FDC: Comedy Greats

This cover from Royal Mail features an unusual topic: comedy, represented by 10 comedians and comedy teams from the United Kingdom.

Country: United Kingdom
Date of Issue: 1st April 2015 (first day cover on April Fool’s Day)

Stamp Details

Top row, from left to right

• Spike Milligan, of The Goons
• Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker – The Two Ronnies (my joint favourites, with Eric and Ernie, and Python, below)
• Billy Connolly – “the big yin”
• Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise – Morecambe and Wise
• Norman Wisdom – the original Gump

Bottom row, from left to right

• Lennie Henry – Comic Relief star
• Peter Cook and Dudley Moore – Derek and Clive (among many other characters)
• Monty Python – just brilliant
• Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders – French and Saunders
• Victoria Wood – one of the great Dinnerladies

Encore

The insert to the cover provides more details about the life and times of these comedy greats. Click the image below for easier reading.