The Story of Light Entertainment Impressionists (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 90 min | Documentary

The Story of Light Entertainment

Impressionists (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 90 min | Documentary

Sixty years ago impressionists were the poor relations of comedy and relatively small players in radio and variety, but since the birth of the genre, impressionism pushed boundaries in an attempt to make us laugh with its audacity.

Director

Elaine Shepherd

Producer

Elaine Shepherd

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Updated Aug 26, 2006

Release date

Aug 26, 2006 (United Kingdom)

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52 cast members

Name	Known for
Stephen Fry Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
John Ammonds Self Self See fewer	The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968)
Ronni Ancona Self Self See fewer	Penelope (2006)
David Baddiel Self Self See fewer	Romeo & Brittney
Stanley Baxter Self Self See fewer	Crooks Anonymous (1962)
Alan Boyd Self Self See fewer	Mike Yarwood in Persons (1976)
Jo Brand Self Self See fewer	Getting On (2009)
Rory Bremner Self Self See fewer	Rory Bremner, Who Else? (1993)
Janet Brown Self Self See fewer	For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Peter Cavanagh Various (archive footage) Various (archive footage) See fewer	Benny Hill (1962)
Steve Coogan Various (archive footage) Various (archive footage) See fewer	Philomena (2013)
William Cook Self Self See fewer	Morecambe & Wise in America (2018)
Phil Cool Self Self See fewer	Phil Cool (1992)
John Kaye Cooper Self Self See fewer	Wednesday at Eight (1988)
Phil Cornwell Self Self See fewer	Stella Street (2004)
Jon Culshaw Self Self See fewer	Dead Ringers (2002)
Bill Dare Self Self See fewer	Spitting Image (1984)
Bobby Davro Self Self See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Les Dennis Self Self See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Florence Desmond Various (archive footage) Various (archive footage) See fewer	Some Girls Do (1969)
Julian Dutton Self Self See fewer	The Big Impression (1999)
Greg Dyke Self Self See fewer	6 O'Clock Show (1982)
Leigh Francis Avid Merrion Avid Merrion See fewer	Bo' Selecta! (2002)
David Frost Self (as Sir David Frost) Self (as Sir David Frost) See fewer	Retreat (I) (2011)
Dustin Gee Various (archive footage) Various (archive footage) See fewer	Madhouse (1980)
Louise Gold Self Self See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Frank Gorshin Various (archive footage) Various (archive footage) See fewer	12 Monkeys (1995)
Michael Grade Self Self See fewer	Kane & Abel (1985)
Gareth Hale Self Self See fewer	Family Affairs (1997)
Charlie Higson Self Self See fewer	The Fast Show (1994)
Alison Jackson Self Self See fewer	Double Take (2003)
Clive James Self Self See fewer	Collins and Maconie's Movie Club (1997)
Eddie Large Self Self See fewer	The Impressionable Jon Culshaw (2004)
Rich Little Self Self See fewer	Christmas Carol (1978)
John Lloyd Self Self See fewer	Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979)
Nigel Lythgoe Self Self See fewer	So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
Laurie Mansfield Self Self See fewer	1966
Alistair McGowan Various (archive footage) Various (archive footage) See fewer	My Life in Ruins (2009)
Steve Nallon Self Self See fewer	Spitting Image (1984)
Barunka O'Shaughnessy Sacha Merrion Sacha Merrion See fewer	Motherland (I) (2016)
Beryl Orde Various (archive footage) Various (archive footage) See fewer	The Dummy Talks (1943)
Norman Pace Self Self See fewer	A Pinch of Snuff (1994)
Nicholas Parsons Self Self See fewer	Happy Is the Bride (1958)
Mark Perry Self Self See fewer	Dead Ringers (2002)
Steve Punt Self Self See fewer	Carrott Confidential (1987)
Vic Reeves Self Self See fewer	Catterick (2004)
David Schneider Self Self See fewer	The Death of Stalin (2017)
Neil Shand Self Self See fewer	Carrott's Lib (1982)
Ned Sherrin Self Self See fewer	Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1964)
Freddie Starr Self Self See fewer	The Squeeze (1977)
Mike Yarwood Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Call up the Stars (1995)
Joan Rivers Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)