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Bernie Clifton: From Crackerjack to Vegas - The Life of a Comedy Legend
Season 2
Episode 8
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
Description
Bernie Clifton once flew in a Cold War bomber to a football match, took Oswald the Ostrich up in a microlight for a newspaper stunt, and was featured on Inside No. 9. It's been quite the ride.
Bernie Clifton is a British comedian and entertainer with a career spanning decades, beloved for his warmth, wit and prop comedy — including television appearances on 321, Crackerjack, and It's a Royal Knockout.
- The unexpected path from early ambitions through a brief RAF detour to the comedy stage
- The encouragement from Bob Monkhouse and Les Dawson that helped shape his now-iconic style
- How Oswald the Ostrich came into existence — and the surreal moment he took it up in a microlight
- What decades of live performance reveal about audiences, stamina, and why comedy endures
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