The Benny Hill Show News

At the height of his fame more Britons tuned in to laugh at Benny hill's antics than watched the moon landing.

THE Royal Mail has rejected Benny Hill. Old Mr Anorak found Hill more depressing than funny, Although his comedy is evoked at our patron's Thai ladies' ping-pong team winter traning camp.

Posted Nov 7th 2009 8:45AM by Brad Trechak Filed under: OpEd , Celebrities , Reality-Free The Royal Mail in the U.K. have decided against producing a series of stamps based on The Benny Hill Show which will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the British channel ITV.

He famously ended his shows chasing after scantily-clad women. But that running gag has cost Benny Hill his place in history.

The Royal Mail rejected a postage stamp featuring Benny Hill because his saucy antics contravened company policy on harassment in the workplace.

James Poniewozik Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 11:34 am Comedy Central, like any good targeted network with a young male audience, is constantly asking itself, What do guys like? Guys like comedy.

By PUNCH SHAW The play: Cash on Delivery , a quintessential British farce by Michael Cooney loaded with loony characters who make so many entrances and exits through the set's four doors that the whole affair often looks like a human pinball machine.The rub: Landlord Eric Swan is defrauding the British government by accepting various types of ...

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . Talk about a peculiar title for a musical. Actually the title comes from the name of the flying car because of the noises it makes as it spits, sputters, and chugs along.

Every Friday growing up would be chip night for my family. We would watch Bob Monkhouse, doing Family Fortunes, ironically [Holden's ex-husband, Les Dennis, hosted the show for 15 years], and my dad would go down to Vines chip shop for cod, chips and mushy peas.