This is a list of
Comedians of
British birth.
- Brian Appleton[?] (Jilted John/Graham Shuttleworth)
- Michael Bentine, (1922-1996), (The Goon Show)
- Joyce Grenfell, (1910-1979)
- Deryck Guyler, (1914-1999)
- Roy Hudd, (born 1936) (News Huddlines)
- Spike Milligan, (1918-2002), (The Goon Show)
- Harry Secombe, (1921-2001), (The Goon Show)
- Peter Sellers, (1925-1980), (The Goon Show)
- Tony Hancock, (1924-1968) (Hancock's Half Hour)
- Kenneth Horne, (died 1969), (Round the Horne, Beyond Our Ken)
- Richard Murdoch ([[Much Bidding in the Marsh)
- Kenneth Williams, (1926-1988) (Round the Horne)
- Hugh Paddick, (1958-1964)
- Ted Ray, (1905-1977)
- Al Read[?]
- Betty Marsden, (1919-1998)
- Bill Pertwee, (born 1926)
- Angus Deayton, (born 1956), (former chair ofHave I Got News for You)
- Ian Hislop, (born 1960), (Have I Got News for You)
- Paul Merton, (born 1957), (Have I Got News for You)
- Bill Bailey (Space Cadets[?])
- Craig Charles, (born 1964), (Space Cadets[?])
- David Gower, (born 1957), (They Think It's All Over)
- Nick Hancock, (born 1962), (They Think It's All Over)
- Gary Lineker (They Think It's All Over)
- Rory McGrath (They Think It's All Over)
- Jonathan Ross, (born 1960), (They Think It's All Over)
- Rowan Atkinson, (born 1955), (Not the Nine O'Clock News)
- Ronnie Barker, (born 1929) (The Two Ronnies[?])
- Graham Chapman, (1941-1989), (Monty Python)
- John Cleese, (born 1939), (Monty Python)
- Ronnie Corbett[?]
- Charlie Drake, (born 1925)
- Dawn French[?]
- Terry Gilliam, (born 1940), (Monty Python)
- Arthur Haynes[?]
- Lenny Henry
- Benny Hill, (1924-1992)
- Eric Idle, (born 1943), (Monty Python)
- Terry Jones, (born 1942), (Monty Python)
- John Junkin
- Michael Palin, (born 1943), (Monty Python)
- Griff Rhys-Jones[?] (Not the Nine O'Clock News)
- Jennifer Saunders
- Pamela Stephenson (Not the Nine O'Clock News)
- Mel Smith, (born 1952), (Not the Nine O'Clock News)
- Harry Worth, (1920-1989)
- 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)
- Eric Sykes, (born 1923)
(See also: British sitcoms)
- Jane Horrocks, (born 1964), (Absolutely Fabulous)
- Joanna Lumley, (born 1947), (Absolutely Fabulous)
- Julia Sawalha, (born 1968), (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[?])
See also: List of comedians