| Biography | Clapham and Dwyer were a British comedy duo popular in the 1920s and 1930s, comprising Charlie Clapham and Bill Dwyer. They were the first comedy double act to become famous on British radio, and continued to broadcast regularly through the 1920s and 1930s.
Dwyer was the straight man, and Clapham - with monocle and moustache - was the fool. Their sketches often featured "Cissie the Cow", a disruptive influence that was initially imaginary but was later played onstage in the manner of a pantomime horse. As a stage act from 1928, they appeared in venues all over the country. In 1929, they appeared in two early short films made in the Lee de Forest Phonofilm sound-on-film process. |