Tommy Trinder
Those of you that follow Streatham Pulse on Twitter may be aware of the campaign that was started recently to get Streatham born, 1950’s comedian, Tommy Trinder to the top of Channel Four’s list of The Greatest Stand Up Comics Of All Time. The Campaign was started by Ross Noble, who is also one of the nominees. Bemused by the shortlist, which generally favours comedians from the last few years, Ross thought it might be a bit of a giggle to boost the largely forgotten comedian’s chances of topping the chart. He started his campaign on Twitter and it quickly received the backing of comedians, Alan Davies, Jason Manford, Rob Rouse and co-creator of Viz, Simon Donald, who started this Facebook Group to help the cause. Voting has now closed and we will have to wait until later in the year for Channel Four to reveal the winner, so in the mean time keep your fingers crossed for Tommy and have a look at some of his work on You Tube. Here is a video featuring Tommy presenting Sunday Night At The London Palladium in the ’50’s. After the opening dance number Tommy appears about 2.20 in where he entertains the audience with some jokes before introducing Pinky & Perky.
The blue plaque on Wellfield Road in Streatham, commemorating Tommy’s birth.
You can buy comedy recordings of Tommy Trinder here on 
