List of British comedians

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. Fictional comedians are not included.

Impressionists

Terry Alderton, (Spitting Image) (born 1970)
Ronni Ancona, (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression) (born 1968)
Chris Barrie, (Spitting Image) (born 1960)
Stanley Baxter, (born 1926)
Faith Brown, (born 1944)
Paul Burling (born 1970)
Rory Bremner (born 1961)
Phil Cool (born 1948)
Kevin Connelly, (Dead Ringers)
Jon Culshaw, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV) (born 1968)
Bobby Davro (born 1958)
Dawn French (French & Saunders- various people / films / bands) (born 1957)
Mike Hayley
Dave Lamb, (2DTV) (Goodness Gracious Me)
Alistair McGowan, (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression) (born 1964)
Mark Perry, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV)
Jan Ravens, (Dead Ringers, 2DTV) (born 1958)
Jennifer Saunders (French & Saunders - various people / films / bands)
Mike Yarwood (born 1941)
Debra Stephenson (The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson) (born 1972)

Musical comedians

Adèle Anderson (born 1952)
Les Barker (born 1947)
Bill Bailey (born 1964)
Mitch Benn (born 1970)
Ivor Biggun, pseudonym of Doc Cox (born 1946)
Simon Brint (comic and composer of themes for numerous TV programmes) (born 1950)
Doc Brown (born 1980)
Jasper Carrott (born 1945)
Edwyn Collins (writer and performer: Channel 4's West Heath House and West Heath Yard) (born 1959)
Billy Connolly (born 1942)
Ivor Cutler (1923–2006)
Bernard Cribbins (born 1928)
Angus Deayton (in The Hee Bee Gee Bees) (born 1956)
Richard Digance (born 1949)
Graham Fellows aka John Shuttleworth (born 1959)
Noel Fielding (born 1973)
Gary Le Strange aka Waen Shepherd (born 1971)
Boothby Graffoe (born 1962)
John Hegley also performs as half of the "Popticians" (born 1953)
Rainer Hersch
Neil Innes (born 1944)
Sid Kipper (real name Chris Sugden) also performed as half of the "Kipper Family" (born 1952)
Andrew Lawrence
Tim Minchin (born 1975)
Bill Oddie (born 1941)
Earl Okin (born 1947)
Mike Harding (born 1944)
Philip Pope (comic actor and composer of TV theme tunes)
Rowland Rivron (Drummer in comedy band Raw Sex and presenter of BBC Radio 2's Jammin) (born 1958)
Chris Sievey aka Frank Sidebottom (1955–2010)
Vivian Stanshall (1943–1995)
Flanders and Swann
Jim Tavaré (born 1963)
Jake Thackray (1938–2002)
Victoria Wood (born 1953)

Variety and music-hall comedians

Chesney Allen (1893-1982)
Arthur Askey (1900-1982)
Hylda Baker (1905-1986)
Michael Barrymore (born 1957)
Billy Bennett (1887-1942)
Max Bygraves (1922-2012)
Frank Carson (1926-2012)
Roy Castle (1932-1994)
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Jimmy Cricket (born 1945)
Leslie Crowther (1933-1996)
Les Dawson (1931-1993)
Ken Dodd (born 1927)
Charlie Drake (1925-2006)
Sid Field (1904-1950)
Bud Flanagan (1896-1968)
Cyril Fletcher (1913-2005)
George Formby (1904-1961)
Bruce Forsyth (born 1928)
Jimmy James (1892-1965)
Max Miller (1894-1963)
Spike Milligan (1918-2002)
Bob Monkhouse (1928–2003)
Morecambe and Wise (Eric Morecambe 1926–1984; Ernie Wise 1925–1999)
Des O'Connor (born 1932)
Tom O'Connor (born 1939)
Edmund Payne (1863-1914)
Frank Randle (1901-1957)
Ted Rogers (1935–2001)
George Roper (1934–2003)
Tommy Trinder (1908–1989)
Vesta Victoria (1873–1951)
Max Wall (1908-1990)
Charlie Williams (1927-2006)
Dickie Henderson (1922-1985)

