Arthur Askey’s lifetime collection of showbiz memorabilia is set to go under the hammer next month. The Liverpool-born comic became a household name in the BBC’s first regular radio comedy series, ...

Arthur Askey was a diminutive British comedian, born in 1900. He began his professional career as a music hall performer in 1924, but it wasn't until 1938's Band Wagon (which lasted a full five ...

An absolute howl on the British Broadcasting Corp.’s Wednesday night Band Wagon is “Resident Comedian” Arthur Askey, who is a sort of British Joe Cook. Month or so ago Askey (“Big-Hearted Arthur”) and ...

Comedian Arthur Askey and his buddy Stinker reside in a flat on top of Associated-Rediffusion's Television House in Aldwych, getting into all sorts of comedic situations. The series was based on the ...