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Frankie Howerd

Author : Graham McCann
Publisher : HarperCollins (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Frankie Howerd written by Graham McCann and published by HarperCollins (UK). This book was released on 2004 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a glittering 50-year career that stretched from the demise of the music-hall and the rise of radio to the supremacy of television and the emergence of home video, Frankie Howerd established himself as one of Britain's greatest ever comics. But, since his death in 1992, he has often been portrayed as little more than a 'camp' icon who bequeathed us a few quaint catchphrases, some 'saucy TV shows', and a dubious collection of double entendres." "Through close examination of his public career, and original research into the secrets and insecurities of Howerd's precarious private life, Graham McCann - bestselling author of Dad's Army and Morecambe and Wise - celebrates the real Frankie Howerd; a brilliantly original, highly skilful and wonderfully funny stand-up comedian whose talent and impact were as profound as those of Bob Hope, Jack Benny or any of the other internationally recognised greats."--BOOK JACKET.

The Complete Frankie Howerd

Author : Robert Ross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781903111086
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Frankie Howerd written by Robert Ross and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frankie Howerd's comic genius made him a hero to the older generation and new wave comics alike. He remains one of our best-loved comedians, and his influence continues to grow. He was the king of nudge-nudge humor, and The Complete Frankie Howerd is the essential guide to his career. Robert Ross details forgotten and obscure performances, alongside well-loved highlights such as Up Pompeii, The Ladykillers, and Carry On Doctor. It also includes a definitive filmography and dozens of previously unpublished stills.

Titter Ye Not!

Author : William Hall
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0008219419
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Titter Ye Not! written by William Hall and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A master of the innuendo and the raised eyebrow, Frankie Howerd – inimitable star of the classic ‘Carry On’ films – became a cult hero.

FRANKIE HOWERD

Author : MICK MIDDLES.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780747239628
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book FRANKIE HOWERD written by MICK MIDDLES. and published by . This book was released on 2025 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Frankie Howerd Show, 2

Author : Frankie Howerd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780563391104
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Frankie Howerd Show, 2 written by Frankie Howerd and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Masters of Comedy Frankie Howerd

Author : Frankie Howerd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781860513527
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Masters of Comedy Frankie Howerd written by Frankie Howerd and published by . This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation audio on CD of the best of Frankie Howerd.

Old Time Variety

Author : Richard Anthony Baker
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783408839
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Old Time Variety written by Richard Anthony Baker and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An illustrated history of good old-fashioned entertainment from names like Tessie O’Shea, George Formby, and the early days of Bruce Forsyth.” —Yours As one of the richest sources of diversion for the people of Britain between the end of the First World War and the 1960s, the variety theater emerged from the embers of music hall, a vulgar and rambunctious entertainment that had held the working classes in thrall since the 1840s. Music hall bosses decided they would do better business if a man going to theaters on his own could take his wife and children with him, knowing they would see or hear nothing that would scandalize them. So variety, a gentler, less red-blooded entertainment was gradually established. At the top of the profession were Gracie Fields, a peerless singer and comedienne, and Max Miller, a comic who was renowned for being risqué, but who, in fact, never cracked a dirty joke. They were supported by acts that matched the word variety: ventriloquists, drag artists, animal acts, acrobats, jugglers, magicians and many more. But the variety theater was constantly under threat, first from revue, then radio, the cinema, girlie shows, the birth of rock ’n’ roll and finally television. By the end of the 1950s, the variety business seemed to have given up, but the recent and extraordinary popularity of talent shows on television has proved the public appetite is still there. Variety could be about to start all over again. “A priceless record of the people who entertained several generations between the wars and, for a brief time, after WWII . . . thoroughly entertaining.” —Books Monthly

Camp David

Author : David Walliams
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141973242
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Camp David written by David Walliams and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's Got Talent is BACK . . . so it's time to get serious with Britain's favourite funny man. Famous comedian and actor, funniest judge on Britain's Got Talent, high-achieving sportsman and BESTSELLING AUTHOR of The World's Worst Children series, David Walliams is a man of many talents . . . Launched to fame with the record-breaking Little Britain, his characters - Lou, Florence, Emily, amongst others - became embedded in our shared popular culture. You couldn't enter a playground for a long while without hearing "eh, eh, eh" or "computer says no". And Walliams is a mystery. Often described as a bundle of contradictions, he is disarming and enigmatic, playing up his campness one minute and hinting about his depression the next. To read Camp David is to be truly shocked, as well as tickled pink: David Walliams bares his soul like never before and reveals a fascinating and complex mind. This searingly honest autobiography is a true roller-coaster ride of emotions, as this nation's sweetheart unlocks closely guarded secrets that until now have remained hidden in his past. 'Will surprise, entertain, and allow fans and newcomers to enter the comic's uniquely brilliant world' GQ Magazine 'Raucously funny and superbly written' Heat 'Hilarious' Telegraph 'A great read. My only criticism is it ended too soon' The Sun 'A fascinating read' Star Magazine 'Brilliantly written' Express 'Fascinating stuff' Closer 'Uproariously great' Guardian

The Pirates of Pompeii

Author : Caroline Lawrence
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1444003534
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Pirates of Pompeii written by Caroline Lawrence and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl, and Lupus the mute beggar boy. When the friends discover that children are being kidnapped from the camps, they start to investigate and soon solve the mystery of the pirates of Pompeii. A terrifically exciting and dramatic story packed with superb historical detail.

