Editing Bruce Forsyth (section)

===Post-war work===
After the war, with the goal of joining [[Moss Empires]] theatres, he spent years on stage with little success and travelled the UK working seven days a week, doing summer seasons, [[pantomime]]s and [[circus]]es, where he became renowned for his strong-man act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/strictly-come-dancing/news/a835951/bruce-forsyth-dies-obituary/|title=Sir Bruce Forsyth dies: Remembering the iconic TV host, entertainer and Strictly Come Dancing star|last=Eames|first=Tom|date=18 August 2017|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> His act was interrupted by [[national service]] when he was conscripted into the Royal Air Force at the age of 19, which he later reflected taught him "respect and discipline".<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2017/08/18/news/the-facts-you-did-not-know-about-bruce-forsyth-1115094/ | title= 10 facts you did not know about Bruce Forsyth | work=The Irish News | date=18 August 2017 | access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref>

In 1958, an appearance with the comedian [[Dickie Henderson]] led to his being offered the job of compère of [[Val Parnell]]'s weekly TV variety show, ''[[Sunday Night at the London Palladium]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wr6qy|title=I'm in Charge|publisher=[[Archive on 4]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> He hosted the show for two years, followed by a year's break, then returned for another year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.bt.com/pictures/tv-news/60-years-of-sunday-night-at-the-palladium-a-look-back-at-some-classic-archive-shots-41363978588222|title=60 years of Sunday Night at the Palladium: A look back at some classic archive shots|publisher=[[British Telecom]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> His schedule of stage performances, which continued throughout the 1960s, forced him to give up the job of host.

[[File:Every Night at the Palladium.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Forsyth on front of "Every Night at the Palladium" souvenir brochure, 1962]]
Forsyth appeared in the London production of ''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]'', along with [[Avril Angers]] in 1964.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/14/guardianobituaries.media|title=Obituary: Avril Angers|last=Barker|first=Dennis|date=14 November 2005|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref> In the musical film ''[[Star! (film)|Star!]]'' (1968), a biopic of stage actress [[Gertrude Lawrence]], he played alongside lead performer [[Julie Andrews]] as Lawrence's father.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B07E0DE1130E034BC4B51DFB6678383679EDE&pagewanted=print&mcubz=0&mcubz=0|title=Screen: 'Star!' Arrives:Julie Andrews Featured in Movie at Rivoli|last=Adler|first=Renata|date=23 October 1968|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>

In January 1968 [[Pye Records]] issued as a single "I'm Backing Britain", supporting the [[I'm Backing Britain|campaign of the same name]], written by [[Tony Hatch]] and [[Jackie Trent]], and sung by Forsyth.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=20 January 1968|title=Back Britain drive hits chord in music field|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=40|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vgoEAAAAMBAJ&q=bruce+forsyth+I%27m+Backing+Britain+trent+Hatch&pg=RA1-PA49-IA11}}</ref> The chorus included "The feeling is growing, so let's keep it going, the good times are blowing our way". All involved in making the single took cuts in their fees or royalties so that the single sold for 5[[shilling|s.]] instead of the going rate of 7s. {{frac|4|1|2}}d. Forsyth happily endorsed the campaign, saying "The country has always done its best when it is up against the wall. If everyone realises what we are up against we can get out of trouble easily."<ref name="Single">"Song for the typists" (Business Diary), ''The Times'', 8 January 1968, p. 19.</ref> The song did not make the charts,<ref name="Not charted">Craig Brown, "Way of the world: A mutual case of wow", ''Daily Telegraph'', 4 June 2005, p. 23.</ref> selling only 7,319 copies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15551818|title=Buy British: Why isn't there a new campaign?|last=McClatchey|first=Caroline|date=8 November 2011|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>

On 7 October 1968, he was top of the bill on the opening night of the Golden Garter nightclub, Wythenshawe.<ref>{{cite book|last=Forsyth|first=Bruce|title=Strictly Bruce: Stories Of My Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RiIrCQAAQBAJ&q=bruce+forsyth+Wythenshawe&pg=PT158|access-date=18 August 2017|year=2015|publisher=[[Penguin Random House]]|isbn=9780593075982}}</ref> Two years later, he played Swinburne in the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] fantasy film ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]''.<ref name="Sellers"/> In 1976, he appeared on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', where he took on the duo [[Statler and Waldorf]].<ref name="Muppet">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-01-28/the-stars-share-their-muppet-memories/|title=The stars share their Muppet memories|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>