Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer was a British comedian, actor and writer.
Works
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
A series of sketches taken from the recently-unearthed Morecambe & Wise tape that contained footage which had not been seen for 50 years, and was believed to have been lost forever. The newly discovered half-hour show featured a series of gag-packed routines involving stage curtains, ventriloquism and a daring sketch in which Eric eavesdrops on a newly wedded couple in the flat next door. Now, contributors including Jonathan Ross, Ben Miller and Eddie Izzard look back at this rare slice of classic comedy once again.
Release Date:2021-07-28
Character:Self
Les Dawson Lost Tapes
Through previously unseen footage and clips, we reveal a very different side to the late comedian Les Dawson's public persona and discover the real Les away from the spotlight.
Release Date:2021-07-21
Character:Self
Morecambe & Wise in America
Three part series hosted by Jonathan Ross, telling the story of Eric and Ernie's attempts to break America. Over the course of five years in the 1960s, Morecambe and Wise made multiple trips to New York to appear on the USA's biggest variety show, The Ed Sullivan Show. The untold story of their attempt to make it in the States is documented for the first time, including footage that has never been shown on British television before.
Release Date:2018-12-27
Character:Self
Episode Count:1
Comedy Legends
Barry Cryer pays tribute to the heroes of comedy he has worked with over his many years in the business. Each episode celebrates one artist and include highlights from their comedy careers. Stars include Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Barker, Joan Rivers, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd and Morecambe & Wise and Barry recalls some of his funniest moments working with each of them.
Release Date:2018-10-10
Character:Presenter
Episode Count:40
Eric & Ernie's Home Movies
Morecambe & Wise are arguably the most popular and loved double acts ever to have been on television, but off it they built up quite an archive too - largely unseen until now - which reveals what Eric and Ernie were really like in the company of family and friends. Both Eric and Ernie were avid home movie makers, chronicling their rise to fame and recording key moments in their private and family lives, at home and abroad. Now for the first time, with access to Morecambe & Wise's entire home movie collection, this documentary shows Eric and Ernie at work and at play, on tour and on holiday, from summer season in Blackpool to trying to make it in the USA, from their pre-television fame days to the height of their career.
Release Date:2017-12-29
Character:Self
Trouser bar
Set in a London gentleman's outfitters in 1976, and taking inspiration from the emotions aroused by a fetishist love of corduroy, leather and tight trousers, two men enter Sir John's Trouser Bar but little do they know the sexual adventures that await them inside.
Release Date:2016-04-28
Character:(uncredited)
Vote Count:7
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
The film features clips looking at the successes, upsets and moments that caused drama in different talent shows.
Release Date:2015-07-17
Character:Self - Comedy Writer
Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden - Live! Actually
Against doctors' orders we present the dynamic duo of comedy legend Barry Cryer (I m Sorry I Haven t A Clue), and former Fabulous Poodle Ronnie Golden with a riotous, rip-roaring DVD of comedy and song. Forget a combined age of 142, they deliver this with neither a safety net nor Zimmer frame in sight! A glorious mix of Barry s legendary jokes and stories alongside Ronnie s skillful strumming and wicked wit make this a unique and hilarious DVD. Expect songs that deal with the burning issues of the day: voluntary euthanasia, mobile phone frustrations, Stannah Stairlifts and John Prescott! The extras include an extended q+a with the audience, where you can find out everything that the audience is interested in. Of course, it is not long before Barry's showbiz anecdotes take over proceedings.
Release Date:2014-08-01
Character:Himself
Morecambe and Wise the Whole Story
The story of Eric and Ernie, from struggling variety turns to the kings of TV comedy.
Release Date:2013-11-24
Character:Self
Episode Count:2
Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was
The life of Sir David Frost as told by Stephen Fry. Featuring David Frost's three sons, his friends and the political figures who were interviewed by him, who also became his friends. The story of the pioneer in broadcasting who conducted The Nixon Interviews.
Release Date:2013-10-19
Comedy World Cup
David Tennant hosts the competition to determine which of Britain's comedians have the biggest fountain of funny knowledge
Release Date:2012-09-15
Character:Self
Episode Count:1
Run For Your Wife
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately, for John, he's a taxi driver which involves varying shift work! Simple? Well, when John unwittingly becomes a have-a-go hero and the Finsbury and Stockwell police forces discover something suspicious in their paperwork, John's happy bubble is about to be burst. The action of the movie takes place during the next hectic 24 hours as John, with the assistance of his gullible neighbor Gary, rush between North and South London attempting to thwart the police and prevent the two loving wives coming face to face!
