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1. Phil Soltanek is the real name of which American stand up comedian?
Emo Philips, pictured

2. How many contestants took part in an episode of Blankety Blank?
Two

3. Which ITV show launched Canadian comedian Mike Myers?
Wide Awake Club (TV-AM)

4. Best known for her impressions, who won the TV Times award for ‘Funniest Woman on TV’ in 1980?
Faith Brown

5. In the comedy play The 39 Steps, how many characters do the four actors portray, 99, 119 or 139?
139

6. Who was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe for their show Hollycopter?
Holly Walsh

7. Which film included characters Captain Lone Starr, Prince Valium and Barfolomew?
Spaceballs

8. What was the name of the 1981 cartoon series voiced by Kenneth Williams?
Willo the Wisp

9. The 1987 comedy film Personal Services was based on whose real-life stories?
Cynthia Payne

10. Who was born first, Laurel or Hardy?
Stan Laurel

Published: 3 Oct 2017