Comedy Bandbox is a British TV show that was produced in Manchester by ABC Television from 1962 to 1966. Four series and 54 episodes were produced. It had a revue format in which a variety of comedians performed stand-up and sketches. The last series was hosted by David Nixon and so was retitled David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox. Several famous stars made their TV debut on the show including Jimmy Tarbuck and Mike Yarwood.[1][2][3]

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  1. ↑ "Comedy Bandbox". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mike Yarwood, comedian whose brilliant impersonations drew huge TV audiences– obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Ross, Robert (2021-09-30), Forgotten Heroes of Comedy: An Encyclopedia of the Comedy Underdog, Unbound Publishing, p. 390, ISBN 978-1-78352-919-3
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