Editing List of British comedians (section)

== Variety and music hall comedians ==
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*[[Chesney Allen]] (1893–1982)
*[[Arthur Askey]] (1900–1982)
*[[Charles Austin (comedian) |Charles Austin]] (1878–1942)
*[[Hylda Baker]] (1905–1986)
*[[Michael Barrymore]] (born 1952)
*[[George Beauchamp (music hall)|George Beauchamp]] (1862–1900)
*[[Harry Bedford (music hall)|Harry Bedford]] (1873–1939)
*[[Billy Bennett (comedian)|Billy Bennett]] (1887–1942)
*[[Issy Bonn]] (1903–1977)
*[[Max Bygraves]] (1922–2012)
*[[Frank Carson]] (1926–2012)
*[[Billy Caryll and Hilda Mundy]]
*[[Roy Castle]] (1932–1994)
*[[Clapham and Dwyer]]
*[[Collinson and Dean]]
*[[Tommy Cooper]] (1921–1984)
*[[Tom Costello (music hall)|Tom Costello]] (1863–1943)
*[[Jimmy Cricket]] (born 1945)
*[[Leslie Crowther]] (1933–1996)
*[[Billy Danvers]] (1886–1964)
*[[Les Dawson]] (1931–1993)
*[[Ken Dodd]] (1927–2018)
*[[Charlie Drake]] (1925–2006)
*[[Dick Emery]] (1915–1983)
*[[Will Evans (comedian)|Will Evans]] (1866–1931)
*[[Fayne and Evans]]
*[[Sid Field]] (1904–1950)
*[[Bud Flanagan]] (1896–1968)
*[[Cyril Fletcher]] (1913–2005)
*[[George Formby]] (1904–1961)
*[[Bruce Forsyth]] (1928–2017)
*[[Ken Goodwin (comedian)|Ken Goodwin]] (1933–2012)
*[[Haver and Lee]]
*[[Arthur Haynes]] (1914–1966)
*[[Dick Henderson]] (1891–1958)
*[[Dickie Henderson]] (1922–1985)
*[[Frankie Howerd]] (1917–1992)
*[[Rex Jameson]] ("Mrs Shufflewick") (1924–1983)
*[[Yootha Joyce]] (1927–1980)
*[[Jimmy James (comedian)|Jimmy James]] (1892–1965)
*[[Kenway and Young]]
*[[Jimmy Learmouth]] (1888–1921)
*[[Ray Martine]] (1928–2002)
*[[Bill Maynard]] (1928–2018)
*[[Max Miller (comedian)|Max Miller]] (1894–1963)
*[[Spike Milligan]] (1918–2002)
*[[Nat Mills and Bobbie]]
*[[Bob Monkhouse]] (1928–2003)
*[[Morecambe and Wise]] (Eric Morecambe 1926–1984; Ernie Wise 1925–1999)
*[[Dave Morris (comedian)|Dave Morris]] (1896–1960)
*[[Murray and Mooney]]
*[[Des O'Connor]] (1932–2020)
*[[Tom O'Connor (comedian)|Tom O'Connor]] (1939–2021)
*[[Edmund Payne]] (1863–1914)
*[[Frank Randle]] (1901–1957)
*[[Revnell and West]]
*[[Ted Rogers (comedian)|Ted Rogers]] (1935–2001)
*[[George Roper]] (1934–2003)
*[[Billy Russell (comedian)|Billy Russell]] (1893–1971)
*[[Suzette Tarri]] (1881–1955)
*[[Tommy Trinder]] (1908–1989)
*[[Vesta Victoria]] (1873–1951)
*[[Max Wall]] (1908–1990)
*[[Elsie and Doris Waters]]
*[[Jimmy Wheeler]] (1910–1973)
*[[Charlie Williams (comedian)|Charlie Williams]] (1927–2006)
*[[Robb Wilton]] (1881–1957)
*[[Wee Georgie Wood]] (1894–1979)

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