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Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was an English comedian and nightclub owner. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He gained a high profile on British television during the 1970s, appearing on shows such as The Comedians and The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club .
Bernard Manning (c. 1886 [1] – 5 May 1962) was an English singer and actor who had a career in Australia, notably in Gilbert and Sullivan operas. After retiring from the professional stage, he promoted amateur productions in Perth , Western Australia.
Leslie Halliwell wrote: "Attempt to do for club acts what Stars and Garters had done for pub entertainers, i.e. present them in a fictitious and larger-than-life club setting. Thanks to a droll running performance by Colin Crompton as the entertainments committee chairman and insults from ex-Comedians comic Bernard Manning it became popular ...
Jack was born in Manchester on 12 August 1941. He went to Nansen St Junior School and then to Ardwick Secondary Technical School. He passed the Town Hall exams and went to work as a junior clerk in the Education Department at the age of 15.
The MC for the show, Bernard Manning, claimed he was cast in the role because he "had been on The Comedians and he had that gormless look about him so he was ideal". [2] According to Johnnie Hamp: "Colin was criticised by real club chairmen for the way he acted. One actual club chairman wanted to appear and have it out with him on the show.
Caroline Mary Aherne [1] (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English actress, comedian, writer and director. She was best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host Mrs Merton, in various roles in The Fast Show, and as Denise in The Royle Family (1998–2012), a series which she co-wrote.
She also appeared as herself in the 1980 documentary short The Great British Striptease, hosted by Bernard Manning in Blackpool. Her film roles included sex comedies such as The Love Box (1972), Confessions of a Sex Maniac (1974), and Girls Come First (1975). In the 1970s, Gilham contributed sketches to the Benny Hill Show and Ronnie Barker.
He co-hosted the Southern Television quiz show Under Manning with comedian Bernard Manning, which ran for one series in 1981. He has contributed to the schools' television programme Look and Read (as the voice of 'Wordy') and appears occasionally on BBC Radio 4 's Just a Minute .