Release Date:2012-05-16
Character:Busker
Vote Count:9
The Story of Music Hall
Michael Grade traces the raucous history of the music hall in a revelatory journey that takes him from venues such as Wilton's Music Hall in London to Glasgow's once-famous Britannia.
Release Date:2011-10-25
Character:Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction
Release Date:2011-10-24
Character:Self - Participant
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:4
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and memorabilia that he left behind.
Release Date:2011-01-03
Vote Count:6
The Unforgettable Spike Milligan
A documentary about Spike Milligan
Release Date:2010-12-23
Character:Himself
The Unforgettable Harry Secombe
A celebration of the life and career of Sir Harry Secombe, one of Britain's best-loved entertainers.
Release Date:2010-12-20
Character:Self
Vote Count:1
A Comedy Roast
A Comedy Roast is a British comedy television show broadcast by Channel 4. After a series of failed attempts by various broadcasters over the years, it is the first adaptation of the American comedy institution of roasting to be produced as a television show in Britain. The first series premiered on 7 April 2010. Hosted by Jimmy Carr it saw Bruce Forsyth, Sharon Osbourne and Chris Tarrant get roasted by various colleagues, comedians and celebrities. The show returned on 15 October 2010 targeting Davina McCall.
Release Date:2010-04-07
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:1
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release
This is a theatrical / movie adaptation of the TV Miniseries. Its chapters do not align with the episodes directly, so it necessarily must be held separate from the TV Miniseries.
Release Date:2010-01-01
Character:Self
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.
Release Date:2009-05-10
Character:Self
Vote Count:4
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Recorded over two legs of the 2007 sell-out tour - the series' first ever live shows in its 35-year history - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue is as mad as always and even live you may still not be able to work out the elusive rules of Mornington Crescent! Join, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and pianist Colin Sell plus Humphrey Lyttelton, in one of his final performances, in an un-missable evening of inspired nonsense.
Release Date:2008-09-13
Character:Himself
How TV Changed Britain
A look at the impact of television on British culture.
Release Date:2008-06-01
Character:Himself
Episode Count:1
Would I Lie to You?
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Release Date:2007-06-16
Character:Self
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:107
What the Pythons Did Next...
A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam in the years after Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969).
Release Date:2007-01-01
Character:Self
The One Show
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
Release Date:2006-08-14
Character:Self
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:25
The Story of Light Entertainment
The Story of Light Entertainment is a British documentary series shown on the BBC in 2006. The series comprises eight episodes and is narrated by Stephen Fry.
Release Date:2006-07-22
Character:Self
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:3
Must See TV
Release Date:2005-11-10
Episode Count:1
Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
A compilation of sketches taken from the television series. Characters include Sid Snot, Angry Of Mayfair, Marcel Wave and Brother Lee Love. Guests include: Terry Wogan, Michael Aspel, Cliff Richard, David Essex and Bernard Manning.
Release Date:2004-10-27
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
QI
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Release Date:2003-09-11
Character:Self
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:250
Believe Nothing
Believe Nothing is a British ITV sitcom starring Rik Mayall as Quadruple Professor Adonis Cnut, the cleverest man in Britain, and Oxford's leading moral philosopher. He is paid huge amounts of money for his views consulted by the government but he's bored and wants adventure so he joins the shadowy organization The Council which controls everything going on in the world. Starring alongside Mayall is Michael Maloney as Brian Albumen, Cnut's faithful servant, and Emily Bruni as Dr. Hannah Awkward who becomes professor of pedantics. The series was written by Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks, who give a twist to many of today's global issues. Although much hyped by ITV, who were hoping to repeat the success of Gran and Marks' previous project with Mayall, the successful The New Statesman, the series failed to catch on, and was dropped after one series.
Release Date:2002-07-14
Character:Lance Boyle
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:6
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Release Date:1996-11-12
Character:Self
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:52
Two Old Farts in the Night
Live show of Willie Rushton and Barry Cryer, recorded at the Hackney Empire
Release Date:1996-07-15
Character:Himself
Fisted
Two friends try to track down their old nemesis Richard Herring to try to find out why on earth he is successful when they are not. The film is set against the madness of the 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, was shot entirely on Super 8 film and was inspired by the films of Chris Marker and Nick Broomfield.
