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Terry Gilliam (born 1940)
film director, comedian, animator, film actor, actor, television actor, film producer, comics artist, director
- Occidental College
Michael Palin (born 1943)
actor, comedian, diarist, singer, film actor, television presenter, television actor
- University of Oxford, Shrewsbury School
Ben Elton (born 1959)
actor, comedian, playwright, lyricist, stand-up comedian, film actor, film director, stage actor, television actor, director, film producer
- University of Manchester, Victoria University of Manchester
Stephen Fry (born 1957)
actor, comedian, television presenter, autobiographer, director, television actor, stage actor, film actor, journalist, film director, improviser, performing artist, narrator
- University of Cambridge, Uppingham School
Charlie Higson (born 1958)
actor, comedian, singer, television actor
- University of East Anglia, Sevenoaks School
Spike Milligan (1918-2002)
comedian, journalist, stage actor, film actor, poet, actor, musician, television actor, playwright
Ricky Gervais (born 1961)
actor, musician, comedian, radio personality, voice actor, film director, film actor, stand-up comedian, television presenter, film producer, television director, television actor, television producer
- University College London
Peter Ustinov (1921-2004)
actor, film director, television presenter, playwright, film producer, autobiographer, comedian, television actor
- Westminster School