List of British comedians
This is a list of comedians of British birth or famous mainly in Britain. Many of the comedy panel-game regulars and sitcom actors may not be regarded as comedians by some people but they are included here because this page uses the word "comedian" in its broadest possible sense. Fictional comedians are not included.
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Impressionists
- Terry Alderton, Spitting Image
- Ronni Ancona, Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
- Chris Barrie, Spitting Image
- Stanley Baxter
- Rory Bremner
- Faith Brown
- Paul Burling
- Phil Cool
- Kevin Connelly, Dead Ringers
- Jon Culshaw, Dead Ringers, 2DTV
- Bobby Davro
- Dawn French, French and Saunders
- Mike Hayley
- Dave Lamb, 2DTV, Goodness Gracious Me
- Alistair McGowan, Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
- Mark Perry, Dead Ringers, 2DTV
- Jan Ravens, Dead Ringers, 2DTV
- Jennifer Saunders, French and Saunders
- Debra Stephenson, The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson
- Tracey Ullman
- Mike Yarwood
Musical comedians
- Adèle Anderson
- Bill Bailey
- Les Barker
- Mitch Benn
- Ivor Biggun, pseudonym of Doc Cox
- Simon Brint, comic and composer of themes for numerous TV programmes
- Doc Brown
- Alex Horne
- Adam Buxton, radio host and television/sketch comedy personality
- Jasper Carrott
- Edwyn Collins, writer and performer on Channel 4's West Heath House and West Heath Yard
- Billy Connolly
- Bernard Cribbins
- Ivor Cutler
- Angus Deayton, member of The Hee Bee Gee Bees
- Richard Digance
- Graham Fellows, aka John Shuttleworth
- Noel Fielding
- Flanders and Swann
- Boothby Graffoe
- John Hegley, also performs as half of the Popticians
- Rainer Hersch
- Neil Innes
- Sid Kipper, also performed as half of the Kipper Family
- Andrew Lawrence
- Gary Le Strange, aka Waen Shepherd
- Tim Minchin
- Bill Oddie
- Earl Okin
- Mike Harding
- Philip Pope, comic actor and composer of TV theme tunes
- Rowland Rivron, drummer in comedy band Raw Sex and presenter of BBC Radio 2's Jammin
- Chris Sievey, aka Frank Sidebottom
- Vivian Stanshall
- Jim Tavaré
- Jake Thackray
- Victoria Wood
Variety and music hall comedians
- Chesney Allen
- Arthur Askey
- Hylda Baker
- Michael Barrymore
- Billy Bennett
- Max Bygraves
- Frank Carson
- Roy Castle
- Tommy Cooper
- Jimmy Cricket
- Leslie Crowther
- Les Dawson
- Ken Dodd
- Charlie Drake
- Sid Field
- Bud Flanagan
- Cyril Fletcher
- George Formby
- Bruce Forsyth
- Arthur Haynes
- Dickie Henderson
- Frankie Howerd
- Yootha Joyce
- Jimmy James
- Max Miller
- Spike Milligan
- Bob Monkhouse
- Morecambe and Wise
- Des O'Connor
- Tom O'Connor
- Edmund Payne
- Frank Randle
- Ted Rogers
- George Roper
- Tommy Trinder
- Vesta Victoria
- Max Wall
- Charlie Williams
- Robb Wilton
Radio comedians
- Michael Bentine, The Goon Show
- Dick Bentley, Take It From Here
- Tim Brooke-Taylor, I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
- John Cleese, I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
- Jimmy Edwards, Take It From Here
- Kenny Everett
- Graham Fellows, plays the characters Jilted John, John Shuttleworth and Brian Appleton
- John Finnemore, Cabin Pressure, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
- Cyril Fletcher
- Ronald Frankau
- Graeme Garden, I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
- Jeff Green
- Joyce Grenfell
- Deryck Guyler
- Tony Hancock, Hancock's Half Hour
- Tommy Handley, It's That Man Again
- David Hatch, I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
- Jon Holmes, Listen Against, The Now Show
- Kenneth Horne, Round the Horne, Beyond Our Ken
- Roy Hudd, The News Huddlines
- Jo Kendall, I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
- Bill Kerr, Hancock's Half Hour
- Victor Lewis-Smith Loose Ends
- Betty Marsden
- Spike Milligan, The Goon Show
- Chris Morris, On the Hour
- Richard Murdoch, Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh
- Stephen Murray, The Navy Lark
- Joy Nichols, Take It From Here
- Bill Oddie, I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again
- Hugh Paddick
