Mark Addy (born 1964), Still Standing, Trollied
Caroline Aherne (1963–2016), The Royle Family
Emily Atack (born 1989), The Inbetweeners
Rowan Atkinson (born 1955), Blackadder, The Thin Blue Line, Mr. Bean
Helen Atkinson-Wood (born 1955), Blackadder the Third, Radio Active radio series
Richard Ayoade (born 1977), Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The IT Crowd
Bill Bailey (born 1964), Spaced, Black Books
Morwenna Banks (born 1961), The Thick of It, Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul, Saxondale
Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), Porridge, Open All Hours
Chris Barrie (born 1960), Red Dwarf, The Brittas Empire
Mathew Baynton (born 1980), Ghosts
Norman Beaton (1934–1994), Desmond's, The Fosters
Richard Beckinsale (1947–1979), Porridge, Rising Damp
Matt Berry (born 1974), Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The IT Crowd, The Mighty Boosh
Jack Binstead (born 1996), Bad Education
Simon Bird (born 1984, The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner
James Bolam (born 1935), The Likely Lads, Only When I Laugh
Jo Brand (born 1957), Getting On, Going Forward
Richard Briers (1934–2013), The Good Life, Ever Decreasing Circles
James Buckley (born 1987), The Inbetweeners, Zapped, White Gold, I Feel Bad
Kathy Burke (born 1964), Gimme Gimme Gimme
Patrick Cargill (1918–1996), Father, Dear Father
Natalie Casey (born 1980), Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
John Challis (1942–2021), Only Fools and Horses, The Green Green Grass
Emma Chambers (1964–2018), The Vicar of Dibley
Craig Charles (born 1964), Red Dwarf
John Cleese (born 1939), Fawlty Towers
Martin Clunes (born 1961), Men Behaving Badly, Reggie Perrin
Michaela Coel (born 1987), "Chewing Gum"
Ronnie Corbett (1930–2016), Sorry!
Judy Cornwell (born 1940), Keeping Up Appearances
Matthew Cottle (born 1967), Game On, Citizen Khan
Michael Crawford (born 1942), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Jack Davenport (born 1973), Coupling
Windsor Davies (1930–2019), It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Never the Twain
Julia Davis (born 1966), Nighty Night
Lucy Davis (born 1973), The Office, The Villains of Valley View
Richard Dawson (1932–2012), Hogan's Heroes
Angus Deayton (born 1956), Nighty Night, One Foot in the Grave
Jack Dee, "Lead Balloon", "Josh", "Bad Move"
Jamie Demetriou (born 1987), "Stath Lets Flats"
James Dreyfus (born 1968), The Thin Blue Line, My Hero, Gimme Gimme Gimme
Clive Dunn (1920–2012), Boys Will Be Boys, Dad's Army
Paul Eddington (1927–1995), The Good Life, Yes Minister
Adrian Edmondson (born 1957), The Young Ones, Bottom
Jimmy Edwards (1920–1988), Whack-O!
Barry Evans (1943–1997), Doctor in the House, Mind Your Language
Simon Farnaby (born 1973), Ghosts
Noel Fielding (born 1973), The Mighty Boosh, The IT Crowd
James Fleet (born 1952), The Vicar of Dibley
Jane Freeman (1935–2017), Last of the Summer Wine
Martin Freeman (born 1971), The Office, Hardware
Dawn French (born 1957), The Vicar of Dibley
Nick Frost (born 1972), Spaced, Hyperdrive
Robert Fyfe (1930–2021), Last of the Summer Wine
Tony Gardner (born 1964), My Parents Are Aliens, Lead Balloon
Ricky Gervais (born 1961), The Office, Extras
Tamsin Greig (born 1966), Black Books, Green Wing
Deryck Guyler (1914–1999), Please Sir!, Sykes
Sarah Hadland (born 1971), Miranda, The Job Lot
Tony Hancock (1924–1968), Hancock's Half Hour
Blake Harrison (born 1985), The Inbetweeners, Kate & Koji
Miranda Hart (born 1972), Miranda
Nick Helm (born 1980), Uncle
Julia Hills (born 1957), 2point4 Children
Jane Horrocks (born 1964), Absolutely Fabulous, Trollied
Martha Howe-Douglas (born 1980), Ghosts
Karl Howman (born 1952), Brush Strokes
Peter Howitt (born 1957), Bread
Jessica Hynes (born 1972), Spaced
Celia Imrie (born 1952), dinnerladies, After You've Gone
John Inman (1935–2007), Are You Being Served
Jameela Jamil (born 1986), The Good Place
David Jason (born 1940), Only Fools and Horses, Open All Hours
Danny John-Jules (born 1960), Red Dwarf
Lesley Joseph (born 1945), Birds of a Feather
Peter Kay (born 1973), Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere
Gorden Kaye (1941–2017), 'Allo 'Allo!
