Bernard Righton (the politically correct club comic creation of John Thomson) celebrates the world's greatest comedians from across the globe. Bernard introduces archive footage from our favourite comics and their greatest routines - from Victoria Wood and Frankie Howerd, Morecambe & Wise and Joan Rivers to Tommy Cooper, Jim Carrey and Woody Allen. From comedy greats in their pomp to box office stars in their early days, there are plenty of infamous routines to relive again or forgotten gems to discover for the first time.