- Bill Pertwee, Beyond Our Ken, Round the Horne
- Jon Pertwee, The Navy Lark
- Leslie Phillips, The Navy Lark
- Dennis Price, The Navy Lark
- Ted Ray, Meet Me Tonight, Carry On Teacher
- Al Read
- Harry Secombe, The Goon Show
- Peter Sellers, The Goon Show
- Mark Steel, The Mark Steel Solution, The Mark Steel Revolution, The Mark Steel Lectures
- Kenneth Williams, Round the Horne
Satirists
- Douglas Adams
- Michael "Atters" Attree
- Ikenna Azuike
- John Bird, Bremner, Bird and Fortune
- Eleanor Bron
- Peter Cook
- John Fortune, Bremner, Bird and Fortune
- Ian Hislop, Private Eye
- Jon Holmes
- Armando Iannucci
- Victor Lewis-Smith Inside Victor Lewis-Smith
- Chris Morris, Brass Eye
- John Oliver, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- William Rushton
- Mark Thomas, The Mark Thomas Comedy Product
- Tom Walker, "Jonathan Pie"
Comedy panel game regulars
A
- James Acaster, Russell Howard's Good News Extra, Dave's One Night Stand
- Chris Addison, Mock the Week
- Simon Amstell, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Popworld
- Clive Anderson, Have I Got News for You, QI
- Richard Ayoade, The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh, Nathan Barley
B
- Bill Bailey, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Space Cadets, QI
- Frankie Boyle, Mock the Week, Argumental, Would I Lie to You?
- Jo Brand, QI, Have I Got News for You
- Russell Brand, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
- Rory Bremner, Mock the Week, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Kevin Bridges, Stand Up for the Week, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
- Marcus Brigstocke, Argumental, QI
- Tim Brooke-Taylor, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
- Rob Brydon, QI, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
C
- Susan Calman, The News Quiz
- Alan Carr, The Sunday Night Project, The Friday Night Project, Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong,
- Jimmy Carr, 8 out of 10 Cats, Distraction, QI, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
- Craig Charles, Space Cadets
- Alan Coren, The News Quiz, Call My Bluff
- Barry Cryer, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
D
- Alan Davies, QI
- Les Dawson, TV comic
- Angus Deayton, Would I Lie to You?, former chair of Have I Got News for You
- Jack Dee, It's Only TV...but I Like It, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
- Hugh Dennis, Mock the Week
- Omid Djalili
E
- Harry Enfield, Harry Enfield's Television Programme
F
- Noel Fielding, The Mighty Boosh, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, The IT Crowd, Unnatural Acts, Nathan Barley
- Micky Flanagan, Mock The Week, Epic Win, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Was It Something I Said?
- Clement Freud, Just a Minute
- Stephen Fry, QI, Fry and Laurie, Blackadder
G
- Graeme Garden, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
- Dave Gorman, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, QI, Modern Life is Goodish
- Jeff Green, Shoot the Messenger, Jo Brand's Hot Potatoes
H
- Andy Hamilton, The News Quiz, Have I Got News for You, QI
- Nick Hancock, They Think It's All Over
- Jeremy Hardy, The News Quiz, If I Ruled the World, QI
- Tony Hawks, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
- Richard Herring, The 99p Challenge
- Ian Hislop, The News Quiz, Have I Got News for You
- Simon Hoggart, The News Quiz
- Rufus Hound, Argumental
- Russell Howard, Mock the Week, Russell Howard's Good News, The Russell Howard Hour
- Lee Hurst, They Think It's All Over
I
- Richard Ingrams, The News Quiz
J
- Milton Jones, Mock The Week, Live at the Apollo
- Peter Jones, Just a Minute
- Phill Jupitus, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI
- Miles Jupp, Mock the Week, Have I Got News for You
L
- Graham Linehan, Have I Got News for You, QI, Never Mind the Buzzcocks
- Sean Lock, Have I Got News for You, QI, 8 out of 10 Cats
- Josie Long, 8 out of 10 Cats, Never Mind the Buzzcocks
- Humphrey Lyttelton, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
M
- Lee Mack, Would I Lie to You?
