1. Simon Bird (1984)

British Actor And Comedian

Comedic English actor who starred as Will McKenzie on the E4 series The Inbetweeners, a role that earned him the 2008 Best Male Newcomer and 2009 Best Actor Awards at the...

2. Michael Bentine (1922)

British Actor And Comedian

British comedian of Peruvian decent who is arguably best known for organizing Earthquake relief efforts for Peru. He was also the best-selling writer of 16 novels, comedies and non-fiction books.

3. Marty Feldman (1934)

British Actor And Comedian

Crazy-eyed comic actor who became known to audiences for his role as Igor in Young Frankenstein. He won two BAFTA Awards for his roles in Marty and At Last the 1948...

4. Greg Hemphill (1969)

British Actor And Comedian

Scottish comedian best known for his role as Victor McDade on Still Game. 

5. Graeme Garden (1943)

British Actor And Comedian

Starting in 1970, he was a co-writer and performer for the series The Goodies and later a long-running panelist on the radio improvisation show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

6. Chris Barrie (1960)

British Actor And Comedian

Impressionist known for being a cast member on the sketch show Spitting Image. He also portrayed Gordon Brittas in the BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire.

7. Shane Richie (1964)

British Actor And Comedian

Actor who played the brash, arrogant Alfie Moon on the British soap opera EastEnders. He's also been a presenter on various gameshows on BBC.

8. Lucy Porter (1973)

British Actor And Comedian

English standup comedian and actress known for her performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and for her work as a panelist on shows like Quote... Unquote and The Personality Test.

9. Kevin Eldon (1960)

British Actor And Comedian

British comedian who has appeared on several comedic series such as Fist of Fun, Knowing You and Alan Partridge, and his own show, It's Kevin.

10. Anna Crilly (1975)

British Actor And Comedian

Known for her role as Magda on the BBC comedy series Lead Balloon, she also became famous as one half of a television comedy duo called Anna and Katy.

11. Griff Rhys Jones (1953)

British Actor And Comedian

Welsh comedian starred in the sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones.

12. Craig Charles (1964)

British Actor And Comedian

English soap opera veteran who has played Lloyd Mullaney in over 650 episodes of Coronation Street. He also co-starred on the TV series Red Dwarf.

13. James Bachman (1972)

British Actor And Comedian

British comedian best known for his work on Sorry, I've Got No Head and That Mitchell and Webb Look. He appeared in the film Transformers: Age of Extinction in 2014...

14. Miranda Hart (1972)

British Actor And Comedian

She became known to television audiences for starring in her own show, Miranda. Her other credits include Hyperdrive, Monday Monday, and Not Going Out. She starred in the 2015 comedy Spy. 

15. Adam Buxton (1969)

British Actor And Comedian

Actor and comedian who forms one half of the British comedy duo Adam and Joe. In 1995 he and his partner, Joe Cornish, hosted their own show, The Adam and...

16. Steve Edge (1972)

British Actor And Comedian

Former stand-up comedian who went into more acting and became well known for his work on several British comedies including Scallywagga, Starlings, Phoenix Nights, and Peep Show. He played the...

17. Betty Marsden (1919)

British Actor And Comedian

Betty Marsden was an English comedy actress. She was born in Liverpool Lancashire but spent her early childhood living in near poverty in Somerset. Her music teacher recognised Marsden's talent...

18. Humphrey Ker (1982)

British Actor And Comedian

David Humphrey Rivers Ker is an Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning British actor writer and comedian formerly of the sketch comedy troupe The Penny Dreadfuls.

19. Marek Larwood (1976)

British Actor And Comedian

Marek Larwood is an English comedian and actor in television radio and theatre. He is best known for the BBC Three sitcom/sketch show Rush Hour and for being one third...

20. Martin Reid (1964)

British Actor And Comedian

Martin Marty Reid is a Northern Irish actor and comedian and is part of the Hole in the Wall Gang a Belfast comedy troupe. He has played the role of...

21. Fergus Craig (1980)

British Actor And Comedian

gus Craig in Sunderland is a British stand-up comic and actor in theatre television and radio. He studied at the University of Manchester. Fergus is one half of the popular...

22. Mani Liaqat (1984)

British Actor And Comedian

Mani Liaqat is a Manchester based British Asian actor and comedian. He is known for his bizarre rants portly figure witty voice and mixture of Punjabi/Urdu/Hindi and British everyday-humour....

23. Lewis Costello (1993)

British Actor And Comedian

Lewis Costello is an English comedian writer and actor. His style involves storytelling and discussing popular culture. Stuart Holmes of CityLife commented; Running through a mixture of laddish humour original...

24. Karl Lucas (1972)

British Actor And Comedian

Karl Lucas is an English comedian actor and writer who has written for and appeared in a number of television music videos and radio comedy programmes as well as various...

25. Gus Brown (actor) (1974)

British Actor And Comedian

Gus Brown is an English actor and comedian. He is half of the double act Laurence & Gus alongside fellow comedian and writer Laurence Howarth. Together they have made two...

26. David Reed (comedian) (1982)

British Actor And Comedian

David Reed is a British actor writer and comedian and one third of comedy troupe The Penny Dreadfuls.