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Leslie Dawson (2 February 1931 – 10 June 1993) was an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and pianist. He was known for his deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona, musical routines, and jokes about his mother-in-law and wife.
3. Dez. 2022 · This feature-length, two hour long documentary is a celebration of one of the Britain's best-loved comics, Les Dawson. Featuring mother-in-law gags, classic clips of his unique game-show...
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20. Feb. 2019 · Revered by his peers as much as by his public, Dawson was voted thirty seventh in the top fifty comedians of all time by fellow comedians in the Comedians' Comedian, a three hour television programme broadcast by Channel Four on 1 January 2005.
Born in Manchester on 2 February, 1933, the rotund Dawson spent the best part of a decade struggling for laughs in the notoriously tough working men's clubs in the north of England,...
Les Dawson was an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer and musician from Manchester. He found fame as a contestant on talent show Opportunity Knocks in 1967 , and quickly became a top-name star, with multiple sketch, stand-up and sitcom series of his own.
YearProductionRole2022Self (Archive Material)2021Self (Archive Material)2019Self (Archive Material)2018Self (Archive Material)2. Feb. 2023 · Les Dawson wasn’t like other comedians. More accurately, he was an artist. A secret poet, voracious reader, distinguished writer, adroit musician, versatile actor and charming presenter, Dawson’s talents ran the entire creative gamut.
16. Mai 2020 · Les Dawson was one of Britain’s most successful and respected comedians. Over 30 years, from the 1960s to the early 1990s, TV viewers grew to love the unique, sour-faced joker with his chronically bad piano playing and ingenious comic riffs on working class culture.
