Bom in Brighton in 1894 Thomas Henry Sargent was a stand-up comedian - by what name was he better known?
"Max Miller (comedian) Thomas Henry Sargent (21 November 1894 – 7 May 1963), best known by his stage name Max Miller and also known as ""The Cheeky Chappie"", was an English comedian who was widely regarded as the greatest stand-up comedian of his generation. He made films, toured in revues and music hall, and sang and recorded songs, some of which he wrote. He was known for his flamboyant suits, his wicked charm, and his risqué jokes which often got him into trouble with the censors. Miller was born as Thomas Henry Sargent on 21 November 1894 in Hereford Street,"
"Bill Maynard Walter Frederick George Williams (8 October 1928 – 30 March 2018), better known by the stage name Bill Maynard, was an English comedian and actor. Maynard was born at 5 Oak Cottages, Heath End, Farnham, Surrey, and attended Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School in Leicestershire. He began as a variety performer, taking his professional surname from a billboard for Maynard's Wine Gums, a popular British confectionery. Years later he recounted that the BBC had asked him to change his surname so said to himself ""That'll do"". Maynard's first television broadcast was on 12 September 1953 on Henry Hall’s ""Face"
"from multiple strokes. He died in hospital on 30 March 2018, not long after falling and breaking his hip. Bill Maynard Walter Frederick George Williams (8 October 1928 – 30 March 2018), better known by the stage name Bill Maynard, was an English comedian and actor. Maynard was born at 5 Oak Cottages, Heath End, Farnham, Surrey, and attended Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School in Leicestershire. He began as a variety performer, taking his professional surname from a billboard for Maynard's Wine Gums, a popular British confectionery. Years later he recounted that the BBC had asked him to change his surname"
"Harry Tate Ronald Macdonald Hutchison (4 July 1872 - 14 February 1940), professionally known as Harry Tate, was an English comedian who performed both in the music halls and in films. Tate worked for Henry Tate & Sons, Sugar Refiners before going on the stage, and took his stage name from them. Tate made his debut at the Oxford Music Hall in 1895, and became well known for his impressions of performers such as Dan Leno, George Robey, and Eugene Stratton. Success came with his comedy sketch, ""Motoring"", in which he played the part of a new car owner trying"
"in Leeds where he had sunk into extreme poverty. He eventually sought help from the Actors’ Benevolent Fund, but it was too late; they took him to the infirmary but he could not be saved. He had been sharing lodgings with an acquaintance called Swainson who had little enough for himself, but shared what he had. In gratitude Sargent left him his belongings that included his war medals. There is a colorized photograph of Sargent Major Jones on the ""14th Brooklyn Company B"" Facebook page. Harry J. Sargent Harry J. Sargent (1843-1896) was an American actor, magician, theatre manager and"
"Herb Sargent Herbert Sargent (July 15, 1923 – May 6, 2005) was an American television writer, a producer for such comedy shows as ""The Tonight Show"" and ""Saturday Night Live"", and a screenwriter (""Bye Bye Braverman""). During his tenure at ""Saturday Night Live"", he and Chevy Chase created Weekend Update, the longest-running sketch in the show's history, and one of the longest running sketches on television. He was born in Philadelphia on July 15, 1923. He was the older brother of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Alvin Sargent. Raised in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, he studied architecture at Penn State University before serving"
"Bernard Manning Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was a British comedian and nightclub owner. Manning became famous on British television during the 1970s, appearing on shows including ""The Comedians"" and ""The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club"". The controversy surrounding his act meant that Manning was rarely seen on television in the later part of his career, but he continued to perform in theatres and pubs until his death. Manning was born in Ancoats, Manchester. He had Russian Jewish ancestry on his father's side, as well as roots in Ireland, and was brought up a ""strict"
"was also President of the Writers Guild of America, East. He died from a heart attack following surgery on May 6, 2005 in Manhattan, New York City. Herb Sargent Herbert Sargent (July 15, 1923 – May 6, 2005) was an American television writer, a producer for such comedy shows as ""The Tonight Show"" and ""Saturday Night Live"", and a screenwriter (""Bye Bye Braverman""). During his tenure at ""Saturday Night Live"", he and Chevy Chase created Weekend Update, the longest-running sketch in the show's history, and one of the longest running sketches on television. He was born in Philadelphia on July"
