as late British comic becomes huge hit in Spain where repeats of his slapstick shows are being watched by millions of new fans Watch this classic comedy sketch from The Benny Hill Show in 1976.

The Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show that starred Benny Hill and aired in various incarnations between 15 January 1955 and 30 May 1991 in over 140 countries. The show focused on ...

Benny Hill would have been 100 years old today ... and only cashed the cheques for his TV shows when the post fell off the mantlepiece. He cadged lifts or walked rather than pay for a taxi, he watched ...

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Bad news for retro-TV fans ... roughly a dozen classic and cult titles over the next two weeks, including Arrested Development, The Bob Newhart Show, Beverly Hills 90210, Hill Street Blues ...

Benny Hill was once one of Britain's most popular ... But his success would come to a sudden end in the 1980s and his shows are 'rarely on TV nowadays – having been criticised for containing ...

Benny was, had been and still is, one of the most successful comedians of all time. When Apollo Eleven landed on the moon in 1969, millions watched live on TV but that evening many more had tuned in ...

This conflict would provide the grit that helped make the pearl. Collaborating with these early producer-directors, Benny Hill's TV shows became some of the most imaginative and technically inventive ...