Denis Norden

Scriptwriter and broadcaster, born in London, England, UK. He was educated in London, and with Frank Muir formed a comedy scriptwriting duo (1947–64). They contributed to many shows, including Take It From Here (1947–58) and Bedtime with Braden (1950–4). They were resident on many panel shows, such as My Word (from 1956) and My Music (from 1967), and co-operated in writing a number of books. From 1964 he worked as a solo writer for films and television, especially It'll Be Alright on the Night (from 1977), which he also presented until his retirement in 2006.

Denis Norden (born February 6, 1922) is an English comedy writer and television presenter.

Norden is nowadays best known to television audiences for his two occasional shows. These items are virtually everything that is discovered when researching material for Alright on the Night that aren't out-takes, and thus cannot be shown on that show. career

Born in London, and educated at the City of London School with Kingsley Amis, Norden "was considered to have a fine academic brain".

He began by managing a theatre and organising variety shows.

Their first joint venture was the radio show, Take It From Here, and they went on to write many successful radio and television scripts. They became known as something of a double act, and were regular participants in panel shows such as My Word! and My Music, first on radio then TV. legacy

He and his wife Avril have a son and a daughter, Maggie Norden, a radio presenter and lecturer at the London College of Fashion.

He announced his retirement from his two ongoing ITV shows It'll be Alright on the Night and Denis Norden's Laughter File, on 21 April 2006.

A special show is being recorded to act as a 'farewell tour' to all his shows over the years, called All the Best from Denis Norden to be shown later in the year.