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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.
Best known for playing Alec Gilroy in Coronation Street. 2. Not even a real chequebook and pen, but a silver-plated replica. , I nearly went for a curry with him. , The Les Dawson Shuffle.
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. Acclaimed for his skill and breadth of knowledge across a range of subjects and ...
YearProductionRole2022Self (Archive Material)2021Self (Archive Material)2019Self (Archive Material)2018Self (Archive Material)3. Juni 2013 · Comedy gold: the best standup on DVD Comedy. This article is more than 10 years old. Comedy gold – Les Dawson. Behind the gurning game-show host and mother-in-law jokes was a complex comic with...
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Once described as the best-loved fat man in Britain Les Dawson won his place in the national heart not for his corpulence but for his comedy which was unique-and for many years ahead of its time. So unique, in fact, that he very nearly didn't make the breakthrough into show business.
2. Feb. 2023 · The Manc - 2nd February 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. He just happened to be riotously funny as well.
16. Mai 2020 · May 16, 2020. By. Alastair James. 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.
