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Stephen Fry
Sir Stephen John Fry is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He began his career on the sketch comedy series Alfresco (1983–1984) and the sitcom Blackadder (1986–1989), before gaining recognition as part of the comedy duo Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, appearing together in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). His later television roles include Kingdom (2007–2009), Bones (2007–2017), and It's a Sin (2021). Fry was the original host of the comedy panel show QI (2003–2016), for which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. In 2006, the British public ranked Fry number 9 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.
Graham Chapman
English actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989)
Matt Lucas
British actor, comedian and screenwriter
Gorden Kaye
British actor (1941–2017)
Daniel Howell
English YouTuber, radio personality, and writer
Kenneth Williams
British actor and comedian (1926–1988)
Simon Amstell
English comedian
John Sessions
British comedian (1953–2020)
Alan Carr
Alan Graham Carr is an English comedian, broadcaster, writer, and television personality. His breakthrough was in 2001, winning the City Life Best Newcomer of the Year and the BBC New Comedy Awards. In the ensuing years, Carr's career burgeoned on the Manchester comedy circuit before he became known for co-hosting the comedy variety show The Friday Night Project (2006–2009) with Justin Lee Collins. This led to the release of a short-lived entertainment show Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong (2008), and he went on to host the comedy chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009–2016).
Adam Brown
British actor
Frankie Howerd
British actor, comedian (1917–1992)
John Inman
British actor (1935–2007)
Stanley Baxter
British actor (1926–2025)
James Dreyfus
British actor
Charles Hawtrey
English film actor (1914-1988)
Kenny Everett
British radio DJ and entertainer (1944–1995)
Adam Kay
British physician and comedy writer
Tony Slattery
English actor and comedian (1959–2025)
Paul O'Grady
British comedian, actor and television presenter (1955–2023)
Patrick Cargill
English actor (1918-1996)
Mawaan Rizwan
British actor
Antony Cotton
English actor
Julian Clary
English comedian, actor, presenter and novelist
Jimmy Edwards
British comedy actor
Larry Dean
Scottish stand-up comedian
Damon Scott
British singer
Harry Trevaldwyn
English actor, comedian and writer