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| starring = [[Keith Allen]]<br>[[Nicholas Ball]]<br>[[Roy Barraclough]]<br>[[Billy Dainty]]<br>[[Les Dawson]]<br> Nev Goodwyn <br>[[Irene Handl]]<br>[[Roy Hudd]]<br>[[Michael Palin]]<br>[[Sandy Powell]]<br>[[Alexei Sayle]]<br>[[Paul Shane]]<br> Graham Stuart-Harris <br>[[Kenneth Williams]] |
| starring = [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]]<br>[[Nicholas Ball]]<br>[[Roy Barraclough]]<br>[[Billy Dainty]]<br>[[Les Dawson]]<br> Nev Goodwyn <br>[[Irene Handl]]<br>[[Roy Hudd]]<br>[[Michael Palin]]<br>[[Sandy Powell]]<br>[[Alexei Sayle]]<br>[[Paul Shane]]<br> Graham Stuart-Harris <br>[[Kenneth Williams]] |
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Revision as of 21:10, 6 March 2016
| Comic Roots | |
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| Genre | Biography |
| Starring | Keith Allen Nicholas Ball Roy Barraclough Billy Dainty Les Dawson Nev Goodwyn Irene Handl Roy Hudd Michael Palin Sandy Powell Alexei Sayle Paul Shane Graham Stuart-Harris Kenneth Williams |
| Country of origin | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 8x30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 2 August 1982 – 2 September 1983 |
Comic Roots was a British television series from the early 1980s, documenting the biographies and influences of a number of popular comedians of the era.
Episodes included features on Les Dawson, and Alexei Sayle. Sayle converted his own documentary into an impromptu pub crawl.
Episodes
Series one (1998)
- Les Dawson's Lancashire (2 August 1982)
- Roy Hudd's Croydon (9 August 1982)
- Irene Handl's London (16 August 1982)
- Paul Shane's Rotherham (16 August 1982)
Series two (1999)
- Michael Palin (12 August 1983)
- Billy Dainty (19 August 1983)
- Alexei Sayle (26 August 1982)
- Kenneth Williams (2 September 1983)
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