Radio comedians

Michael Bentine (1922–1996) (The Goon Show)
Dick Bentley (1907–1995) (Take It From Here)
Tim Brooke-Taylor (born 1940) (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue)
John Cleese (born 1939) (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again)
Jimmy Edwards (1920–1988) (Take It From Here)
Graham Fellows (born 1959) (plays the characters Jilted John, John Shuttleworth and Brian Appleton)
John Finnemore (Cabin Pressure, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme)
Cyril Fletcher (1913–2005)
Ronald Frankau (1894–1951)
Graeme Garden (born 1943) (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue)
Jeff Green (born 1964)
Joyce Grenfell (1910–1979)
Deryck Guyler (1914–1999)
Tony Hancock (1924–1968) (Hancock's Half Hour)
Tommy Handley (1892–1949) (It's That Man Again)
David Hatch (1939–2007) (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again)
Jon Holmes (born 1974) (Listen Against, The Now Show)
Kenneth Horne (died 1969) (Round the Horne, Beyond Our Ken)
Roy Hudd (born 1936) (The News Huddlines)
Jo Kendall (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue)
Bill Kerr (1922–2014) (Hancock's Half Hour)
Betty Marsden (1919–1998)
Spike Milligan (1918–2002) (The Goon Show)
Chris Morris (born 1962) (On the Hour)
Richard Murdoch (1907–1990) (Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh)
Stephen Murray (1912–1983) (The Navy Lark)
Joy Nichols (1925–1992) (Take It From Here)
Bill Oddie (born 1941) (I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again)
Jon Pertwee (1919–1996) (The Navy Lark)
Bill Pertwee (1926–2013) (Beyond Our Ken, Round the Horne)
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 (1915–2000)
Leslie Phillips (born 1924) (The Navy Lark)
Dennis Price (1915–1973) (The Navy Lark)
Ted Ray (1905–1977), (Meet Me Tonight, Carry On Teacher)
Al Read (1909–1987)
Kenneth Williams (1926–1988) (Round the Horne)

Satirists

Ikenna Azuike (born 1979)

Douglas Adams (1952–2001)
Michael "Atters" Attree (born 1965)
John Bird, (Bremner, Bird and Fortune) (born 1936)
Eleanor Bron (born 1938)
Peter Cook (1937–1995)
John Fortune, (Bremner, Bird and Fortune) (1939-2013)
Chris Morris, (Brass Eye) (born 1962)
Ian Hislop, (Private Eye) (born 1960)
Jon Holmes (born 1973)
Armando Iannucci (born 1963)
William Rushton (1937–1996)
Mark Thomas, (The Mark Thomas Comedy Product) (born 1963)

Comedy panel-game regulars

A

James Acaster, (Russell Howard's Good News Extra, Dave's One Night Stand)
Chris Addison, (Mock the Week)
Simon Amstell, (Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Popworld)
Clive Anderson, (Have I Got News for You, QI)
Richard Ayoade, (The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh, Nathan Barley)

B

Bill Bailey, (Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Space Cadets, QI)
Frankie Boyle, (Mock the Week, Argumental, Would I Lie to You?)
Jo Brand, (QI)
Russell Brand, (The Big Fat Quiz of the Year)
Rory Bremner, (Mock the Week, Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
Kevin Bridges, (Stand Up for the Week, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow).
Marcus Brigstocke, (Argumental, QI)
Rob Brydon, (QI, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year)

C

D

Alan Davies, (QI)
Les Dawson, TV comic
Angus Deayton, (Would I Lie to You?, former chair of Have I Got News for You)
Jack Dee, (It's Only TV But I Like It, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year)
Hugh Dennis, (Mock the Week)
Omid Djalili

E

Harry Enfield, (Harry Enfield's Television Programme)

F

L

M

N

Derek Nimmo, (Just a Minute)
Ross Noble, (Have I Got News for You, QI)

P

R

S

Linda Smith (The News Quiz, QI)

T

Tim Brooke-Taylor, (I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue)
Sandi Toksvig, (Call My Bluff, chair of The News Quiz)
Barry Took, (The News Quiz)

