List of British comedians

Impersonators

• Terry Alderton[?] (Spitting Image)
• Rory Bremner, (born 1961)
• Mike Yarwood[?]

Musical Comedians

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

Variety and Music Hall Comedians

• 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)
• Des O'Connor
• Charlie Williams[?]

Radio comedians

• 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)

Satirists

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

Comedy Quizshow regulars

• Angus Deayton, (born 1956), (former chair ofHave 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)
• 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)

Sketch Show/Alternative comedians

• Rowan Atkinson, (born 1955), (Not the Nine O'Clock News)
• Ronnie Barker, (born 1929) (The Two Ronnies[?])
• Graham Chapman, (1941-1989), (Monty Python)
• John Cleese, (born 1939), (Monty Python)
• Ronnie Corbett[?]
• Charlie Drake, (born 1925)
• Dawn French[?]
• Terry Gilliam, (born 1940), (Monty Python)
• Arthur Haynes[?]
• Lenny Henry
• Benny Hill, (1924-1992)
• Eric Idle, (born 1943), (Monty Python)
• Terry Jones, (born 1942), (Monty Python)
• John Junkin
• Michael Palin, (born 1943), (Monty Python)
• Griff Rhys-Jones[?] (Not the Nine O'Clock News)
• Jennifer Saunders
• Pamela Stephenson (Not the Nine O'Clock News)
• Mel Smith, (born 1952), (Not the Nine O'Clock News)
• Harry Worth, (1920-1989)

Film

• 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)

Sitcom comedians

(See also: British sitcoms)

• 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[?])

Spoof Show comedians

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

Stand Up comedians

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

Comedy double acts

• 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[?]

See also: List of comedians