has worked with. Also features Tim Brooke-Taylor, Steve Punt, Clive Anderson, Stephen Armstrong, Tony Hawks and more.

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Series 3, Episode 10 - Leslie Phillips

Oh I say, ding dong! Comedy Legends examines the career of Leslie Phillips, the actor best known for his roles as a cad and a bounder.

Further details

Casanova '73. Henry Newhouse (Leslie Phillips). Copyright: BBC

Oh I say, ding dong! Comedy Legends examines the career of Leslie Phillips. Best known for his roles, usually as a cad and a bounder, in the Carry On films and the long-running BBC Radio comedy series The Navy Lark, Phillips popularised various catchphrases during his career based on amusing English stereotypes. As times changed and cinema moved away from the Carry On style of humour, Phillips too moved away from playing lecherous twits, and found new fame as the voice of the Sorting Hat in the global sensation that was the Harry Potter series.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 10th December 2020
Time
9pm
Channel
Sky Arts
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 17th December 2020 2:00am Sky Arts
Sunday 1st May 2022 11:00am Sky Arts

Cast & crew

Cast
Barry Cryer Host / Presenter
Steve Punt Self
Stephen Armstrong Self
Tony Hawks Self
Jo Caulfield Self
Guest cast
Leslie Phillips Self (Archive Material)
Production team
Lyndy Saville Director
Lyndy Saville Producer
David Byrne Executive Producer
Jack Oliver Executive Producer
Dominic Saville Executive Producer
Ashley Hall Edit Producer
Tim Raggett Editor
Cosmo Hildyard Director of Photography
Nicholas Stylianou Director of Photography
Matt Birch Graphics

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