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Comedians - Comedians 3

Comedians on stage and screen tend to show only one side of their lives - the comical, funny and bright side. Of course, comedians are humans too and have other redeeming (and not so redeeming) aspects. Learn more by having a go at our third and final quiz about famous comedians.

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  1. In 1985, Jennifer Saunders starred in and co-wrote which ITV sitcom?

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    • Born: 16 July 1958
    • Place: Sleaford, Lincolnshire
    • Nationality: British
    • Worked in Italy for a year as an au pair
    • Was part of the duo French and Saunders
    • She declined an OBE in 2001
    • Currently owns a £1 million property in Devon
    • Shared a flat with Dawn French
    • Father was an Air Marshall in the RAF
    • Married to Adrian Edmondson
    • Was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2009 and has made a full recovery

  2. Freddie Starr was the lead singer of which band?

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    • Born: 9 January 1943
    • Place: Huyton, Liverpool
    • Nationality: British
    • Famously in the Sun newspaper with "Freddie ate my Hamster"
    • A keen supporter of Everton
    • Took part in Celebrity Wife Swap exchanging with Samantha Fox
    • In 1994 he was the owner of Miinnehoma, the winning horse in the Grand National
    • Apart from guest appearances, hasn't been seen regularly on TV since the late 1990s
    • Discovered through 'Opportunity Knocks'

  3. What is Josie Lawrence's birth name?

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    • Born: 6 June 1959
    • Place: Old Hill, Rowley Regis
    • Nationality: British
    • Has lent her voice to several audio books
    • Spent eight months walking across China and Peru to name a few for Breast Cancer Awareness
    • Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro
    • Joined Eastenders in March 2009
    • Had her own comedy series 'Josie'
    • A regular guest on 'Who's Line Is It Anyway'
    • Is still unmarried and has two cats

  4. What was Tracey Ullman's first hit single called?

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    • Born: 30 December 1959
    • Place: Slough
    • Nationality: British/American
    • Had six songs in the UK top 100 in less than two years
    • Married to producer Allan McKeown
    • Became an American Citizen in 2006 and now has dual citizenship
    • Succeeded as a singer on the punk label 'Stiff Records'
    • Casted in numerous West End musicals including 'Grease'

  5. David Walliams portrayed which comedian in the BBC4 TV film 'Rather You Than Me'?

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    • Born: 20 August 1971
    • Place: Surrey
    • Nationality: British
    • Met Matt Lucas at the National Youth Theatre
    • Appeared in Eastenders in 2003
    • Well known for starring alongside Matt Lucas in 'Little Britain'
    • Has raised over £1 million for charities
    • In February 2011, he swam a 140 mile length of the River Thames in aid of Sport Relief

  6. Norman Wisdom played Norman Pitkin in many of his films. What was Norman Pitkin's nickname?

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    • Born: 4 February 1915
    • Place: Marylebone
    • Nationality: British
    • His onscreen character Norman Pitkin initially made more money than the James Bond series
    • Charlie Chaplin called him his 'favourite clown'
    • Received an OBE in 1995 and Freedom of the City in London
    • Retired from acting at the age of 90
    • Ran away from a childrens home when he was 11 but returned to be an errand boy
    • Made a cameo appearance in Coronation Street

  7. Ernie Wise had a gardening column in which newspaper?

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    • Born: 27 November 1925
    • Place: Bramley, West Riding of Yorkshire
    • Nationality: British
    • Was the eldest of five children
    • Lived in Peterborough for many years
    • Part of the duo Morecambe and Wise
    • Real name Earnest Wiseman
    • He was a guest several times on Countdown
    • Served in the Merchant Navy

  8. The 'Benny Hill Show' featured a troupe of attractive women. What were they collectively known as?

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    • Born: 21 January 1924
    • Place: Southampton
    • Nationality: British
    • Real name Alfred Hawthorne Hill
    • Worked in Woolworths and was a milkman
    • Charlie Chaplin was a fan of his
    • Proposed to three women but was turned down every time
    • Well known for 'The Benny Hill Show'

  9. What is the title of Chris Rock's fourth comedy album released in 2005?

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    • Born: 7 February 1965
    • Place: Andrews, South Carolina
    • Nationality: American
    • Began stand-up comedy in 1984
    • Upon success of the comedy he began receiving major role parts in films
    • Starred in Lethal Weapon 4
    • In 2005 he hosted the 77th Academy Awards
    • Is married to Malaak Compton-Rock
    • His great great grandfather, Julius Caesar Tingman, was a slave for 21 years
    • Won acclaim for his dramatic role as a crack addict in the film New Jack City

  10. Groucho Marx appeared as a gangster in the 1968 movie Skidoo. What was the gangster's name?

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    • Born: 2 October 1890
    • Place: New York City
    • Nationality: American
    • He made 26 films, 13 with his siblings 'The Marx Brothers'
    • He was born in a room above a butcher's shop
    • Well known for his exaggerated greasepaint moustache and eyebrows, and an ever-present cigar
    • Was almost impossible to recognise him without his trademark items
    • Was married three times all ended in divorce
    • His death was overshadowed as he died three days after Elvis Presley
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