The Comedian's Comedian

The Comedian's Comedian was a three-hour programme broadcast on UK's Channel 4 on 1st January 2005. The show listed the top fifty comedians of all time, as voted for by fellow comedians and business insiders, rather than the general public.

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Programme - UK - Channel 4 - 1st January - 2005 - Comedian

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Among the comedians were three double acts (making a total of 53 comedians), three members of Monty Python, 33 British comedians, 18 Americans, one Irishman, and one Canadian; 48 men, five women and one transvestite. One surprise was the particularly low position of Spike Milligan, considered by many to have been the greatest innovator in British comedy with Peter Cook (who topped the list) in the 1950s and '60s.

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Double act - Monty Python - British - Americans - Irishman - Canadian - Men - Women - Transvestite - Spike Milligan - Peter Cook

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