Comedy Legends
2018
📺 4 Seasons
🎬 40 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
ComedyDocumentary
Barry Cryer pays tribute to the heroes of comedy he has worked with over his many years in the business.
Each episode celebrates one artist and include highlights from their comedy careers. Stars include Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Barker, Joan Rivers, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd and Morecambe & Wise and Barry recalls some of his funniest moments working with each of them.
Seasons
Season 1
Barry Cryer pays tribute to the heroes of comedy who he has worked with over his many years in the business, starting with Tommy Cooper.
Season 2
Barry Cryer reviews the timeless vaudeville family, the Marx Brothers.
Season 3
Barry Cryer takes a look at the life and career of the one and only Charlie Chaplin. Coming from a background of poverty, Chaplin would rise to stardom during the silent era through his beloved character of "The Tramp" - a role so iconic that it is still immediately recognisable over one hundred years after he first appeared and some fifty years after Chaplin's death.
Season 4
Barry Cryer pays tribute to more of his favourite comedians, beginning by looking back on the career of Eddie Murphy, from his early days on Saturday Night Live to Hollywood superstardom in Trading Places and the Beverly Hills Cop franchise.
Crew
Director
Lyndy Saville
Writer
William Simpson
Network
Sky Arts
Production
3DD Productions