List of British comedians

Table of contents

1 Impersonators 2 Musical Comedians 3 Variety and Music Hall Comedians 4 Radio comedians 5 Satirists 6 Comedy Quizshow regulars 7 Sketch Show/Alternative comedians 8 Film 9 Sitcom comedians 10 Spoof Show comedians 11 Stand Up comedians 12 Comedy double acts

Impersonators

• Terry Alderton (Spitting Image)
• Rory Bremner, (born 1961)
• Phil Cool
• Mike Yarwood

• Les Barker
• Ivor Biggun
• Ivor Cutler
• Bernard Cribbins, (born 1928)
• Angus Deayton (in the HeeBeeGeebees)
• John Hegley also performs as half of the "Popticians"
• Neil Innes, (born 1944)
• Sid Kipper also performed as half of the "Kipper Family"
• Bill Oddie
• Vivian Stanshall, (1943-1995)
• Flanders and Swann
• Jake Thackray
• Victoria Wood, (1953-)

• Chesney Allen
• Max Bygraves, (born 1922)
• Tommy Cooper, (1922-1984)
• Les Dawson, (1934-1993)
• Ken Dodd, (born 1929)
• Bud Flanagan
• Max Miller
• Bob Monkhouse, (born 1928)
• Morecombe and Wise
• Des O'Connor
• Charlie Williams

• Brian Appleton (Jilted John/Graham Shuttleworth)
• Michael Bentine, (1922-1996), (The Goon Show)
• Joyce Grenfell, (1910-1979)
• Deryck Guyler, (1914-1999)
• Roy Hudd, (born 1936) (News Huddlines)
• Spike Milligan, (1918-2002), (The Goon Show)
• Harry Secombe, (1921-2001), (The Goon Show)
• Peter Sellers, (1925-1980), (The Goon Show)
• Tony Hancock, (1924-1968) (Hancock's Half Hour)
• Kenneth Horne, (died 1969), (Round the Horne, Beyond Our Ken)
• Richard Murdoch (Much Bidding in the Marsh)
• Kenneth Williams, (1926-1988) (Round the Horne)
• Hugh Paddick, (1958-1964)
• Ted Ray, (1905-1977)
• Al Read
• Betty Marsden, (1919-1998)
• Bill Pertwee, (born 1926)

• Douglas Adams
• John Bird
• Eleanor Bron
• Peter Cook, (1937-1995)
• John Fortune
• Chris Morris, (born 1965)
• Ian Hislop, (born 1960), (Private Eye)
• William Rushton
• Mark Thomas

• Angus Deayton, (born 1956), (former chair of Have I Got News for You)
• Ian Hislop, (born 1960), (Have I Got News for You)
• Paul Merton, (born 1957), (Have I Got News for You)
• Bill Bailey (Space Cadets)
• Craig Charles, (born 1964), (Space Cadets)
• David Gower, (born 1957), (They Think It's All Over)
• Nick Hancock, (born 1962), (They Think It's All Over)
• Tony Hawks (I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue)
• Gary Lineker (They Think It's All Over)
• Rory McGrath (They Think It's All Over)
• Jonathan Ross, (born 1960), (They Think It's All Over)

• Charlie Drake, (born 1925)
• Dawn French
• The Goodies
  • Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • Graeme Garden
  • Bill Oddie
• Arthur Haynes
• Lenny Henry
• Benny Hill, (1924-1992)
• John Junkin
• Monty Python
  • Graham Chapman, (1941-1989)
  • John Cleese, (born 1939)
  • Terry Gilliam, (born 1940)
  • Eric Idle, (born 1943)
  • Terry Jones, (born 1942)
  • Michael Palin, (born 1943)
• Not the Nine O'Clock News
  • Rowan Atkinson, (born 1955)
  • Griff Rhys-Jones
  • Pamela Stephenson
  • Mel Smith, (born 1952)
• The Two Ronnies
  • Ronnie Barker
  • Ronnie Corbett
• Jennifer Saunders
• Harry Worth, (1920-1989)

• Bernard Bresslaw, (1934-1993)
• Craig Charles, (born 1964), (Red Dwarf film; Asterix Conquers America)
• Marty Feldman, (1933-1982)
• John Cleese, (born 1939), (Monty Python films)
• Lee Evans, (born 1964)
• Eric Idle, (born 1943), (Monty Python films)
• Sidney James, (1913-1976) (Carry Ons)
• Dudley Moore, (1935-2002) (Arthur, 10)
• Kenneth Williams, (1926-1988), ("Carry Ons")
• Norman Wisdom, (born 1915)
• Peter Sellers, (1925-1980), (Dr Strangelove)
• Eric Sykes, (born 1923)

• Jane Horrocks, (born 1964), (Absolutely Fabulous)
• Joanna Lumley, (born 1947), (Absolutely Fabulous)
• Julia Sawalha, (born 1968), (Absolutely Fabulous)
• Ronnie Barker, (born 1929)
• Ronnie Corbett
• John Cleese, (born 1939), (Fawlty Towers)
• Chris Barrie, (born 1960), (Red Dwarf, The Brittas Empire)
• Craig Charles, (born 1964), (Red Dwarf, Captain Butler)
• Danny John-Jules (Red Dwarf)
• Rowan Atkinson, (born 1955), (Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line, Mr. Bean)
• Tony Robinson, (born 1946), (Blackadder)
• Nicholas Lyndhurst, (born 1961), (Only Fools and Horses,Butterflies, Goodnight Sweetheart)
• David Jason, (born 1940), (Do Not Adjust Your Set, Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours, The Darling Buds Of May)
• Richard Wilson, (born 1936), (One Foot in the Grave)
• Angus Deayton, (born 1956), (One Foot in the Grave)
• Al Murray (Time Gentlemen Please)

• Chris Morris, (born 1965), (Brass Eye)
• Sacha Baron Cohen (The 11 O'Clock Show, Da Ali G Show)

• Russ Abbott
• Terry Alderton
• Bill Bailey
• Jo Brand
• Phil Cool
• Billy Connolly
• Julian Clary
• Jim Davidson, (born 1954)
• Jack Dee, (born 1962)
• Ben Elton, (born 1959)
• Lee Evans, (born 1964)
• Dave Gorman
• Boothby Graffoe
• Mike Harding
• Dominic Holland
• Eddie Izzard, (born 1962)
• Phill Jupitus
• Frank Skinner
• Dave Thompson
• Tim Vine
• Mark Webster

• Anderson and Webster
• Cannon and Ball
• Baddiel and Skinner
• Flanagan and Allan
• Flanders and Swann
• French and Saunders
• Hale and Pace
• Hinge and Bracket
• Little and Large
• The Two Ronnies
• Morecambe and Wise
• Punt and Dennis
• Smith and Jones