- Jason Manford, 8 out of 10 Cats, Would I Lie to You?, Just a Minute, QI, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Room 101, Celebrity Juice
- Arthur Marshall, Call My Bluff
- Rory McGrath, They Think It's All Over
- Michael McIntyre, 8 out of 10 Cats
- Paul Merton, Have I Got News for You
- David Mitchell, QI, Would I Lie to You?, Mock the Week, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, The Bubble, The Unbelievable Truth
- Diane Morgan
- Robert Morley, Call My Bluff
- Frank Muir, Call My Bluff
N
- Derek Nimmo, Just a Minute
- Ross Noble, Have I Got News for You, QI
P
- Andy Parsons, Mock the Week, QI
- Sue Perkins, Just a Minute, The News Quiz, The 99p Challenge
- Katie Perry, An Audience with Keith Parry, The Paul O'Grady Show
R
- Robin Ray, Call My Bluff
- Jon Richardson, 8 out of 10 Cats
- Jonathan Ross, They Think It's All Over, It's Only TV...but I Like It, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, The Jonathan Ross Show
- Willie Rushton, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
S
- Linda Smith, The News Quiz, QI
T
- Sandi Toksvig, Call My Bluff, chair of The News Quiz, QI
- Barry Took, The News Quiz
W
- Mark Watson, Mock the Week
- Robert Webb, Argumental
- Henning Wehn, 8 out of 10 Cats, Dave's One Night Stand, Have I Got News For You, QI
- Francis Wheen, The News Quiz
- Jack Whitehall, A League of Their Own, Dave's One Night Stand, Mock the Week, 8 out of 10 Cats
- Joe Wilkinson, 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Electric
- Kenneth Williams, Just a Minute
Sketch show/alternative comedians
- The League Of Gentlemen
- *Mark Gatiss
- *Steve Pemberton
- *Reece Shearsmith
- *Jeremy Dyson
- Armstrong and Miller
- *Alexander Armstrong
- *Ben Miller
- Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
- James Bachman, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Sorry, I've Got No Head
- David Baddiel, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, Fantasy Football League
- Matt Berry, Snuff Box
- Sanjeev Bhaskar, Goodness Gracious Me
- Katy Brand, Katy Brand's Big Ass Show
- Jasper Carrott
- Craig Charles
- Olivia Colman, Bruiser
- Brian Conley
- Hugh Dennis, The Mary Whitehouse Experience
- Charlie Drake
- Adrian Edmondson
- Kevin Eldon, Fist of Fun, Big Train, Jam
- Dick Emery
- Harry Enfield, Harry Enfield and Chums
- Kenny Everett
- The Fast Show
- *Caroline Aherne
- *Simon Day
- *Charlie Higson
- *John Thomson
- *Arabella Weir
- *Paul Whitehouse
- *Mark Williams
- Noel Fielding, Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
- Gregor Fisher, Naked Video
- Martin Freeman, Bruiser
- Dawn French, French and Saunders
- Stephen Fry, A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- The Goodies
- *Tim Brooke-Taylor
- *Graeme Garden
- *Bill Oddie
- Anil Gupta, Goodness Gracious Me
- Arthur Haynes
- Patricia Hayes
- Lenny Henry
- Benny Hill
- Harry Hill
- Matthew Holness, Bruiser, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
- Dom Joly
- Rufus Jones
- John Junkin
- Hugh Laurie, A Bit of Fry & Laurie
- Matt Lucas, Little Britain
- Rik Mayall
- Spike Milligan
- David Mitchell, That Mitchell and Webb Look
- Monty Python
- *Graham Chapman
- *John Cleese
- *Terry Gilliam
- *Eric Idle
- *Terry Jones
- *Michael Palin
- Morecambe and Wise
- *Eric Morecambe
- *Ernie Wise
- Bob Mortimer
- Rob Newman, The Mary Whitehouse Experience
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
- *Rowan Atkinson
- *Griff Rhys Jones
- *Mel Smith
- *Pamela Stephenson
- Nicholas Parsons
- Nigel Planer