W

Sketch show/alternative comedians

Armstrong and Miller
- Alexander Armstrong (born 1970)
- Ben Miller (born 1966)
Richard Ayoade (Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy) (born 1977)
James Bachman, (That Mitchell and Webb Look, Sorry, I've Got No Head)
David Baddiel (The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Fantasy Football League) (born 1964)
Matt Berry (Snuff Box) (born 1974)
Sanjeev Bhaskar (born 1963) (Goodness Gracious Me (BBC))
Katy Brand (Katy Brand's Big Ass Show) (born 1979)
Craig Charles (born 1964)
Olivia Colman (born 1974) (Bruiser)
Brian Conley (born 1961)
Hugh Dennis (The Mary Whitehouse Experience) (born 1962)
Charlie Drake (1925-2006)
Adrian Edmondson (born 1957)
Kevin Eldon (Fist of Fun, Big Train, Jam) (born 1960)
Dick Emery (1915–83)
Harry Enfield, (Harry Enfield and Chums) (born 1961)
The Fast Show
- Paul Whitehouse (born 1958)
- Charlie Higson (born 1958)
- Caroline Aherne (born 1963)
- John Thomson (born 1969)
- Simon Day (born 1962)
- Mark Williams (born 1959)
- Arabella Weir (born 1957)
Martin Freeman (Bruiser)
Dawn French, (French and Saunders) (born 1957)
Noel Fielding, (Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy) (born 1973)
Gregor Fisher (Naked Video) (born 1953)
Stephen Fry (A Bit of Fry & Laurie) (born 1957)
The Goodies
- Tim Brooke-Taylor (born 1940)
- Graeme Garden (born 1943)
- Bill Oddie (born 1941)
Anil Gupta (Goodness Gracious Me (BBC))
Arthur Haynes (1914–1956)
Lenny Henry (born 1958)
Benny Hill (1924–1992)
Harry Hill (born 1964)
Matthew Holness (born 1975) (Bruiser, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace)
Dom Joly (born 1967)
Rufus Jones (born 1975)
John Junkin (1930–2006)
Hugh Laurie (born 1959) (A Bit of Fry & Laurie)
Matt Lucas (Little Britain)
Rik Mayall (1958–2014)
Spike Milligan (1918–2002)
David Mitchell (born 1974) (That Mitchell and Webb Look)
Morecambe and Wise
Bob Mortimer (born 1959)
Rob Newman (born 1964) (The Mary Whitehouse Experience)
Peter Richardson, (born 1951) (The Comic Strip)
Nigel Planer (born 1953)
Steve Punt (born 1962) (The Mary Whitehouse Experience)
Alexei Sayle (born 1952)
Frank Skinner (born 1957)
Monty Python
- Graham Chapman (1941–1989)
- John Cleese (born 1939)
- Terry Gilliam (born 1940)
- Eric Idle (born 1943)
- Terry Jones (born 1942)
- Michael Palin (born 1943)
Not the Nine O'Clock News
- Rowan Atkinson (born 1955)
- Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953)
- Pamela Stephenson (born 1949)
- Mel Smith (1952-2013)
Vic Reeves (born 1959)
Peter Serafinowicz (born 1972)
Jennifer Saunders (born 1958)
Smack the Pony
- Fiona Allen (born 1965)
- Doon Mackichan (born 1962)
- Sally Phillips (born 1970)
Laura Solon (born 1979) (Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul, Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder)
Meera Syal (born 1961) (Goodness Gracious Me (BBC), The Kumars at No. 42)
Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show) (born 1968)
The Two Ronnies
- Ronnie Barker (1929–2005)
- Ronnie Corbett (born 1930)
David Walliams (Little Britain) (born 1971)
Robert Webb (born 1972) (That Mitchell and Webb Look, Bruiser)
Harry Worth (1917–1989)
The Royle Family
- Ricky Tomlinson (born 1939)
- Caroline Aherne (born 1963)
- Sue Johnston (born 1943)
- Ralf Little (born 1980)
- Liz Smith (born 1921)
- Craig Cash (born 1960)

Film

Rowan Atkinson (born 1955) (Mr Bean's holiday, Mr bean, Jonny English, Jonny English Reborn)
Bernard Bresslaw (1934–1993)
Bill Nighy (born 1949)
Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977)
John Cleese (born 1939), (Monty Python films)
Sacha Baron Cohen (born 1971), (Ali G, Borat, Brüno)
Robbie Coltrane (born 1950)
Steve Coogan (born 1965)
Ade Edmondson, (Guest House Paradiso)
Lee Evans (born 1964)
George Formby (1904–1961)
Nick Frost, (Shaun of the Dead)
Martin Freeman (born 1971)
Marty Feldman (1933–1982), (Young Frankenstein)
Will Hay (1888–1949)
Eric Idle (born 1943), (Monty Python films)
Sid James (1913–1976) (Carry On films)
Stan Laurel (1890–1965), (one half of Laurel and Hardy)
Rik Mayall, (Drop Dead Fred, Guest House Paradiso)
Dudley Moore (1935–2002) (Arthur, 10)
Simon Pegg, (Shaun of the Dead)
Leonard Rossiter (1926–1984)
Peter Sellers (1925–1980), (Dr. Strangelove, Inspector Clouseau films)
Alastair Sim (1900-1976), (Green for Danger (film), The Belles of St Trinian's)
Eric Sykes (1923–2012)
Kenneth Williams (1926–1988), (Carry On films)
Norman Wisdom (1915-2010)
Monty Python
Russell Brand (St Trinians, Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
Terry Thomas (1911–1990), (The Green Man (film), Private's Progress, Brothers in Law (film))