"Brandon Thomas Walter Brandon Thomas (24 December 1848 – 19 June 1914) was an English actor, playwright and songwriter, best known as the author of the farce ""Charley's Aunt"". Born in Liverpool to a family with no theatrical connections, Thomas worked in commerce, and as an occasional journalist, before achieving his ambition of becoming an actor. After a succession of minor roles, he became increasingly sought after as a character actor. He also wrote more than a dozen plays, the most celebrated of which, ""Charley's Aunt"" (1892), broke all historic records for plays of any kind, with an original London"
"was twice portrayed by John Singer Sargent. He was sociable, and knew many notable people including Oscar Wilde and artists. He was a source of witty quotes and anecdotes. ""The New York Times"" printed a biographical article about him in 2001. W. Graham Robertson Walford Graham Robertson (1866–1948) was a British painter, illustrator and author. He donated over 20 works of art to the Tate Gallery, London. “In the London of Beardsley and Beerbohm, Shaw and Henry James, Robertson was a promising presence in the art and theater worlds. Today the museums of England owe a debt to his taste"
"Sam Bernard Sam Bernard (born Samuel Barnett, 5 June 1863 – 16 May 1927) was an English-born American vaudeville comedian who also performed in musical theatre, comic opera and burlesque and appeared in a few silent films. Bernard was born in Birmingham, England, and moved to the United States as a child. He began performing a song and dance act with his brother Dick in variety houses in Manhattan, changing their stage name from Barnett as they considered the name Bernard more ""ethnic"". Sam went solo in 1884, and joined B. F. Keith's theatre company in Providence, Rhode Island. After"
"his home in Bloomsbury, London, in 1914, aged 65, after a brief illness. He was buried in Brompton Cemetery. In its obituary notice, ""The Times"" quoted him as saying, ""I hoped to go down to fame as a great actor. If I go at all it will be as the author of ""Charley's Aunt."""" Brandon Thomas Walter Brandon Thomas (24 December 1848 – 19 June 1914) was an English actor, playwright and songwriter, best known as the author of the farce ""Charley's Aunt"". Born in Liverpool to a family with no theatrical connections, Thomas worked in commerce, and as an"
"Fred Karno Frederick John Westcott (26 March 1866 – 18 September 1941), best known by his stage name Fred Karno, was an English theatre impresario of the British music hall. As a comedian of slapstick he is credited with popularizing the custard-pie-in-the-face gag. During the 1890s, in order to circumvent stage censorship, Karno developed a form of sketch comedy without dialogue. Cheeky authority-defying playlets such as ""Jail Mum"" (1896) in which prisoners play tricks on warders and ""Early Birds"" (1903), where a small man defeats a large ruffian in London's East End, can be seen as precursors of movie silent"
"Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens; 14 July 19118 January 1990) was an English comedian and character actor who became known to a worldwide audience through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders, using his distinctive voice; his costume and props tended to include a monocle, waistcoat and cigarette holder. His striking dress sense was set off by a gap between his two upper front teeth. Born in London, Terry-Thomas made his film debut, uncredited, in ""The Private Life of Henry VIII"" (1933). He spent several"
"Tom Mennard Tom Mennard (11 February 1918 – 2 November 1989) was an English comedian and actor. Mennard had a long career in variety, radio and television. Mennard was born in Beeston, Leeds, the son of an undertaker. He subsequently settled in Brighton where he worked as bus driver. Whilst in Brighton he became involved in an amateur revue company where his performances attracted the attention of singer Donald Peers, who was appearing in variety in the town. On Peers' recommendation Mennard got an audition for the BBC and as a result was given a spot on ""The Centre Show"","
"Jess Conrad Jess Conrad (born Gerald Arthur James; 24 February 1936) is an English actor and singer from Brixton, South London. As a boy he was nicknamed ""Jesse"" after American outlaw Jesse James; as there was already an actor named ""Gerald James"" in Actors' Equity, a drama teacher who was a fan of Joseph Conrad suggested the stage name of ""Jess Conrad"". Having started his career as a repertory actor and film extra, Conrad was cast in a television play ""Bye, Bye Barney"" as a pop singer. He was noticed by Jack Good who included him in his TV series"
"Harry Secombe Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE (8 September 1921 – 11 April 2001) was a Welsh comedian, actor and singer. Secombe was a member of the British radio comedy programme ""The Goon Show"" (1951–60), playing many characters, but most notably, Neddie Seagoon. An accomplished tenor, he also appeared in musicals and films - notably as Mr Bumble in ""Oliver!"" (1968) - and, in his later years, was a presenter of television shows incorporating hymns and other devotional songs. Secombe was born in St Thomas, Swansea, the third of four children of Nellie Jane Gladys (née Davies), a shop manageress,"
