Comedy Cabaret

British TV comedy series (1938–1939)

Comedy Cabaret

Genre| Variety
Created by| Harry Pringle
Based on| Cabaret
Country of origin| England
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 5
Production
Producers| Harry Pringle, Arthur Ozmond
Running time| 30–45 minutes [1][2]
Production company| BBC Television
Original release
Network| BBC Television
Release| 18 January 1938 (1938-01-18) –
28 February 1939 (1939-02-28)

Comedy Cabaret is a British television programme broadcast 1938–1939 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series Cabaret. It was a live variety programme. There were five episodes, three in 1938 and two in 1939.[Note 1] The three 1938 episodes were produced by Harry Pringle, and one of the 1939 episodes by Arthur Ozmond.[1][2][5] No episode has survived.[Note 2]

## Performers

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As of February 2016[update], the following performers who appeared in Comedy Cabaret are subjects of Wikipedia articles. Their numbers of appearances (counting 18/22 January and 10/12 August 1938 as single episodes) are given in parentheses.

* Hermione Baddeley (1906–86). English character actress (1) [6]
* Jane Carr (1909–57), British actress (1) [7]
* Charles Heslop (1883–1966), British actor, compere (1) [8]
* Charlie Higgins, (before 1930 – c. 1978), English comedian (1) [9]
* George Robey (1869–1954), English comedian (2) [10]

## See also

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* Cabaret (British TV series)
* Cabaret Cartoons
* Cabaret Cruise
* Eastern Cabaret
* Intimate Cabaret
* Western Cabaret

## Notes

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1. ^ Internet Movie Database (IMDb) lists seven episodes. However, according to Radio Times two of those were repeat performances: 22 January 1938 of 18 January 1938, with one change of performer,[3] and 12 August 1938 of 10 August 1938.[4]
2. ^ The programme was broadcast live. Methods to record live television did not exist until late 1947, and were rarely used by the BBC until around 1953–55.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Radio Times 1938" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
2. ^ a b "Radio Times 1939" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
3. ^ "Television: Monday, January 17, to Saturday, January 22" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
4. ^ "Television: Sunday, August 7, to Saturday, August 13" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
5. ^ Comedy Cabaret at IMDb
6. ^ Hermione Baddeley at IMDb
7. ^ Jane Carr at IMDb
8. ^ Charles Heslop at IMDb
9. ^ Charlie Higgins at IMDb
10. ^ George Robey at IMDb

## External links

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* Comedy Cabaret at IMDb
* "Search for Comedy Cabaret". BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2016.

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