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RTHUR ASKEY and David Nixon. studying. the script of "Hello, Playmates," their new comedy series in the BBC General Overseas Service. Nixon, Askey's new "stooge," is known to televiewers in Britain for his performances in the popular quiz game, "What's My Line?" but is comparatively new to broadcasting. He is an entertainer of the disarmingly stupid type, a comedy magician, and an excellent foil for radio's endearing little man, Arthur Askey. Askey first broadcast for the BBC in 1933, and became a nation-wide figure when he appeared in "Band Waggon" in 1938 and thereafter. He cought the fancy of listeners as radio's "Big-Hearted Arthur," and has retained his hold on. their affections ever since. His engaging and confiding style of comedy is a constant source of delight to listeners, and so are his ridiculous quick-fire songs about bees, storks, and other manifestations of natural history.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 793, 1 October 1954, Page 24
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147BBC photograph RTHUR ASKEY and David Nixon. studying. the script of "Hello, Playmates," their new comedy series in the BBC General Overseas Service. Nixon, Askey's new "stooge," is known to televiewers in Britain for his performances in the popular quiz game, "What's My Line?" but is comparatively new to broadcasting. He is an entertainer of the disarmingly stupid type, a comedy magician, and an excellent foil for radio's endearing little man, Arthur Askey. Askey first broadcast for the BBC in 1933, and became a nation-wide figure when he appeared in "Band Waggon" in 1938 and thereafter. He cought the fancy of listeners as radio's "Big-Hearted Arthur," and has retained his hold on. their affections ever since. His engaging and confiding style of comedy is a constant source of delight to listeners, and so are his ridiculous quick-fire songs about bees, storks, and other manifestations of natural history. New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 793, 1 October 1954, Page 24
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