British comedian
This is a list of Comedians of British birth or famous mainly in Britain. Many of the comedy panel-game regulars and sitcom actors may not be regarded as comedians by some people but they are included here because this page uses the word "comedian" in its broadest possible sense.
Impersonators
- Terry Alderton (Spitting Image)
- Ronni Ancona, (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression)
- Rory Bremner, (born 1961)
- Phil Cool
- Kevin Connelly, (Dead Ringers)
- Jon Culshaw, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV)
- Bobby Davro
- Dave Lamb, (2DTV)
- Alistair McGowan (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression)
- Mark Perry, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV)
- Jan Ravens, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV)
- Mike Yarwood
Musical Comedians
Variety and Music Hall Comedians
Radio comedians
- Michael Bentine, (1922-1996), (The Goon Show)
- Graham Fellows (plays the characters Jilted John, John Shuttleworth and Brian Appleton)
- Joyce Grenfell, (1910-1979)
- Deryck Guyler, (1914-1999)
- Tony Hancock, (1924-1968) (Hancock's Half Hour)
- Kenneth Horne, (died 1969), (Round the Horne, Beyond Our Ken)
- Roy Hudd, (born 1936) (News Huddlines)
- Betty Marsden, (1919-1998)
- Spike Milligan, (1918-2002), (The Goon Show)
- Richard Murdoch (Much Binding in the Marsh)
- Bill Pertwee, (born 1926)
- Harry Secombe, (1921-2001), (The Goon Show)
- Peter Sellers, (1925-1980), (The Goon Show)
- Mark Steel, (The Mark Steel Solution, The Mark Steel Revolution, The Mark Steel Lectures)
- Hugh Paddick, (1958-1964)
- Ted Ray, (1905-1977)
- Al Read
- Kenneth Williams, (1926-1988) (Round the Horne)
Satirists
Comedy panel game regulars
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Sketch Show/Alternative comedians
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, Inspector Clouseau films)
- 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)
- June Whitfield, (Terry and June, 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
Stand Up comedians
Comedy double acts
