Hope and Keen

They were first cousins, the sons of British Variety comedians Syd and Max Harrison[1] and first formed their act, as singers, dancers and acrobats, in 1956.

[2] They were the hosts of Hope and Keen's Crazy House and other British television and radio shows.

This was a ten-week ‘fill-in’- put on by impresario Harold Fielding after Charlie Girl closed at short notice and he was getting together a production of Show Boat.

They received positive reviews from the critics in this run, as they not only demonstrated a gift for comedy, but also played several instruments between them, and showed a flair for gymnastics.

[3] In 1979 they served as joint captains of the Variety Club of Great Britain's Golfing Society.