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Jon Culshaw on Les Dawson: 'even his most savage mother-in-law lines were written with love' by Brian Logan

In his Edinburgh fringe show Flying High the impressionist wants to convey the warmth and affection of the comic and Blankety Blank host Who knew, growing up in the 70s and 80s, that we weren't watching mere comedians, but the dramatis personae in plays that would one day light up the Edinburgh festival? Bob Monkhouse, Tony Hancock, Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howerd and Kenneth Williams have all had their biographies spla…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM on July 22, 2022

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