Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 8 | Original language(s) English Running time 30mins | |
Starring Dustin Gee and Les Dennis No. of episodes 51 (including. 3 Christmas specials) | ||
'The Laughter Show was a BBC comedy sketch show, which featured Dustin Gee and Les Dennis, from 1984 to 1986 and then just featuring Dennis until 1991.
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Dustin Gee and Les Dennis, both started there TV careers on Who Do You Do in 1975, where there formed a partnership. The pair went on to appear on stage and TV including The Russ Abbot Madhouse. In 1984, the BBC 1 give the pair their own show The Laughter Show, while continued to work on The Russ Abbot Madhouse.
This was the show that included their most notable impression, as Coronation Street's Vera Duckworth in two-handers with Mavis Riley (played by Les Dennis).
On 3 January 1986 Dustin Gee died, shortly before transmission of the third series (which had already been recorded) So the BBC carried on the series with just Les Dennis until 1991.