"in ITV's ""Last Laugh in Vegas"". Conrad is married to Renee and has two daughters, Sasha and Natalie. Jess Conrad Jess Conrad (born Gerald Arthur James; 24 February 1936) is an English actor and singer from Brixton, South London. As a boy he was nicknamed ""Jesse"" after American outlaw Jesse James; as there was already an actor named ""Gerald James"" in Actors' Equity, a drama teacher who was a fan of Joseph Conrad suggested the stage name of ""Jess Conrad"". Having started his career as a repertory actor and film extra, Conrad was cast in a television play ""Bye, Bye"
"played by Martin Jarvis and Alistair McGowan respectively. Notes References Terry-Thomas Terry-Thomas (born Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens; 14 July 19118 January 1990) was an English comedian and character actor who became known to a worldwide audience through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders, using his distinctive voice; his costume and props tended to include a monocle, waistcoat and cigarette holder. His striking dress sense was set off by a gap between his two upper front teeth. Born in London, Terry-Thomas made his film debut, uncredited, in"
"Jimmy Jones (comedian) Albert Simmonds (born 9 February 1938), better known by the stage name Jimmy Jones, is an English stand-up comedian, with a reputation for being outspoken. Jones was born as Albert Simmonds, on 9 February 1938 in Southampton, England. He grew up in Rainham, Essex, attending a Catholic school, and initially wanting to train as a priest. Jones's autobiography, ""Now This is a Very True Story"" (), written with the aid of Garry Bushell, was published in 2010. Jones first appeared on stage in 1962 at the Dagenham Working Men's Club, on the same bill as Max Bygraves."
"his championship of British composers, and his debonair appearance, which won him the nickname ""Flash Harry."" Sargent was born in Bath Villas, Ashford, in Kent, England, to a working-class family. His father, Henry Sargent, was a coal merchant, amateur musician and part-time church organist; his mother, Agnes, Hall, was the matron of a local school. Sargent was brought up in Stamford, Lincolnshire, where he joined the choir at Peterborough Cathedral, studied the organ and won a scholarship to Stamford School. At the age of 14, he accompanied rehearsals for amateur productions of ""The Gondoliers"" and ""The Yeomen of the Guard"""
"Smug Roberts Andy Robert Wilkinson (born 1960), better known by his stage name of Smug Roberts, is an English stand up comedian and actor. Born in Harpurhey, Manchester, Wilkinson attended North Manchester High School for Boys before taking various jobs such as a relief pub landlord and the coach of a football team in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He also ran a signwriting business for a time. In 1995, he tried stand-up comedy for the first time at the Frog and Bucket comedy club, adopting the stage name ""Smug Roberts""; the ""smug"" came from an event in his life where people"
"Bob Newhart George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. Newhart came to prominence in 1960 when his album of comedic monologues, ""The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart"", became a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the ""Billboard"" pop album chart; it remains the 20th-best selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, ""The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!"", was also a success, and the two albums held the ""Billboard"" number one and number two spots simultaneously. Newhart later went into acting, starring as Chicago psychologist"
"Tom Basden Thomas William Basden (born 1980) is an English actor and comedy writer, and a member of the British four-man sketch group Cowards. He has written and performed extensively for comedy shows on the BBC and Channel 4 and often collaborates in two-man shows with fellow Cowards member Tim Key. Basden was born in Sutton, Surrey. He was educated at King's College School, an independent school for boys in Wimbledon in South West London where he was in the same year as fellow actors Khalid Abdalla and Ben Barnes, followed by Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was vice president of"
"obituarist from the ""Hull Daily Mail"" opined that he was ""one of the greatest music hall and pantomime comedians of his time."" Harry Randall (actor) Harry Randall (born Thomas William Randall) (22 March 1857 – 18 May 1932) was an English comic actor in music halls and pantomime. After performing as an amateur from age 11, he made his first professional music hall appearance in 1883, quickly gaining notice. By the 1890s, he was a popular pantomime dame. With Dan Leno, Herbert Campbell and Fred Williams, he formed a theatre management company, operating and building several theatres, including the Grand"
