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.
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 3 - Norman Wisdom
Barry Cryer pays tribute to Sir Norman Wisdom, OBE: actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter.
Further details
Norman Wisdom is best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966, where he played a hapless character by the name of Norman Pitkin.
However, he enjoyed a wonderfully diverse life. He enjoyed a career on Broadway, was given the freedom of the City of London, and was described by Charlie Chaplin as his "favourite clown". This is the story behind the man.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 22nd October 2020
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Barry Cryer | Host / Presenter |
| Steve Punt | Self |
| Stephen Armstrong | Self |
| Tony Hawks | Self |
| Jo Caulfield | Self |
| Norman Wisdom | Self (Archive Material) |
| Lyndy Saville | Director |
| Lyndy Saville | Producer |
| David Byrne | Executive Producer |
| Jack Oliver | Executive Producer |
| Dominic Saville | Executive Producer |
| Ashley Hall | Edit Producer |
| Jacob Redfern | Editor |
| Cosmo Hildyard | Director of Photography |
| Nicholas Stylianou | Director of Photography |