Theatrical comedians

Arthur Lowe (1915-1982), played in the theatre from his debut in 1945 until his death in 1982.
Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972), started performing from 1925 at the Old Vic and continued her career till 1966

Sitcom comedians

Rowan Atkinson (born 1955), (Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line, Mr. Bean)
Helen Atkinson-Wood (born 1955), (Blackadder the Third, Radio Active (radio series))
Richard Ayoade (born 1977), (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The IT Crowd)
Bill Bailey (born 1964), (Spaced, Black Books)
Morwenna Banks (born 1961), (The Thick of It, Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul, Saxondale)
Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), (Porridge, Open All Hours)
Chris Barrie (born 1960), (Red Dwarf, The Brittas Empire)
Richard Beckinsale (1947–1979), (Porridge, Rising Damp)
Matt Berry (born 1974), (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh)
James Bolam (born 1938), (The Likely Lads, Only When I Laugh)
Richard Briers (born 1934-2013), (The Good Life), (Ever Decreasing Circles)
Kathy Burke (born 1964), (Gimme Gimme Gimme)
Patrick Cargill (1918–1996), (Father, Dear Father)
John Challis (born 1942), (Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass)
Craig Charles (born 1964), (Red Dwarf)
John Cleese (born 1939), (Fawlty Towers)
Martin Clunes (born 1961), (Men Behaving Badly, Reggie Perrin)
Ronnie Corbett (born 1930), (Sorry!)
Michael Crawford (born 1942), (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)
Windsor Davies (born 1930), (It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Never the Twain)
Julia Davis (born 1966), (Nighty Night)
Richard Dawson (1932–2012), (Hogan's Heroes)
Angus Deayton (born 1956), (Nighty Night, One Foot in the Grave)
James Dreyfus (born 1968), (The Thin Blue Line, My Hero, Gimme Gimme Gimme)
Clive Dunn (1920-2012), (Boys Will Be Boys, Dad's Army)
Paul Eddington (1927–1995), (The Good Life, Yes Minister)
Adrian Edmondson (born 1957), (The Young Ones, Bottom)
Jimmy Edwards (1920–1988), (Whack-O!)
Noel Fielding (born 21 May 1973), (The Mighty Boosh, The IT Crowd)
Jane Freeman (born 1930s), (Last of the Summer Wine)
Martin Freeman (born 1971), (The Office, Hardware)
Dawn French (born 1957), (The Vicar of Dibley)
Nick Frost (born 1972), (Spaced, Hyperdrive)
Robert Fyfe (born 1925), (Last of the Summer Wine) aka Hooeerr Kins
Ricky Gervais (born 1961), (The Office, Extras)
Tamsin Greig (born 1967), (Black Books, Green Wing)
Deryck Guyler (1914–1999) (Please Sir!, Sykes)
Miranda Hart (born 1972) (Miranda)
Tony Hancock (1924–68), (Hancock's Half Hour)
Nick Helm, (Uncle)
Jane Horrocks (born 1964), (Absolutely Fabulous)
Karl Howman (born 1952), (Brush Strokes)
John Inman (1935–2007), (Are You Being Served)
David Jason (born 1940), (Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours)
Danny John-Jules (born 1960) (Red Dwarf)
Michael Joyce [1964], Never Mind the Buzzcocks, 8 out of 10 Cats
Peter Kay (born 1973) (Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere)
Gorden Kaye (born 1941), ('Allo 'Allo!)
Penelope Keith (born 1940), (To the Manor Born)
John Le Mesurier (1912–1983), (Dad's Army)
John Laurie (1897–1980), (Juno and the Paycock, Dad's Army)
Robert Lindsay (born 1949), (Citizen Smith, Nightingales, My Family)
Robert Llewellyn (born 1956), (Red Dwarf)
Roger Lloyd-Pack (1944–2014), (Only Fools and Horses, The Vicar of Dibley)
Arthur Lowe (1915–1982), (Dad's Army, Bless Me Father)
Joanna Lumley (born 1947), (Absolutely Fabulous)
Nicholas Lyndhurst (born 1961), (Only Fools and Horses, Butterflies, Goodnight Sweetheart)
Rik Mayall (1958-2014), (The Young Ones, Bottom, The New Statesman)
Greg McHugh, (Gary: Tank Commander, Fresh Meat (TV series))
Stephen Merchant (born 1974) (The Office, Extras)
David Mitchell (born 1974) (Peep Show)
Warren Mitchell (born 1926), (Till Death Us Do Part)
Dermot Morgan, (born in Ireland 1952-1998), (Father Ted)(Irish)
Brian Murphy (born 1933), (Man About the House, George and Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine)
Al Murray (born 1968), (Time Gentlemen Please)
Paul Nicholas (born 1945), (Just Good Friends)
Ardal O'Hanlon (born in Ireland 1965), (Father Ted, My Hero) (Irish)
Bill Owen (1914–1999), (Last of the Summer Wine)
Geoffrey Palmer (born 1927), (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Butterflies, As Time Goes By)
Simon Pegg (born 1970), (Spaced)
Bill Pertwee (1926-2013), (Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum)
Caroline Quentin (born 1960) (Men Behaving Badly, Kiss Me Kate (TV series))
Tony Robinson (born 1946), (Blackadder)
Leonard Rossiter (1926–1984), (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Rising Damp)
Andrew Sachs (born 1930) (Fawlty Towers)
Peter Sallis (born 1921) (Last of the Summer Wine)
Jennifer Saunders (born 1958) (Absolutely Fabulous)
Julia Sawalha (born 1968), (Absolutely Fabulous)
Isy Suttie (born 1978), (Peep Show)
Eric Sykes (1923-2012), (Sykes)
Reg Varney (born 1916-2008), (The Rag Trade, On the Buses)
Gary Waldhorn (born 1943), (Brush Strokes, The Vicar of Dibley)
Rudolph Walker (born 1939), (Love Thy Neighbour, The Thin Blue Line)
Robert Webb (born 1972) (Peep Show, The Smoking Room)
June Whitfield (born 1925), (Terry and June, Absolutely Fabulous)
Brian Wilde (1921-2008), (Last of the Summer Wine, Porridge)
Richard Wilson (born 1936), (Only When I Laugh, One Foot in the Grave)
Sir Norman Wisdom (1915-2010) (Wit and Wisdom)

