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The 25 pages that link to Radio comedy, each with the reason it gives.

• SitcomNarrower topic: Radio sitcoms established recurring characters and settings before television adopted the format.

• Television comedyNarrower topic: Early television comedy adapted performers, scripts, and formats from radio.

• The Goon ShowNarrower topic: The show expanded what radio comedy could do without relying on visual performance.

• Fanny BriceNarrower topic: Brice adapted her character acting to a medium where voice carried the performance.

• Jack BennyNarrower topic: Benny’s program demonstrated how a radio series could build comedy around a continuing character.

• Spike MilliganNarrower topic: The audio medium gave Milligan unusual freedom to build comic worlds through voices and sound.

• Chico AnysioNarrower topic: Anysio began in radio, where voice and character work formed the basis of his later television craft.

• Lou CostelloNarrower topic: Radio broadcasts expanded the duo’s fame before and alongside their film career.

• Art CarneyNarrower topic: Carney worked as a radio performer before becoming a familiar face on television.

• Hattie JacquesNarrower topic: Jacques’s work on Hancock’s Half Hour shows her contribution to British radio comedy.

• Red SkeltonNarrower topic: Skelton’s radio work adapted his characters and timing to sound alone.

• Tallulah BankheadNarrower topic: The Big Show showcased how Bankhead’s timing and voice could carry a performance without images.

• Eve ArdenNarrower topic: Her radio work trained the vocal timing that carried Connie Brooks across media.

• Ronald GoliasNarrower topic: Golias developed his comic performance in radio before becoming a television star.