- Steve Punt, The Mary Whitehouse Experience
- Vic Reeves
- Peter Richardson, The Comic Strip
- Jennifer Saunders
- Alexei Sayle
- Peter Serafinowicz
- Frank Skinner
- Smack the Pony
- *Fiona Allen
- *Doon Mackichan
- *Sally Phillips
- Laura Solon, Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul, Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder
- Meera Syal, Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No. 42
- Catherine Tate, The Catherine Tate Show
- The Two Ronnies
- *Ronnie Barker
- *Ronnie Corbett
- Tracey Ullman
- David Walliams, Little Britain
- Robert Webb, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Bruiser
- Harry Worth
- The Royle Family''
- * Caroline Aherne
- * Craig Cash
- * Sue Johnston
- * Ralf Little
- * Liz Smith
- * Ricky Tomlinson
Film
- Rowan Atkinson, Mr Bean's Holiday, Mr Bean, Jonny English, Jonny English Reborn
- Russell Brand, St Trinians, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- Bernard Bresslaw
- Charlie Chaplin
- John Cleese, Monty Python films
- Sacha Baron Cohen, Ali G, Borat, Brüno
- Robbie Coltrane
- Steve Coogan
- Ade Edmondson, Guest House Paradiso
- Lee Evans
- Marty Feldman, Young Frankenstein
- George Formby
- Martin Freeman
- Nick Frost, Shaun of the Dead, "Hot Fuzz"
- Will Hay
- Eric Idle, Monty Python films
- Sid James, Carry On films
- Stan Laurel, half of Laurel and Hardy
- Rik Mayall, Drop Dead Fred, Guest House Paradiso
- Monty Python
- Dudley Moore, Arthur, 10
- Bill Nighy
- Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead, "Hot Fuzz"
- Leonard Rossiter
- Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove, Inspector Clouseau films
- Alastair Sim, Green for Danger, The Belles of St Trinian's
- Eric Sykes
- Terry Thomas, The Green Man, Private's Progress, Brothers in Law
- Kenneth Williams, Carry On films
- Norman Wisdom
Theatrical comedians
- Arthur Lowe, played in the theatre from his debut in 1945 until his death in 1982
- Margaret Rutherford, started performing from 1925 at the Old Vic and continued her career till 1966
Sitcom comedians
- Rowan Atkinson, Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line, Mr. Bean
- Helen Atkinson-Wood, Blackadder the Third, Radio Active radio series
- Richard Ayoade, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The IT Crowd
- Bill Bailey, Spaced, Black Books
- Morwenna Banks, The Thick of It, Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul, Saxondale
- Ronnie Barker, Porridge, Open All Hours
- Chris Barrie, Red Dwarf, The Brittas Empire
- Norman Beaton, Desmond's, The Fosters
- Richard Beckinsale, Porridge, Rising Damp
- Matt Berry, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh
- James Bolam, The Likely Lads, Only When I Laugh
- Richard Briers, The Good Life, Ever Decreasing Circles
- Kathy Burke, Gimme Gimme Gimme
- Patrick Cargill, Father, Dear Father
- John Challis, Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass
- Craig Charles, Red Dwarf
- John Cleese, Fawlty Towers
- Martin Clunes, Men Behaving Badly, Reggie Perrin
- Ronnie Corbett, Sorry!
- Michael Crawford, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
- Windsor Davies, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Never the Twain
- Julia Davis, Nighty Night
- Richard Dawson, Hogan's Heroes
- Angus Deayton, Nighty Night, One Foot in the Grave
- James Dreyfus, The Thin Blue Line, My Hero, Gimme Gimme Gimme
- Clive Dunn, Boys Will Be Boys, Dad's Army
- Paul Eddington, The Good Life, Yes Minister
- Adrian Edmondson, The Young Ones, Bottom
- Jimmy Edwards, Whack-O!