Penelope Keith (born 1940), The Good Life, To the Manor Born
Humphrey Ker (born 1982), American Auto
Matt King (born 1968), Peep Show
Jessica Knappett (born 1984), Drifters
Belinda Lang (born 1953), 2point4 Children
John Laurie (1897–1980), Juno and the Paycock, Dad's Army
John Le Mesurier (1912–1983), Dad's Army
Helen Lederer (born 1954) Absolutely Fabulous
Jane Leeves (born 1961), Frasier, Hot in Cleveland
Robert Lindsay (born 1949), Citizen Smith, Nightingales, My Family
Maureen Lipman (born 1946), Agony, Agony Again
Ralf Little (born 1980), The Royle Family, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Robert Llewellyn (born 1956), Red Dwarf
Roger Lloyd-Pack (1944–2014), Only Fools and Horses, The Vicar of Dibley
Arthur Lowe (1915–1982), Dad's Army, Bless Me Father
Joanna Lumley (born 1946), Absolutely Fabulous
Nicholas Lyndhurst (born 1961), Only Fools and Horses, Butterflies, Goodnight Sweetheart
John Mahoney (1940–2018), Frasier
Millicent Martin (born 1934), Frasier, Grace and Frankie
Rik Mayall (1958–2014), The Young Ones, Bottom, The New Statesman
Nichola McAuliffe (born 1955), Surgical Spirit
Greg McHugh (born 1980), Gary: Tank Commander, Fresh Meat
Will Mellor (born 1976), Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Stephen Merchant (born 1974), The Office, Extras
Buster Merryfield (1920–1999), Only Fools and Horses
Ben Miles (born 1966), Coupling
David Mitchell (born 1974), Peep Show
Warren Mitchell (1926–2015), Till Death Us Do Part
Diane Morgan (born 1975), Motherland, Rovers
Neil Morrissey (born 1962), Men Behaving Badly
Brian Murphy (born 1933), Man About the House, George and Mildred, Last of the Summer Wine
Al Murray (born 1968), Time Gentlemen Please
Kunal Nayyar (born 1981), The Big Bang Theory
Robin Nedwell (1946–1999), Doctor in the House
Paul Nicholas (born 1945), Just Good Friends
Gary Olsen (1957–2000), 2point4 Children
Bill Owen (1914–1999), Last of the Summer Wine
Geoffrey Palmer (1927–2020), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Butterflies, As Time Goes By
Katherine Parkinson (born 1977/1978), The IT Crowd
Trevor Peacock (1931–2021), The Vicar of Dibley
Simon Pegg (born 1970), Spaced
Vicki Pepperdine (born 1961), Getting On, Bad Education
Bill Pertwee (1926–2013), Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum
Sally Phillips (born 1970), Miranda, Parents
Duncan Preston (born 1946), dinnerladies
Lucy Punch (born 1977), Ben and Kate, Motherland, Bloods
Caroline Quentin (born 1960), Men Behaving Badly, Kiss Me Kate
Pauline Quirke (born 1959), Birds of a Feather, Office Gossip
Adil Ray (born 1974), Citizen Khan
Anne Reid (born 1935), dinnerladies
Laurence Rickard (born 1975), Ghosts
Charlotte Ritchie (born 1989), "Fresh Meat", Ghosts
Tony Robinson (born 1946), Blackadder
Linda Robson (born 1958), Birds of a Feather
Leonard Rossiter (1926–1984), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Rising Damp
Patricia Routledge (born 1929), Keeping Up Appearances
Andrew Sachs (1930–2016), Fawlty Towers
Peter Sallis (1921–2017), Last of the Summer Wine
Jennifer Saunders (born 1958), Absolutely Fabulous
Julia Sawalha (born 1968), Absolutely Fabulous
Prunella Scales (born 1932), Fawlty Towers, After Henry
Joan Sims (1930–2001), Til Death Us Do Part, Sykes, On the Up, As Time Goes By
Kiell Smith-Bynoe (born 1989), "Stath Lets Flats", Ghosts, "Man Like Mobeen"
Sheridan Smith (born 1981), The Royle Family, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Isy Suttie (born 1978), Peep Show
Eric Sykes (1923–2012), Sykes
Liza Tarbuck (born 1964), Watching, The Big Breakfast, Linda Greene, Mount Pleasant, Saxondale
Josephine Tewson (1931–2022), Keeping Up Appearances, Last of the Summer Wine, Shelley
Joe Thomas (born 1983), The Inbetweeners, White Gold
Catherine Tyldesley (born 1983), Scarborough
Reg Varney (1916–2008), The Rag Trade, On the Buses
Anjana Vasan (born 1987), "We Are Lady Parts", "Fresh Meat"
Jennifer Veal (born 1991), As the Bell Rings, Jessie
Gary Waldhorn (1943–2022), Brush Strokes, The Vicar of Dibley
Rudolph Walker (born 1939), Love Thy Neighbour, The Thin Blue Line
Julie Walters (born 1950), dinnerladies
Robert Webb (born 1972), Peep Show, The Smoking Room
Charlie Wernham (born 1994). Bad Education
Jack Whitehall (born 1988), Bad Education
June Whitfield (1925–2018), Terry and June, Absolutely Fabulous
Brian Wilde (1921–2008), Last of the Summer Wine, Porridge
Ben Willbond (born 1973) Ghosts, "The Thick of It"
Richard Wilson (born 1936), Only When I Laugh, One Foot in the Grave
Penelope Wilton (born 1946), Ever Decreasing Circles
Sir Norman Wisdom (1915–2010), Wit and Wisdom
Victoria Wood (1953–2016), dinnerladies
Mike Wozniak (born 1979), "Man Down"
Matilda Ziegler (born 1964), Mr. Bean

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