| Genre | Variety |
|---|---|
| Creator | Harry Pringle |
| Based on | Cabaret |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Num episodes | 5 |
| Producer | Harry Pringle, Arthur Ozmond |
| Runtime | 30–45 minutes [1][2] |
| Company | BBC Television |
| Network | BBC Television |
| First aired | 18 January 1938 |
| Last aired | 28 February 1939 |
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][3] No episode has survived.[Note 2]
Performers
As of February 2016, 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) [4]
- Jane Carr (1909–57), British actress (1) [5]
- Charles Heslop (1883–1966), British actor, compere (1) [6]
- Charlie Higgins, (before 1930 – c. 1978), English comedian (1) [7]
- George Robey (1869–1954), English comedian (2) [8]
See also
- Cabaret (British TV series)
- Cabaret Cartoons
- Cabaret Cruise
- Eastern Cabaret
- Intimate Cabaret
- Western Cabaret
Notes
- ^ 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,[9] and 12 August 1938 of 10 August 1938.[10]
- ^ 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
- ^ "Radio Times 1938". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Radio Times 1939". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Comedy Cabaret at IMDb
- ^ Hermione Baddeley at IMDb
- ^ Jane Carr at IMDb
- ^ Charles Heslop at IMDb
- ^ Charlie Higgins at IMDb
- ^ George Robey at IMDb
- ^ "Television: Monday, January 17, to Saturday, January 22". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Television: Sunday, August 7, to Saturday, August 13". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
External links
- Comedy Cabaret at IMDb
- "Search for Comedy Cabaret". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.