"Sam Theard Samuel Allen Theard (October 10, 1904 – December 7, 1982) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and comedian. He performed under the names Lovin' Sam Theard, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, and others. Samuel F. Theard (NOT ALLEN) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He started working with a circus in 1923, and began performing in theatres and nightclubs. His first recordings, as Lovin' Sam from Down in 'Bam, accompanied by Tampa Red and Cow Cow Davenport, date from 1929, when he recorded one of his best-known songs, ""(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You"", for Brunswick Records. The song"
"Harry J. Sargent Harry J. Sargent (1843-1896) was an American actor, magician, theatre manager and agent who promoted several female actors including Madame Modjeska, Hortense Rhéa, Madame Janauschek and Adelaide Moore. He also promoted a series of exhibition bouts between boxers John L. Sullivan and Billy Madden. His final years were spent in England where he died in poverty. His real name was Harry/Henry Sargent Jones and he was born in Machiasport, Maine, January 1, 1843, moving to Boston with his family whilst still a child. His mother was Sarah Ann Marston (c1805-1864) and father Thomas Jones (1794-1863). Jones took"
"Leonard Barr Leonard Barr (born Leonard Barra; September 27, 1903 – November 22, 1980) was an American stand-up comic, actor, and dancer. Barr appeared several times with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis when they hosted the Colgate Comedy Hour. He had a brief role in ""The Sting"", appropriately as a burlesque comic. That is also the way his character is listed in the credits—as an anonymous comedian. However, in the wings of the stage just before the comic's entrance, he has a brief conversation with Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford), who addresses him as ""Leonard"". He is perhaps best remembered internationally"
"of Sam Tindall, remaining in the part irregularly until 1989, with his real life dog Dougal also featuring as the character's pet. Mennard died from cancer in 1989 at Salisbury hospital. Tom Mennard Tom Mennard (11 February 1918 – 2 November 1989) was an English comedian and actor. Mennard had a long career in variety, radio and television. Mennard was born in Beeston, Leeds, the son of an undertaker. He subsequently settled in Brighton where he worked as bus driver. Whilst in Brighton he became involved in an amateur revue company where his performances attracted the attention of singer Donald"
"filmed. Bernard Manning Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 – 18 June 2007) was a British comedian and nightclub owner. Manning became famous on British television during the 1970s, appearing on shows including ""The Comedians"" and ""The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club"". The controversy surrounding his act meant that Manning was rarely seen on television in the later part of his career, but he continued to perform in theatres and pubs until his death. Manning was born in Ancoats, Manchester. He had Russian Jewish ancestry on his father's side, as well as roots in Ireland, and was brought up a"
"Bob Todd Brian Todd (15 December 1921 – 21 October 1992), known professionally as Bob Todd, was an English comedy actor, mostly known for appearing as a straight man in the sketch shows of Benny Hill and Spike Milligan. For many years he lived in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Todd was born in Faversham, Kent. One of the great stooges of television comedy, Todd was best known for his lugubrious expression and talent for slapstick, and was known to fellow comedians by the nickname 'Silly Todd'. Before working in television, Todd trained to be a dentist. The outbreak of the Second"
"for ""Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere"". Smug Roberts Andy Robert Wilkinson (born 1960), better known by his stage name of Smug Roberts, is an English stand up comedian and actor. Born in Harpurhey, Manchester, Wilkinson attended North Manchester High School for Boys before taking various jobs such as a relief pub landlord and the coach of a football team in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He also ran a signwriting business for a time. In 1995, he tried stand-up comedy for the first time at the Frog and Bucket comedy club, adopting the stage name ""Smug Roberts""; the ""smug"" came from"
"three times: to Mary Anne Fleming, actress Rose Hamilton and Florence Palmer. He died on September 6, 1939 and was buried in the Variety Plot at Streatham Park Cemetery. Tom Leamore Thomas Leamore (24 August 1866 – 6 September 1939) was an English popular variety comedian, dancer and singer. He debuted at the Rodney Music Hall in 1880 and quickly grew into a successful stage performer, singing comically and dancing eccentrically with clogs. In December 1905 he portrayed Ali Baba in the pantomime of ""The Forty Thieves"" at the Marlborough Theatre, an experience he did not enjoy and never repeated."