Release Date:1996-03-08
Character:Himself
Noel's Telly Years
Release Date:1996-01-08
Episode Count:1
The Detectives
The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence - somehow manage to solve their cases (or be nearby when the cases are solved) and retain their jobs.
Release Date:1993-01-27
Character:Detective Simpson
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:19
Gibberish
Gibberish was a celebrity panel game show hosted by Kenny Everett. Two teams of celebrities had to answer questions.
Release Date:1992-03-16
Episode Count:23
Davro
Davro was a sketch comedy show on ITV1 that broadcast for 2 seasons from 1990-1991
Release Date:1990-03-17
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:14
Bruce and Ronnie
Bruce Forsyth and Ronnie Corbett team up for this festive comedy show from 1988, featuring their own version of Gone With the Wind with guest star Fiona Fullerton as Scarlett O'Hara.
Release Date:1988-12-26
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:1
Cinderella: The Shoe Must Go On
Danny La Rue plays Cinderella's wicked stepmother in this grand tradition of a Christmas pantomime.
Release Date:1986-12-25
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:1
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
Kenny gives us his rendition of Charles Dickens story A Christmas Carol, "with apologies to C. Dickens, Esquire"
Release Date:1985-12-24
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:2
Assaulted Nuts
Assaulted Nuts was a short-lived TV comedy series which ran in early 1985. The show was constructed as a fast-paced succession of short, unconnected sketches. It was a co-production between Cinemax in the US and Channel 4 in the UK. The US-UK nature of the show was demonstrated in the unusual nature of its casting: American performers like Elaine Hausman, William Sadler and the soon-to-be-famous Wayne Knight acted alongside the familiar British comic actors Cleo Rocos, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Daniel Peacock and Barry Cryer. In the UK the show was broadcast in a late-night slot and seen by relatively few people. In spite of the quality of its writing and the abilities of its performers, it made little impact. Seven 30-minute eposodes were made before the show was cancelled. The original broadcasts were weekly between 17 January and 28 February 1985.
Release Date:1985-01-17
Episode Count:7
I've Got A Secret
Release Date:1984-10-24
Episode Count:18
Bloodbath at the House of Death
Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night. It turns out that the house is the place of a satanic cult lead by a sinister monk who plans to kill the scientists who are inhabiting this house of Satan.
Release Date:1984-03-29
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Character:Police Inspector
Vote Count:72
Countdown
The clock is ticking as contestants compete in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
Release Date:1982-11-02
Episode Count:80
Vote Count:18
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.
Release Date:1982-02-25
Character:Self
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:10
The Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box
Old school comics join Kenny Everett for some old school comedy. Stand up routines are interspersed with sketches and stand up routines from Kenny Everett.
Release Date:1981-01-01
Character:Self
Kremmen: The Movie
Short animated film centred on Kenny Everett's sci-fi character, Captain Kremmen, a pastiche of Dan Dare.
Release Date:1980-07-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC One, hosted first by Terry Wogan and later by Les Dawson. Regular members of the celebrity panel on this version included Kenny Everett, Lorraine Chase, Gareth Hunt, Gary Davies, and Cheryl Baker. A revival fronted by Lily Savage was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 7 January 2001 to 10 August 2002. This version was produced by Grundy, then Thames.
Release Date:1979-01-18
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:7
The Marti Caine Show
Marti Caine presents a star studded variety show in which she performs comedy material, sings and dances alongside special guests.
Release Date:1979-01-08
Episode Count:1
Bruce Forsyth's Big Night
Screened on ITV, Saturday nights throughout the autumn and winter of 1978. A total of 12 episodes were broadcast between 7 October and 31 December 1978, with an additional highlights show and a further one off special on 4 April 1980. Despite a huge budget and big name guest stars it was poorly received and was broadly unsuccessful, with Forsyth's former big hit The Generation Game (hosted then by Larry Grayson) winning higher audience figures.
Release Date:1978-10-07
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:14
The Kenny Everett Video Show
The Kenny Everett Video Show (later renamed The Kenny Everett Video Cassette) was a British television comedy and music programme made by Thames Television for ITV from 3 July 1978 to 21 May 1981.
Release Date:1978-07-03
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:32
Vote Count:9
The Les Dawson Show
A variety show featuring sketch and stand-up comedy as well as guest appearances, dance numbers and musical performances.
Release Date:1978-01-21
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:30
Vote Count:1
An Audience with...
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
Release Date:1978-01-08
Character:Self
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:3
Dawson And Friends
Series of 4 hour-long comedy specials with a variety of sketches, songs and stand-up routines.
