Eric Sykes’ Comedy Heroes

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Description

Eric Sykes is one of Britain’s creative comedy geniuses combining personal warmth, superbly observed written and performed comedy and a deeply intimate understanding of what a viewing audience wants. Here he has assembled a comedy hall of fame for those who have inspired, entertained and, most of all, amused him.Including tributes to comedy greats Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Ken Dodd, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and many, many more, this is a beautiful and personal testimony to the wonderful characters who have stimulated Eric’s life-long love affair with laughter.

Additional information

Weight 0.126 kg
Dimensions 1.2 × 13 × 19.4 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

176

Publisher

Year Published

2006-10-5

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0753511886

About The Author

Born in Oldham in 1923 Eric Sykes was first introduced to showbusiness whilst in the RAF and went on to write for hit BBC radio shows and appear in TV variety shows whilst writing for comedy greats such as Peter Sellers and Frankie Howerd. Although he is over eighty, Sykes continues to work, havingrecently starred in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Review Quote

A delight to leaf through, this is – like Sykes himself – a real class act