Ted Rogers (comedian)
| Ted Rogers | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Edward George Rogers 20 July 1935 Kennington, London, England |
| Died | 2 May 2001 (aged 65) Lambeth, London, England |
| Occupation | Television comedian |
Edward George "Ted" Rogers (20 July 1935 – 2 May 2001) was a fast-talking English comedian and light entertainer who started his career as a Redcoat entertainer and is best remembered as the host of the Yorkshire Television game show 3-2-1.
Rogers was born in Kennington, South London, and went to school in Lambeth. His idol as a youngster was Danny Kaye and Rogers won a holiday camp talent contest impersonating Kaye as a youngster, but he would later put all show-business offers on hold whilst he did his national service in the RAF.
In the early 1960s Rogers would appear as a stand up comedian on the radio programme Billy Cotton Band Show, alongside singers such as Tom Jones, Cliff Richard and Alma Cogan and comedians Terry Scott and Hugh Lloyd. He went on to become a familiar presence and last to host Sunday Night at the London Palladium in 1974. Rogers also appeared on the comedy panel game Jokers Wild. He became hugely popular with American artists. He was asked personally by Perry Como to join him on his tour of Britain in 1975 as a comedian after a Royal Variety Performance. This was so successful that Perry told Bing Crosby that Ted was the person he had to work with. Bing phoned Ted and personally asked him to join him on his concerts of 1976 and 1977. Not only to do his act of topical jokes but to do a double act similar to Bob Hope and sing Gone Fishin' with Crosby as a tribute to Louis Armstrong. Whilst on tour he was asked to film a pilot for a new TV game show.
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