The Comedians: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"The Comedians" is a British television stand-up comedy show that ran from 12 June 1971 – 23 July 1992.

It gave a stage to nightclub and working men's club comedians of the era.

Regular comedians that appeared included Russ Abbot, Lennie Bennett, Stan Boardman, Jim Bowen, Jimmy Bright, Duggie Brown, Mike Burton, Dave Butler, Brian Carroll, Frank Carson, Mike Coyne, Jimmy Cricket, Colin Crompton, Pauline Daniels, Charlie Daze, Vince Earl, Steve Faye, Eddie Flanagan, Stu Francis, Ken Goodwin, Jackie Hamilton, Jerry Harris, George King, Bobby Knutt, Bernard Manning, Mike McCabe, Paul Melba, Mick Miller, Hal Nolan, Tom O'Connor, Tom Pepper, Bryn Phillips, Mike Reid, George Roper, Harry Scott, Sammy Thomas, Johnny Wager, Roy Walker, Charlie Williams, Lee Wilson and Lenny Windsor.

Series details

• Title: The Comedians
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1971-06-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-07-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10312
• IMDb ID: tt0202723
• TVDB ID: 257134

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1971-06-12; final listed air date 1971-07-24.
• Season 2: premiered 1971-09-18; final listed air date 1971-10-30.
• Season 3: premiered 1972-02-19; final listed air date 1972-04-01.
• Season 4: premiered 1972-07-08; final listed air date 1972-09-02.
• Season 5: premiered 1972-11-10; final listed air date 1972-12-29.
• Season 6: premiered 1973-04-06; final listed air date 1973-05-25.
• Season 7: premiered 1974-01-26; final listed air date 1974-03-16.
• Season 8: premiered 1979-07-21; final listed air date 1979-08-18.
• Season 9: premiered 1979-11-23; final listed air date 1980-02-01.
• Season 10: premiered 1984-06-02; final listed air date 1984-06-16.
• Season 11: premiered 1985-06-01; final listed air date 1985-07-06.
• Season 12: premiered 1992-07-09; final listed air date 1992-07-23.

Source and licence

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