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Frank Carson is an Irish comedian and occasional
actor. Born in Belfast Northern Ireland 6
November, 1926, he came to England to work as a
stand-up comedian and had success on the long
running music-hall revival show on TV, The Good
Old Days. He also won the peak-viewing national
favourite talent show Opportunity Knocks,
presented by the veteran actor Hughie Greene,
several times. His style of telling jokes and good
material came over well on TV and he was one of
the most noticeable of the acts when he appeared
on The Comedians (1971). This was a novel TV show
at the time and consisted of a half hour of
non-stop stand-up comedy from several comedians
per show. It became a hit in the UK and Frank
Carson's career was established from then on. The
show started success for a long list of UK
comedians, many of who are still working today.

The Comedians led to similar shows, Who Do You Do?
and The Wheel-tappers And Shunters Club. The last
was an attempt to bring the northern English
working man's club show to TV. Frank Carson was a
regular on TV for many years after The Comedians,
also working as a stage entertainer and appearing
before the royal family in shows. Carson's two
catchphrase's never seem to fail when he appears
before an audience, and he often tells 'Irish
jokes'. i.e. jokes mocking an Irishman in a mild
way.

He had heart surgery in 1976 and it was suggested
that this would mean he would retire. But he
continued working and also went into making TV
acting appearances and also acting in two cinema 
films in the nineties, and directing a film in
2002. Today he is still working, making live
appearances, and doing a charity work for which he
was awarded a papal knighthood by the Pope.