Popular on Variety Idle first came to the attention of Variety on Nov. 22, 1967, when a TV comedy program he co-created, “No — That’s Me Over Here!” debuted on British TV.

In Funny Girl, Nick Hornby uses the story of a reluctant beauty queen from Blackpool as the hook for a rambunctious cultural history of British TV comedy 50 years ago.

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise are often described as Britain's best-loved comedy double act. During the 1960s and 1970s, their TV programmes were a regular feature of British television. Their 1977 ...

Pinwright's Progress was the first British comedy sitcom in 1946, where Mr. J. Pinwright (James Hayter) owned a small shop with problems to solve. Since then, the Brits have never looked back.

We've compiled a best British comedy TV shows guide, bringing you some of the finest UK comedy — from iconic sitcom of the 70s, Fawlty Towers, to the more recent Derry Girls and This Country.