- Noel Fielding, The Mighty Boosh, The IT Crowd
- Jane Freeman, Last of the Summer Wine
- Martin Freeman, The Office, Hardware
- Dawn French, The Vicar of Dibley
- Nick Frost, Spaced, Hyperdrive
- Robert Fyfe, Last of the Summer Wine
- Ricky Gervais, The Office, Extras
- Tamsin Greig, Black Books, Green Wing
- Deryck Guyler, Please Sir!, Sykes
- Tony Hancock, Hancock's Half Hour
- Miranda Hart, Miranda
- Nick Helm, Uncle
- Jane Horrocks, Absolutely Fabulous
- Karl Howman, Brush Strokes
- Peter Howitt, Bread
- John Inman, Are You Being Served
- David Jason, Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours
- Danny John-Jules, Red Dwarf
- Peter Kay, Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
- Gorden Kaye, Allo 'Allo!
- Penelope Keith, To the Manor Born
- John Laurie, Juno and the Paycock, Dad's Army
- John Le Mesurier, Dad's Army
- Helen Lederer
- Robert Lindsay, Citizen Smith, Nightingales, My Family
- Robert Llewellyn, Red Dwarf
- Roger Lloyd-Pack, Only Fools and Horses, The Vicar of Dibley
- Arthur Lowe, Dad's Army, Bless Me Father
- Joanna Lumley, Absolutely Fabulous
- Nicholas Lyndhurst, Only Fools and Horses, Butterflies, Goodnight Sweetheart'
- Rik Mayall, The Young Ones, Bottom, The New Statesman
- Greg McHugh, ', Fresh Meat
- Stephen Merchant, The Office, Extras
- David Mitchell, Peep Show
- Warren Mitchell, Till Death Us Do Part
- Dermot Morgan, Father Ted
- Brian Murphy, Man About the House, George and Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine
- Al Murray, Time Gentlemen Please
- Paul Nicholas, Just Good Friends
- Bill Owen, Last of the Summer Wine
- Geoffrey Palmer, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Butterflies, As Time Goes By
- Simon Pegg, Spaced
- Bill Pertwee, Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum
- Caroline Quentin, Men Behaving Badly, Kiss Me Kate
- Tony Robinson, Blackadder
- Leonard Rossiter, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Rising Damp
- Andrew Sachs, Fawlty Towers
- Peter Sallis, Last of the Summer Wine
- Jennifer Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous
- Julia Sawalha, Absolutely Fabulous
- Isy Suttie, Peep Show
- Eric Sykes, Sykes
- ,Watching,The Big Breakfast,Linda Greene,Mount Pleasant,Saxondale
- Reg Varney, The Rag Trade, On the Buses
- Gary Waldhorn, Brush Strokes, The Vicar of Dibley
- Rudolph Walker, Love Thy Neighbour, The Thin Blue Line
- Robert Webb, Peep Show, The Smoking Room
- June Whitfield, Terry and June, Absolutely Fabulous
- Brian Wilde, Last of the Summer Wine, Porridge
- Richard Wilson, Only When I Laugh, One Foot in the Grave
- Sir Norman Wisdom, Wit and Wisdom
Spoof show comedians
- Sacha Baron Cohen, The 11 O'Clock Show, Da Ali G Show
- Steve Coogan, Knowing Me, Knowing You
- Rebecca Front, On The Hour, The Day Today, Knowing Me, Knowing You
- Ricky Gervais, The Office
- Matthew Holness, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
- Paul Kaye, aka Dennis Pennis
- Chris Langham, People Like Us
- Doon Mackichan, Brass Eye, Knowing Me, Knowing You
- Chris Morris, Brass Eye, Blue Jam, The Day Today
- John Oliver, The Daily Show
- Peter Serafinowicz, Look Around You, Peter Serafinowicz Show
- Victoria Wood, Acorn Antiques
Stand-up comedians
- Russ Abbot
- Terry Alderton
- Steven K Amos
- Avril Angers
- Bennett Arron
- Shaista Aziz
- Sadia Azmat
- Bill Bailey
- Angela Barnes
- Julian Barratt
- Alistair Barrie