Morecambe and Wise

Author : Graham McCann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Morecambe and Wise written by Graham McCann and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not just a biography of Britain's best-loved double-act, it is also the biography of one of British television's best-loved shows. Morecambe and Wise worked together for more than 40 years, honing skills drawn from the music-hall, variety, radio, movies and television and then combining them to produce an award-winning show that became the jewel in the crown of BBC's light entertainment output.

Dead Funny

Author : Terry Johnson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350032263
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Dead Funny written by Terry Johnson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of my desperation I have been patient, in spite of my bewilderment I have been understanding, in spite of my feeling of utter abandonment ... I've been hanging on in there. Trying to help you come through this terrible thing. While Eleanor wants a child, her willing partner, Richard, is too busy running the Dead Funny Society. But in a week when British comedy heroes Frankie Howard and Benny Hill both kick the bucket, the society gather for a celebration, which promises to be full of hilarity and laughter – well, for everybody except the disgruntled Eleanor anyhow. Terry Johnson's hilarious comedy of mortality and marriage was premiered at the Hampstead Theatre in January 1994. This edition was published for the West End revival in October 2016 at the Vaudeville Theatre, London.

Beyond a Joke

Author : Bruce Dessau
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 140905179X
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Beyond a Joke written by Bruce Dessau and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond a Joke is a celebration of comedy - one of the modern world's most dominant and compelling art forms - but it is also the story of comedy's dark side, homing in on the scandals that have surrounded some of light entertainment's biggest stars, and telling it as it is, featuring insight from one who was there at the time. While Beyond a Joke explores the extremes of this world it also addresses another question. Are comedians naturally dysfunctional, or does the stress and pressure of the job make them dysfunctional? Ruby Wax once told the author that she had builders in her house who were just as emotionally unstable as most stand-up comedians she had worked with. But they don't want to go on stage and plead with an audience to love them. Bruce Dessau is the only person who could write this book. From Russell Brand slashing his chest onstage to Jo Brand trashing a friend's car on the motorway, he has heard it all. Bruce Dessau knows where the bodies are buried.

A Theatre Project

Author : Richard Pilbrow
Publisher : Plasa Media
ISBN 13 : 9780983479604
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book A Theatre Project written by Richard Pilbrow and published by Plasa Media. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stand Up

Author : Oliver Double
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408148870
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Stand Up written by Oliver Double and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-22 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How could Max Miller reduce an audience to helpless laughter just by talking about a fan dancer and her fan? Why do club audiences howl with glee at Bernard Manning's violent jokes about Pakistanis? What made audiences break out into fights at Alexei Sayle's early gigs? How did stand-up comedy begin and why has it exploded into such a huge industry now encompassing a criss-crossing network of clubs, concerts, television and radio? And what happens to a comedian when he or she steps out onto a stage and begins performing in front of an audience? Stand-Up! is the first book to both analyse the background of stand-up and take us inside the world of being a solo comedian. Oliver Double writes a lively history of the traditions of British stand-up comedy - from its roots in music hall and variety to today's club and alternative comedy scene - and also a serious exploration of what it is like to be a comedian on-stage in front of a sometimes adoring and sometimes hostile audience. He looks critically at the work of such stand-up stars as Frankie Howerd, Les Dawson, Billy Connolly, Victoria Wood, Ben Elton and Eddie Izzard. And he looks at himself as a performer.

The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937-2013

Author : Chris Perry
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 190020360X
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937-2013 written by Chris Perry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Guide to British television programmes shown at Christmas time, throughout the years.

Theatre's Strangest Acts

Author : Sheridan Morley
Publisher : Robson
ISBN 13 : 1849941904
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Theatre's Strangest Acts written by Sheridan Morley and published by Robson. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enthralling collection of weird and wonderful tales from the world of theatre includes such unusual stories as the legendary ghost of Drury Lane, how an actor can exorcise the curse of Macbeth, and the well-known theatre manager who fried bacon and eggs in the Royal Box to feed her starving cast at the interval. If you have ever wondered whether what happens in the stalls is actually more dramatic than what happens on stage, which shows were so bad that they closed during the interval on the first night, or how the ‘green room’ was named, then 'Theatre’s Strangest Acts' is the book for you.

The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes

Author : Gyles Brandreth
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191066524
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes written by Gyles Brandreth and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the ultimate anthology of theatrical anecdotes, edited by lifelong theatre-lover Gyles Brandreth in the Oxford tradition, and covering every kind of theatrical story and experience from the age of Shakespeare and Marlowe to the age of Stoppard and Mamet, from Richard Burbage to Richard Briers, from Nell Gwynn to Daniel Day-Lewis, from Sarah Bernhardt to Judi Dench. Players, playwrights, prompters, producers—they all feature. The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes provides a comprehensive, revealing, and hugely entertaining portrait of the world of theatre across four hundred years. Many of the anecdotes are humorous: all have something pertinent and illuminating to say about an aspect of theatrical life—whether it is the art of playwriting, the craft of covering up missed cues, the drama of the First Night, the nightmare of touring, or the secret ingredients of star quality. Edmund Kean, Henry Irving, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Ellen Terry, Edith Evans, Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren—the great 'names' are all here, of course, but there are tales of the unexpected, too—and the unknown. This is a book—presented in five acts, with a suitably anecdotal and personal prologue from Gyles Brandreth—where, once in a while, the understudy takes centre-stage and Gyles Brandreth treats triumph and disaster just the same, including stories from the tattiest touring companies as well as from Broadway, the West End and theatres, large and small, in Australia, India, and across Europe.