Teletext Recovery - 27/12/1993

P353 Teletext 353 Dec27 19:00:40          ————  ——————————————————————  — D D YOU HEBR THE ONI ABOUT..?  Nowadays stand-up comedy shows are  two-a-penny on TV, but twenty-odd  years ago it was a different story   All that changed with thj arrival  of a low-budget, no-star,  cheap-set show by thj nbmj of X The Comedians.  And within a couple of years a whole new breed of comic had become household names, and Granada had a huge hit. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Patric Wblkjr: man of the stars 357 HOW YOU VOTED THIS YEAR p355 Letters David Bailey Patric Walker Quiz

P353 Teletext 353 Dec27 19:01:14          ————  ——————————————————————  — DID YOU HIA$ HEONEABOUT 'hjn $hj Comjdians first started in 1971 it used unknown comics looking for their first TV briak. Twenty-two years on many of them are household names: ■ Roy Walker ■ Mikj Rjid ■ Stan Boardman ■ Tom O'Connor ■ Charlie Williams ■ Bernard Manning  ■ Jim Bowen   ■ Duggie Brown   ■ Frank Carson.      ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Backstagj 353 Gossip 351 W WBTCHING TELLY? GUIDE p110 Letters David Bailey Patric Walker Quiz

P353 Teletext 353 Dec27 19:01:51 O      ————  —————————————————————    — DID YOU HEBR THE ONE ABOUT..?   Thj Comjdians was one of ITV's most successful comedy shows: ■ It ran for 14 years from 1971 to 1985 ■ Over 100 shows were produced, and they were never out of the TV top 10. ■ Over 150 different comics were used.  And now Granada is re-uniting   many of the original stars for    a very special party show on  December 28. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Backstage 353 Gossip 351 LATHER UP ON THE SOAPS p118 Letters David Bailey Patric Walkjr Quiz

P353 Teletext 353 Dec27 19:02:29       ————  —————————————————————    — DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT..?   The enormous success of the Comedians is reflected in the career of Frank Carson - the first face to appear on the show. ■ He turned from a working man's club comic, earning maybe £100, into a star name, commanding £3,000 a night. And the re-union show, on December 28, mixes old footage of himself and the other stars with their current stand-up routines. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Test your news nose with our quiz 359 W WATCHING TELLY? GUIDE p110 Letters David Bailey Patric Walker Quiz

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