And unable to resist one last joke worthy of her father’s wit, she says with a smile: “I’m definitely my father’s daughter – I look like my dad in drag!” Les Dawson Forever airs on ...

He was one of the nation’s best-loved comics – but although Les Dawson ... Margaret Thatcher. Dawson’s curmudgeonly TV persona, which frequently saw him dressed in drag, belied the fact ...

Mother-in-law joketeller and face-puller par excellence Les Dawson died twenty years ago today ... and of his two man drag act with former Corrie star Roy Barraclough. But his enduring legacy ...

Les Dawson was a portly comedian who thrilled audiences on stage and on TV - here's what we know about him and his extraordinary life. Les Dawson was born in Collyhurst, Manchester on February 2 ...

Les Dawson in 1975. It emerged in February 2014 ... Dawson was known for his jokey drag character Ada Shufflebotham (Roy Barraclough played Cissie Braithwaite) but it's not clear what inspired ...

Les Dawson, the knave who stole our hearts and became ... from his early days on Opportunity Knocks to his ‘Cissie and Ada’ drag double act with Preston-born comic actor Roy Barraclough.

Roy Barraclough, Les Dawson’s partner in the classic Cissie and Ada sketches, has died at the age of 81. The comic was also known for playing Rovers Return landlord Alec Gilroy in Coronation Street, ...

Les Dawson, with his face looking as if it had been repeatedly hit by ‘a stocking full of custard’, remains my favourite British comedian. For many people, the thought of Tommy Cooper prompts ...

Charlotte Dawson, daughter of late comedian Les Dawson, has welcomed her first child with fiancé Matt Sarsfield and has now revealed their son's name is Noah Dawson Sarsfield Want all the latest ...

It’s not an apt phrase, given the subject matter, but there’s not a dud note in Jon Culshaw’s brilliant impersonation of Les Dawson. The Dead Ringers impressionist nails the lugubrious manner and ...

Remembering Les Dawson with favourite TV clips and some rare gems from the archives, plus interviews with friends, relatives and colleagues who assess the comedian's legacy. Show more Les Dawson ...

Les Dawson was one of Britain's all-time great comedy talents, best known as a comedian but also a talented musician, writer and actor. Listen To Les ran to 10 series across the 1970s and 80s.