Release Date:1977-04-20
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:4
Hello Cheeky
Release Date:1976-01-19
Episode Count:13
Vote Count:1
Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
Able Seaman Dick Deadeye is charged by Queen Victoria to find the stolen Ultimate Secret. His ugliness means that his life has always been lonely but a buxom barmaid takes a shine to him. Together, they battle pirates and an evil magician before discovering that the Ultimate Secret is nothing but LOVE! Using songs based on the original works of Gilbert and Sullivan (but updated with modern lyrics), this film was created to commemorate the centenary anniversary of the first collaboration of the composers of the Savoy Operas.
Release Date:1975-12-17
Character:Judge (voice)
Dawson's Electric Cinema
A comedy set in the 1920s with Les Dawson (as his own grandfather) and family running a flea-pit cinema.
Release Date:1975-04-03
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Carry On Laughing
A series of half-hour stories, mostly historical romps, presented by the Carry On team. Starring Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims and other regulars from the films.
Release Date:1975-01-04
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:7
Les Dawson's Christmas Box
A seasonal offering from one of Britain’s most missed comics first seen in 1974 featuring sketches, songs, music and dancing.
Release Date:1974-12-26
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Sounds Like Les Dawson
Les Dawson invites some familiar friends to join him in this one off special in which he performs sketches and musical numbers. Watch out for a rare clip of Les actually playing the piano properly.
Release Date:1974-12-04
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
The Prince of Denmark
Ronnie and Laura Corbett have embarked on a new future - this time in the company of the Prince of Denmark, a public house that she has inherited. Ronnie's initially rather put out by Laura's being technically in charge; something which the brewery's delivery men are swift to pick up on! Her prior experience working behind a bar soon begins to rub off, but it's a slow learning curve for the diminutive busybody as he attempts to keep his pride in tact, his eye over everything, and his hand firmly on the tiller.
Release Date:1974-04-10
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:2
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
The comic adventures of a group of misfits who form an extremely bad concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining the troops during World War II.
Release Date:1974-01-03
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:16
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent Seven and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequence of seven sketches, each representing a sin and written by an array of British comedy-writing talent. The sketches are linked by animation sequences. The music score is by British jazz musician Roy Budd, cinematography by Harvey Harrison and editing by Rod Nelson-Keys and Roy Piper. It was produced by Tigon Pictures and distributed in the U.K. by Tigon Film Distributors Ltd..
Release Date:1971-11-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:19
The Two Ronnies
The Two Ronnies is a British sketch show which aired on BBC1 from 1971 to 1987. It featured the double act of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett, the "Two Ronnies" of the title.
Release Date:1971-04-10
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:25
The Goodies
A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.
Release Date:1970-11-08
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:22
Monty Python's Flying Circus
A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.
Release Date:1969-10-05
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:624
A Little Of What You Fancy
Documentary following the history of British Music Hall, its stars and architecture, interspersed with revivals of old favourites by todays performers.
Release Date:1968-01-01
Character:Chairman
Vote Count:1
At Last the 1948 Show
A groundbreaking, splendidly silly, surreal sketch comedy series written by and starring The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor, Monty Python's Graham Chapman and John Cleese, and comedy legend Marty Feldman.
Release Date:1967-02-15
Episode Count:13
Vote Count:15
The Spy with a Cold Nose
A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. When the Russians send the dog to a veterinary, British intelligence must get to the dog first and retrieve the spying device.
Release Date:1966-12-19
Character:Harold Wilson (voice)
Vote Count:3
Primitive London
The sensational follow-up to "London in the Raw," "Primitive London" sets out to reflect society's decay through a sideshow spectacle of 1960s London depravity—and manages to outdo its predecessor. Here, we confront mods, rockers and beatniks at the Ace Café, cut some rug with obscure beat band The Zephyrs, smirk at flabby men in the sauna and goggle at sordid wife-swapping parties as we discover a pre-permissive Britain still trying to move on from the post-war depression of the 1950s.
Release Date:1965-04-01
Character:Roger
Vote Count:5
The Heart of a Man
Sailor Frankie Martin is offered a thousand pounds by a millionaire in disguise if he can earn a hundred pounds in a week by honest means. Frankie tries his hand as a boxer, a bouncer and a commissionaire, and finally finds success as a singer. He also falls for the charms of night club chanteuse Julie, and this leads to further success when he wins a recording contract.
Release Date:1959-08-06
Character:Second
The Stand Up Show
Episode Count:86