- Aaron Barschak
- Rob Beckett
- Ninia Benjamin
- Katherine Bennett
- Danny Bhoy
- John Bishop
- Bethany Black
- Adam Bloom
- Jo Brand
- Al Murray
- Russell Brand
- Phil Cool
- Jen Brister
- Doc Brown
- Roy 'Chubby' Brown
- Rhona Cameron
- Alan Carr
- Jimmy Carr
- Greg Davies
- Jasper Carrott
- Jo Caulfield
- Ted Chippington
- Joe Wilkinson
- Bridget Christie
- Craig Charles
- Laurence Clark
- Julian Clary
- Billy Connolly
- Nina Conti
- Jim Davidson
- Jack Dee
- Ken Dodd
- Ben Elton
- Jo Enright
- Lee Evans
- Simon Fanshawe
- Noel Fielding
- Micky Flanagan
- Paul Foot
- Ricky Gervais
- Rhod Gilbert
- Mo Gilligan
- Janey Godley
- Kerry Godliman
- Dave Gorman
- Boothby Graffoe
- Jeff Green
- Malcolm Hardee
- Mike Harding
- Jeremy Hardy
- Natalie Haynes
- Miranda Hart
- Richard Herring
- Robert Hitchmough
- Dominic Holland
- Rufus Hound
- Russell Howard
- Frankie Howerd
- Lee Hurst
- Robin Ince
- Eddie Izzard
- Jimeoin
- Jimmy Jones
- Milton Jones
- Phill Jupitus
- Russell Kane
- Peter Kay
- Phil Kay
- Shappi Khorsandi
- Andrew Lawrence
- Stewart Lee
- Josie Long
- Norman Lovett
- Lee Mack
- Jason Manford
- Bernard Manning
- Francesca Martinez
- Michael McIntyre
- Stephen Merchant
- Sarah Millican
- Shazia Mirza
- John Moloney, The Stand Up Show
- Patrick Monahan
- Aaron Morris
- Simon Munnery
- Ross Noble
- John Oliver
- Andrew O'Neill
- Andi Osho
- Papa CJ
- Sara Pascoe
- Sue Perkins
- Lucy Porter
- Romesh Ranganathan
- Jon Richardson
- Abi Roberts
- George Roper
- Frank Skinner
- Daniel Sloss
- Freddie Starr
- Mark Steel
- Ian Stone
- Jimmy Tarbuck
- Ellie Taylor
- Mackenzie Taylor
- Paul Taylor
- Dave Thompson
- Johnny Vegas
- Ava Vidal
- Andre Vincent
- Tim Vine
- Eros Vlahos
- Oliver Wakefield, "The Voice of Inexperience"
- Rick Wakeman
- Holly Walsh
- Mark Watson
- Jack Whitehall
- Josh Widdicombe
- Mike Wozniak
- Gina Yashere
- Andy Zaltzman
Comedy double acts
- Adam and Joe
- Ant and Dec
- Armstrong and Miller
- Baddiel and Skinner
- Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding
- Cannon and Ball
- Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
- Flanagan and Allen, also appeared as part of The Crazy Gang
- Flanders and Swann
- French and Saunders
- Frisky & Mannish
- Fry and Laurie
- Hale and Pace
- Hinge and Bracket
- Hudson and Pepperdine
- Lee and Herring
- Little and Large
- Matt Lucas and David Walliams
- Mel and Sue
- Mitchell and Webb
- Morecambe and Wise
- Naughton and Gold, also appeared as part of the Crazy Gang
- Nervo and Knox, also appeared as part of the Crazy Gang
- Newman and Baddiel
- John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman
- Parsons and Naylor
- Punt and Dennis
- Reeves and Mortimer
- Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones
- The Two Ronnies
- Watson & Oliver
Poets with a comedic bent
- Pam Ayres
- Les Barker
- Penny Broadhurst
- Craig Charles
- John Cooper Clarke
- Ivor Cutler
- Cyril Fletcher
- John Hegley
- Roger McGough
- Henry Normal
- Lemn Sissay
- Stanley Unwin
- Rogan Whitenails
Blog and internet humourists
- Mo Gilligan
- Dan Howell
- Phil Lester
- Rhodri Marsden
Cartoonists, caricaturists, etc.
- Barry Appleby, Skit and Skat, The Gambols
- George Cruikshank
- Chris Donald, Viz
- James Gillray
- William Hogarth
- Gerald Scarfe
- Bill Tidy
Raconteurs and after-dinner speakers
- Barry Cryer
- Lance Percival
- Peter Ustinov
- Rick Wakeman
- Kenneth Williams