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Actress Joan Sanderson, who died on 24th May 1992, was immortalised by Fawlty Towers as the dragonesque Mrs Richards. But that was far from her only comedy role.

Enjoy more of her brilliance in a very different guise, as mother and grandmother Eleanor Prescott in the popular ITV sitcom After Henry, co-starring Prunella Scales and adapted from a Radio 4 comedy of the same name, which is available complete on DVD.

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#JoanSanderson #MrsRichards #FawltyTowers #isthisapieceofyourbrain #actress #comedy #comic #BritishComedy #AfterHenry #sitcom #BBC #ITV #Britcom #sitcom

100 years to the day since his birth, we celebrate the comic talent of the late, great Stanley Baxter - beloved television and film comedy star.

#StanleyBaxter #BOTD #StanleyBaxter100 #comedian #British #comedy #actor #BritishComedy #Glaswegian #Scottish #ScottishComedy #TheFastLady #FatherCameToo

Happy birthday Bob Mortimer! The comedy legend turns 67 today.

#BobMortimer #comedy #British #BritishComedy #author #comedian #writer #BOTD

Catherine Tate is writing a new stage version of A Christmas Carol with Nan as Scrooge. It's intended to be produced next year.

She previously made a TV special, Nan's Christmas Carol, in 2009.

Full story at comedy.co.uk

#CatherineTate #Nan #JoanieTaylor #AChristmasCarol #CharlesDickens #stage #play #comedy #British #BritishComedy

@dommoholland who will be joining us at 6amEST (11am in the UK) for @dystopiatonight’s 24hr live benefit for the @mssociety gave a fantastic interview with @britishcomedyguide to help spread the word on the event! Link in bio!

Huge thanks to @hollyjamespr for making it happen!!

#domholland #johnpoveromo #dystopiaallnight26 #mssociety britishcomedy

@dommoholland who will be joining us at 6amEST (11am in the UK) for @dystopiatonight’s 24hr live benefit for the @mssociety gave a fantastic interview with @britishcomedyguide to help spread the word on the event! Link in bio!

Huge thanks to @hollyjamespr for making it happen!!

#domholland #johnpoveromo #dystopiaallnight26 #mssociety britishcomedy

The sublime Dame Margaret Rutherford died on this date in 1972, just over a week after her 79th birthday.

#MargaretRutherford #DameMargaretRutherfod #actor #actress #British #BritishComedy #MissPrism #MissMarple #comedy

We wish stand-up comedian, actress, TV presenter and author Sara Pascoe a very happy birthday today, as she turns 45.

#SaraPascoe #comedian #standup #British #BritishComedy #comedy #author

Mike Bubbins and Steve Speirs are writing a sequel to beloved Welsh rugby comedy Grand Slam.

Full story at comedy.co.uk

#rugby #comedy #BBC #GrandSlam #MikeBubbins #SteveSpeirs #Welsh

A Very Peculiar Practice turns 40 years old today.

Head to comedy.co.uk and search to find Andrew Davies's celebrated comedy drama complete on DVD.

#AVeryPeculiarPractice #BBC #comedy #comedydrama #British #comedy #BritishComedy #AndrewDavies #PeterDavison

Happy birthday, Noel Fielding!

The comic, multi-disciplined creative and TV host turns 53 today.

#NoelFielding #BOTD #birthday #comedian #British #BritishComedy #TheMightyBoosh #GBBO #DickTurpin

We're co-organising a free mixer for writers and performers in Brighton this Saturday. If you're at the festival, join us!

For venue details email:
pro@comedy.co.uk

Unacceptable, the new TV panel show hosted by Ed Gamble with Joanne McNally and Richard Ayoade as the team captains, will launch on TLC on Sunday 5th July. In this clip Romesh Ranganathan is asked to justify paying the Royal Family more.

#Unacceptable #EdGamble #RomeshRanganathan #RoyalFamily