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Blankety Blank

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First episode dateJanuary 18, 1979
Final episode dateDecember 24, 2016
Production location The London Studios
Also known asLily Savage's Blankety Blank
Presented by Terry Wogan
Paul O'Grady
Les Dawson
David Walliams
Reviews www.imdb.com
Present byTerry Wogan; Les Dawson; Paul O'Grady; David Walliams; Bradley Walsh
Product companiFremantle ; Grundy (1999–2001); Thames Television (2002); Thames (2016, 2020–)
Networks BBC One ; ITV (2001–02, 2016)
No of episod Christmas
No of seri 18
GenresComedy Panel Game
Origin releas18 January 1979 –; present
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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The comedy quiz game everyone can play at home.

Paul O'Grady granted posthumous freedom of Wirral

Paul O'Grady granted posthumous freedom of Wirral
Jul 10,2023 6:11 pm

... " O Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, going on to present BBC One game show Blankety Blank and other light entertainment programmes...

Paul O'Grady obituary: From Lily Savage to TV national treasure, with a love of dogs

Paul O'Grady obituary: From Lily Savage to TV national treasure, with a love of dogs
Mar 29,2023 8:41 am

... The transition to mainstream TV personality became complete when she followed in the footsteps of Terry Wogan and Les Dawson as the host of game show Blankety Blank...

Paul O'Grady: Camilla says she is 'deeply saddened' by TV star's death

Paul O'Grady: Camilla says she is 'deeply saddened' by TV star's death
Mar 29,2023 7:41 am

... Later, he hosted chat show The Lily Savage Show for BBC for a short run in 1997, before turning his hand to hosting a revived version of game show Blankety Blank, which remained on air until 2002...

Paul O'Grady: TV star dies aged 67

Paul O'Grady: TV star dies aged 67
Mar 28,2023 10:30 pm

... O Grady rose to fame in the 1990s with his iconic scouse drag queen persona Lily Savage, going on to present game show Blankety Blank and other light entertainment programmes...

Bill Tidy: Cartoonist who appeared on Countdown and Countryfile dies aged 89

Bill Tidy: Cartoonist who appeared on Countdown and Countryfile dies aged 89
Mar 12,2023 11:01 am

... Over the years he also appeared on television shows such as Watercolour Challenge, Countdown, Blankety Blank and Countryfile and he illustrated more than 70 books...

Kelly Monteith: US comic who had own UK show dies at 80

Kelly Monteith: US comic who had own UK show dies at 80
Jan 3,2023 12:11 pm

... Once he moved to the UK, Monteith appeared on Des O Connor Tonight and Blankety Blank...

Children in Need: Lewis Capaldi, Joe Wicks and Graham Norton to star in BBC fundraiser

Children in Need: Lewis Capaldi, Joe Wicks and Graham Norton to star in BBC fundraiser
Nov 17,2022 7:51 pm

... The charity night on BBC One will include ex-Strictly stars Maisie Smith and John Waite going on Blankety Blank...

Barry Cryer: Tributes paid to veteran comedian and writer

Barry Cryer: Tributes paid to veteran comedian and writer
Jan 28,2022 7:14 pm

... Hugely missed Cryer s early TV appearances were bolstered by a string of panel shows, with his comic timing entertaining audiences on That s Showbusiness, Blankety Blank and What s My Line...

Kelly Monteith: US comic who had own UK show dies at 80

Dec 26,2021 4:41 pm

Kelly Monteith , the US stand-up comic who also had his own UK BBC show, has died at the Age Of 80.

Monteith's death was announced on Tuesday by The Anglophlile Channel, an LA production company which worked with him in recent years.

He rose to fame in the UK after several appearances on The Des O'Connor Show.

This led to his self-titled BBC Series which ran for six Series between 1979 and 1984. Monteith suffered a stroke in 2021 and died in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Monteith was The One of The First American comedians to get his own show on The Bbc . In America , he starred in two Series on CBS called The Kelly Monteith Show and The Hit Squad .

Actor to the US comic on Twitter, writing: " Sad news about Kelly Monteith . Funny, personable & (like Dave Allen ) way ahead of his time. Judging from the reaction on here he was a bigger influence than he ever knew. "

Screenwrtier and comedian " A few years ago I said in an interview that, along with Morecambe and Wise, Tommy Cooper and My Father , he was one of my favourite comedians. He heard about it, got in contact and thanked me. "

" Very sad news about Kelly Monteith . His BBC Series was a firm fixture of my early 80s viewing. "

Monteith first made a name for himself on the US comedy circuit in the 1970s. He made More Than 40 appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno as well as on The Late Show with David Letterman .

Leno once described Monteith as a comedian who was " always extremely clever, extremely funny. One of the benchmarks. For those of us of a certain generation, Kelly was the guy".

Once he moved to the UK, Monteith appeared on Des O'Connor Tonight and Blankety Blank .

After proving popular with The Public with those appearances, Monteith was offered his own Series by The Bbc that ran for six seasons.

Monteith was The One of The First American comedians to get his own BBC show, and co-wrote his self-titled Series with Neil Shand .

His fondness for the UK was partly due to the fact he met his future wife Caroline there.

Monteith often said that one of the highlights of his career was performing for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Ii at The Royal Variety Performance in 1983.

In a statement issued to The Bbc , the Anglophile Channel confirmed his death " with great sadness".

Monteith hosted Kelly Monteith 's BBC Memories for the Anglophile Channel, which is dedicated to British culture and entertainment. The programme which featured a look back at his groundbreaking BBC comedy Series .



Source of news: bbc.com

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