Ernest Alfred Henry Remnant (16 September 1910 – 8 October 1973), known professionally as Jimmy Wheeler, was a British variety theatre comedian and pioneer of radio and television.

[1] From 1929, father and son performed a popular variety act in character as a sailor and railway porter, combining comic cross-talk with slapstick, music and songs.

His style was described as "gruff... the archetypal beer-stained bash comic..",[5] and "the epitome of the boozy, four-ale bar story teller".

[3] Some of his stage and radio acts were humorous résumés of well-known operas, which he entitled 'Hopra for the Higgerant' ('Opera for the Ignorant', with typical added Cockney-type aitches).

[citation needed] He appeared regularly on television in the 1950s, tailoring his act to fit the requirements of the new medium while maintaining the same style.