Spoof-show comedians

Sacha Baron Cohen, (The 11 O'Clock Show, Da Ali G Show)
Steve Coogan, (Knowing Me, Knowing You)
Rebecca Front, (On The Hour, The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You)
Ricky Gervais, (The Office)
Matthew Holness, (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace)
Paul Kaye (aka Dennis Pennis)
Chris Langham, (People Like Us)
Doon Mackichan, (Brass Eye, Knowing Me, Knowing You)
Chris Morris (born 1965), (Brass Eye, Blue Jam, The Day Today)
Peter Serafinowicz, (Look Around You, Peter Serafinowicz Show)
John Oliver, (The Daily Show)
Victoria Wood, (Acorn Antiques)

Stand-up comedians

Avril Angers (born 1918)
Shaista Aziz (born 1978)
Sadia Azmat (born 1987)
Aaron Barschak (born 1966)
Adam Bloom (born 1971)
Alan Carr (born 1976)
Alistair Barrie
Aaron Morris (born 1991)
Andi Osho (born 1973)
Andre Vincent (born 1964)
Andrew Lawrence
Andrew O'Neill (born 1979)
Andy Zaltzman (born 1974)
Angela Barnes (born 1976)
Ava Vidal (born 1976)
Barry "The Punchline" Valentine (born 1956)
Ben Elton (born 1959)
Bennett Arron (born 1973)
Bernard Manning (1930–2007)
Bethany Black (born 1978)
Bill Bailey (born 1964)
Billy Connolly (born 1942)
Boothby Graffoe (born 1962)
Bridget Christie
Craig Charles (born 1964)
Daniel Sloss (born 1990)
Danny Bhoy (born 1974)
Dave Gorman (born 1971)
Dave Thompson (born 1960)
Doc Brown (rapper)
Dominic Holland (born 1967)
Eddie Izzard (born 1962)
Ellie Taylor (born 1983)
Eros Vlahos (born 1995)
Francesca Martinez (born 1978)
Frank Skinner (born 1957)
Frankie Howerd (1917–1992)
Freddie Starr (born 1943)
George Roper (1934–2003)
Gina Yashere (born 1974)
Holly Walsh (born 1980)
Jack Dee (born 1962)
Jack Whitehall (born 1988)
Janey Godley (born 1961)
Jason Manford (born 1981)
Jasper Carrott (born 1945)
Jeff Green (born 1964)
Jen Brister (born 1975)
Jeremy Hardy (born 1961)
Jim Davidson (born 1954)
Jimeoin (born 1966)
Jimmy Carr (born 1972)
Jimmy Jones
Jo Brand (born 1957)
Jo Caulfield (born 1963)
Jo Enright (born 1968)
John Bishop (born 1966)
John Moloney (The Stand Up Show)
Johnny Vegas (born 1971)
Jon Richardson (born 1982)
Josie Long (born 1982)
Julian Barratt (born 1968)
Julian Clary (born 1959)
Katherine Bennett (comedian) (born 1976)
Ken Dodd (born 1927)
Kerry Godliman
Laurence Clark (comedian) (born 1974)
Lee Evans (born 1964)
Lee Hurst (born 1962)
Lee Mack (born 1968)
Lester Crabtree
Liam Mullone (born 1974)
Lucy Porter (born 1973)
Mackenzie Taylor (1978–2010)
Malcolm Hardee (1950–2005)
Mark Steel (born 1960)
Mark Watson (born 1980)
