The Best Of Spike Milligan, Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper & Les Dawson

 

BBC Worldwide are proud to announce four new additions to the Comedy Greats DVD collection. On 17.05.04, the very best of Spike Milligan, Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper and Les Dawson will be available to buy as individual DVDs.

 

Each priced at £9.99, these highly collectable DVDs are presented as a compilation of the most popular sketches and clips taken from the vast archives of each comedian's life work.

 

Spike Milligan's surreal, chaotic and devastatingly funny humour has long been imprinted on the nation's imagination through his work on television.

 

This compilation features classic moments such as "The Lost Forever" in the Bermuda Triangle Holiday, the "Eurovision Joke Contest", Spike as the Singing Viking Maiden and many more magical moments from one of the countries most inspired comedy greats.

 

Throughout Frankie Howerd's roller-coaster career, he has firmly remained one of the nation's best-loved comics. With his catchphrases quickly becoming part of the national vocabulary and his saucy jokes raising more than a few eyebrows, Howerd's risqué routines have never been surpassed.

 

This compilation draws together the very finest Howerd moments from his numerous stand-up and sketch shows, as well as classic moments from the Carry On inspired sit-com Up Pompeii!

 

Capable of entertaining an audience with appalling magic tricks, horrendous jokes and the stage presence of a clumsy giant, Tommy Cooper's comic genius and talent for timing are paid tribute in this compilation of his best-loved moments.

 

An all round entertainer, with his trademark fez, Cooper excelled in the light entertainment genre, stealing the limelight every time. This DVD contains many scenes of Cooper at his best, including his infamous appearances on Parkinson and the Bob Monkhouse Show, which left the hosts in stitches.

 

Les Dawson's career spanned over 25 years and made him one of Britain's best-loved comedians. This collection captures classic moments from the Les Dawson Show, Blankety Blank and Dawson's hilarious drag pairing with Roy Barraclough as the gossiping housewives Cissy & Ada.

 

All Dawson's trademark performances are here including his brilliantly poor piano playing, the mother-in-law jokes and his hilarious rambling monologues.

 

Product Information:

Each DVD is available to buy on 17.05.04 and priced at £9.99.

 

The Best of Spike Milligan
Catalogue Number: BBCDVD1338

Certificate: PG

 

The Best of Frankie Howerd
Catalogue Number: BBCDVD1336

Certificate: PG

 

The Best of Tommy Cooper
Catalogue Number: BBCDVD1337

Certificate: PG

 

The Best of Les Dawson
Catalogue Number: BBCDVD1335

Certificate: PG

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