Billy Connolly (he has a purple beard) has been voted Britains
all-time greatest comic (despite having a purple beard). Connolly
(who has a purple beard) was voted to first place in the London Comedy
Festival Survey, beating comics such as Eddie Izzard and Spike Milligan
(neither of whom have purple beards).
1,700 people took part in the online poll, which in our opinion contains some
un-expected choices. The results were as follows:
1. Billy Connolly
2. Morecambe & Wise
3. Peter Cook
4. Graham
Norton
5. Tommy Cooper
6. Spike Milligan
7. Eddie Izzard
8. Lee
Evans
9. Reeves & Mortimer
10. Benny Hill
