Joan Sims
English actress and comedienneWikipedia
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Joan Sims".
Sep 8, 2026
ScottHOST
I think we're going to be debating whether Kenneth Williams plays the most gloriously incompetent naval captain ever in British cinematic history.
ScottHOST
We're going to mourn the loss of people like Sid James and Joan Sims at some point during this.
ScottHOST
What we need to discuss at some point, this didn't start off life as a carry-on film.
ScottHOST
Mark wasn't aware of this, were you, mate? Because Mark's always held this one in a little bit...
15 MINS LATER
MarkPANELIST
Really good.
MarkPANELIST
That's by the Gribbons bringing it, I think, the comedy there.
ScottHOST
So we're missing, like, Sid, Hattie Jakes, Joan Sims, but does the film suffer? Does it suffer without those traditional anchors, for want of a better word? Or does it give the cast a bit more room to shine? I
TonyPANELIST
don't actually think there was a room for Sid James in this one.
Caroline SheenHOST
Oh, wow.
Tony SheldonGUEST
I sang a song by Peter Myers and Ronnie Cass called I Love a Comedian, which Joan Sims had introduced in a review called The Lord Chamberlain Regrets.
Tony SheldonGUEST
And I sang this song and then I did a duet of Swinging on a Star with the host of The Tonight Show.
Tony SheldonGUEST
And that was supposed to be it.