a b c d Jamieson, Georgy (16 September 2017). "Bernie Clifton interview". British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 4 March 2020. He performed in the 1979 Royal Variety Performance. [6] He subsequently appeared on several further occasions, including the 2016 show. [7] Young, Lottie (27 February 2020). "Meet The Richardsons offers a peek into the life of a comedy couple". Evening Standard . Retrieved 4 March 2020. Highly popular in its day and raising thousands of pounds for charities, Ken said the press ball was eventually killed off when bands and cabaret artistes started charging more, meaning more was being paid in fees than went to charity.

Clifton has starred in several pantomimes, playing the father of Cinderella at the Hull New Theatre in 2018 and at Northampton's Royal & Derngate in 2019. [19] [20] He has also presented shows on BBC Radio Sheffield, [21] [22] and BBC Radio 4. [23] [24]Clifton was a contestant on Series 5 of The Voice UK, applying under his birth name. He performed " The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" from Man of La Mancha, and did not advance past the blind auditions. [1] Following his appearance on the show he released an album of covers called The Impossible Dream, which included " The Lady in Red" and " Wind Beneath My Wings". [13] After a death metal band's song titles were printed on his album cover by mistake, Clifton presented an award at the Kerrang! Awards in June 2016. [14] Logan, Brian (17 August 2006). "Bernie Clifton, Udderbelly, Edinburgh". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 March 2020. In 2002, Clifton featured on the BBC Two documentary series The Entertainers, which followed 1970s and '80s entertainers who had dropped out of the limelight. [10] In 2005, Clifton and Oswald appeared in Peter Kay's and Tony Christie's music video for the Comic Relief charity re-release of " (Is This the Way to) Amarillo". [6]

Wiser, Danny (23 December 2018). "Pantomime starring Anita Dobson criticised as 'sexist and lewd' as audience walk out during show". The Telegraph . Retrieved 4 March 2020. After a spell on the Newcastle Journal he headed south. A good friend, Gerry Anderson, had just started working for the Express & Star in Wolverhampton, and Ken successfully applied for the job of chief photographer on the Wolverhampton Chronicle, part of the group. TV Review, Inside No. 9, Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room: Every detail is perfectly pitched". The Independent. 2018-01-10. In Lanker’s blog post, their goal for the past seven years is to “take dad-humor to a whole new level.” And she certainly nailed it with this Taco Belle costume idea. I don’t know about you, but suddenly I’m craving some Cheesy Gordita Crunches right about now while I watch my favorite Disney movie.

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a b Lawrence, Ben (13 December 2016). "Is the Royal Variety Performance still fit for a king (or queen)?". The Telegraph . Retrieved 4 March 2020. On 10 March 2022, he made an unplanned telephone appearance on the Chris Moyles Show on Radio X, having been referenced by comedian, Jon Richardson, who appeared on the radio show earlier that morning. [26] Personal life [ edit ]