Who was a famous name when you were growing up that young people today wouldn't have heard of?

[Brettthepei]

Hearsay

The Krankees!

Beavis and Butthead

Rod, Jane and Freddie

Benny Hill

Kenneth McKellar

Leonard Sachs - the good old days, Jonathan Sachs, Manuel in Fawlty towers is his son.

Dave Allen was not Lily Allen's dad! That's Keith Allen.

Rod Hull and Emu
Billy Dainty
Willie Rushton
Ross and Norris McWhirter
Roy Castle
Ed Stewart
Kenneth Kendall
Molly Sugden
Angela Rippon

Sooty

Me! Well my maiden name anyway . There was a famous actress with my name, with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. I had frequent comments growing up until I changed my surname.
You never hear of her anymore.

Stewpot

Andrew Sachs played Manuel... Not Jonathan!

He's just blotted his copybook...

Rod Hull
Amanda De Cadanet
Eric Sykes
Paul Michael Glasier
Cannon and Ball
Eric Morecambe
Tommy Cooper

Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards

Sid

(If you see Sid, tell him).

Nope!
By some bizarre coincidence I just received an email saying that Sooty and Co are on in my local theatre soon, as part of their 2023 tour!
They must be getting on a bit.

Think Basil Brush has long since left us, though.

David Mellor
Daley Thompson
Lena Zavaroni

Rick Astley is at Glastonbury this year.

I also saw him come on with the Foo Fighters at Reading. He is great mates with Dave Grohl

Selina Scott. Autocorrect just changed her name to “delinquent Scott”, which made me smile.

Matthew Corbett

Salt n’ Pepa

Mel and Kim

Jo Guest. She was gorgeous.

David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky&Hutch)

He. Hehe. Hehehe. Hehe. Boobs

Tony Hart
Johnny Ball

@BordoisAgain i hear there’s a B&B remake and that it’s good.

Lewis Collins
Alvin Stardust
Eric Faulkner
Les McKeown
KeithChegwin
Maggie Philbin
John Noakes
Tina Charles