Denis Norden
Shows
My Music (regular panellist)
My Word! (team captain)
The Name's the Same (regular panellist)
One Minute Please (regular guest)
Biography
The man with the most famous (or should we say infamous?) clipboard in television, he first made his name as a comedy writer, often in partnership with Frank Muir. Of course, in later years his biggest gig was the irregular out-takes showcase It'll Be Alright On The Night, which was usually good for some gameshow-related amusement.
In 2006, he announced his retirement from television - bringing to an end the phenomenon of an 84-year old getting primetime slots on ITV. He died on 19 September 2018, aged 96.
Trivia
Norden did occasionally (and quite rightly, wethinks) show clips of his own on-screen gaffes on It'll Be Alright On The Night, just as Terry Wogan showed clips of his own fluffs on the BBC's equivalent out-takes show, Auntie's Bloomers.