Michael McIntyre (born 1976)
Micky Flanagan (born 1963)
Mike Harding (born 1944)
Mike Wozniak
Milton Jones (born 1964)
Miranda Hart (born 1972)
Natalie Haynes (born 1974)
Nina Conti (born 1974)
Ninia Benjamin
Noel Fielding (born 1973)
Norman Lovett (born 1946)
Oliver Wakefield, "The Voice of Inexperience" (1909–1956)
Papa CJ
Patrick Monahan (born 1976)
Paul Foot (comedian) (born 1973)
Peter Kay (born 1971)
Phil Cool
Phil Kay
Phill Jupitus (born 1962)
Rhod Gilbert (born 1968)
Rhona Cameron (born 1965)
Richard Herring (born 1967)
Rick Wakeman (born 1949)
Ricky Gervais (born 1961)
Rob Beckett
Romesh Ranganathan (born 1978)
Ross Noble (born 1976)
Roy 'Chubby' Brown (born 1945)
Rufus Hound (born 1979)
Russ Abbot (born 1947)
Russell Brand (born 1975)
Russell Howard (born 1980)
Russell Kane (born 1980)
Sara Pascoe (born 1981)
Sarah Millican (born 1975)
Shappi Khorsandi (born 1973)
Shazia Mirza (born 1976)
Simon Fanshawe (born 1956)
Stephen Merchant (born 1974)
Stewart Lee (born 1968)
Sue Perkins (born 1969)
Ted Chippington (born 1962)
Terry Alderton (born 1970)
Tim Vine (born 1967)
Tim Craven (born 1981)
Jack Castle (born 1998)

Comedy double acts

Adam and Joe
Armstrong and Miller
Ant and Dec
Baddiel and Skinner
Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding
Cannon and Ball
Flanagan and Allen (also appeared as part of The Crazy Gang)
Flanders and Swann
French and Saunders
Frisky & Mannish
Fry and Laurie
Hale and Pace
Hinge and Bracket
Hudson and Pepperdine
Lee and Herring
Little and Large
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Matt Lucas and David Walliams (Little Britain)
Mel and Sue
Mitchell and Webb
Morecambe and Wise
Naughton and Gold (also appeared as part of The Crazy Gang)
Nervo and Knox (also appeared as part of The Crazy Gang)
Newman and Baddiel
Parsons and Naylor
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
Punt and Dennis
Reeves and Mortimer
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones
The Two Ronnies
Watson & Oliver

Poets with a comedic bent

Mark Miwurdz (Mark Hurst)

Blog and internet humourists

Cartoonists, caricaturists, etc.

Barry Appleby (1909–1996) (Skit and Skat) (The Gambols)
George Cruikshank (1792–1878)
Chris Donald (born 1960), (Viz)
James Gillray (1757–1815)
William Hogarth (1697–1764)
Bill Tidy (born 1933)

Raconteurs and after-dinner speakers

Barry Cryer (born 1935)
Lance Percival (born 1933)
Peter Ustinov (1921–2004)
Rick Wakeman (born 1949)
Kenneth Williams (1926–1988)

References

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