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	In ''[[The Stage]]'', dated Thursday 26 June 1958, James Hartley wrote "Colin Crompton, who for a while has been working for the C.W.S. as a traveller and engaging in lucrative concert work in Lancashire Clubland, is not accepting a Butlin offer of a resident job commencing July 6 at Ayr Camp. Much as I love the profession, I am not resigning from a well-paid all-the-year-round job for a 10-week season" he told me. Just the same, Colin plans to motor up to Ayr every Saturday to contribute regularly in the Camp's week-end programmes: 400 miles, there and back.		In ''[[The Stage]]'', dated Thursday 26 June 1958, James Hartley wrote "Colin Crompton, who for a while has been working for the C.W.S. as a traveller and engaging in lucrative concert work in Lancashire Clubland, is not accepting a Butlin offer of a resident job commencing July 6 at Ayr Camp. Much as I love the profession, I am not resigning from a well-paid all-the-year-round job for a 10-week season" he told me. Just the same, Colin plans to motor up to Ayr every Saturday to contribute regularly in the Camp's week-end programmes: 400 miles, there and back.

	From 1974 to 1977 he was also the "club chairman" in another Granada programme, ''[[The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13d5e0b\|title=Colin Crompton\|website=BFI}}</ref> An attempt by producer [[Johnnie Hamp]] to reproduce the atmosphere of the [[working men's club]]s in a television studio, Crompton was famous for ringing a hand-operated fire alarm bell and telling the audience to "give order" when making announcements from "the committee" in between acts. He wrote his own scripts, with occasional additions by [[Neil Shand]]. The [[MC]] for the show, [[Bernard Manning]], claimed he was cast in the role because he "had been on ''The Comedians'' and he had that gormless look about him so he was ideal".<ref name="offthetelly">{{cite web \| url=http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=1038 \| title=Give Order! \| last=Diamond \| first=Chris \| date=September 2001 \| accessdate=13 October 2012 \| publisher=offthetelly.co.uk \| url-status=dead \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114085400/http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=1038 \| archivedate=14 November 2012 ~~}}{{citation needed\|date=April 2017~~}}</ref>		From 1974 to 1977 he was also the "club chairman" in another Granada programme, ''[[The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web\|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13d5e0b\|title=Colin Crompton\|website=BFI}}</ref> An attempt by producer [[Johnnie Hamp]] to reproduce the atmosphere of the [[working men's club]]s in a television studio, Crompton was famous for ringing a hand-operated fire alarm bell and telling the audience to "give order" when making announcements from "the committee" in between acts. He wrote his own scripts, with occasional additions by [[Neil Shand]]. The [[MC]] for the show, [[Bernard Manning]], claimed he was cast in the role because he "had been on ''The Comedians'' and he had that gormless look about him so he was ideal".<ref name="offthetelly">{{cite web \| url=http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=1038 \| title=Give Order! \| last=Diamond \| first=Chris \| date=September 2001 \| accessdate=13 October 2012 \| publisher=offthetelly.co.uk \| url-status=dead \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114085400/http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=1038 \| archivedate=14 November 2012 }}</ref>

	According to [[Johnnie Hamp]]: "Colin was criticised by real club chairmen for the way he acted. One actual club chairman wanted to appear and have it out with him on the show. He came along and met Colin, who was dressed in a very good suit, very smart, and here was this man looking more of a caricature than Colin ever did."<ref name="offthetelly" />		According to [[Johnnie Hamp]]: "Colin was criticised by real club chairmen for the way he acted. One actual club chairman wanted to appear and have it out with him on the show. He came along and met Colin, who was dressed in a very good suit, very smart, and here was this man looking more of a caricature than Colin ever did."<ref name="offthetelly" />

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'''George Colin Crompton''' (22 June 1931 – 24 August 1985) was an English [[stand-up comedian]].

==Biography==
Crompton, born in [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]], found fame on the [[Granada Television]] programme ''[[The Comedians (1971 TV series)|The Comedians]]'' in the early 1970s.

Before his big break into television, Crompton was half of a duo musical comedy act with musician and singer Edward (Eddie) Forrest (piano, ukulele and banjo), doing the rounds of the [[Working Men's Club]]s of Manchester.

In ''[[The Stage]]'', dated Thursday 26 June 1958, James Hartley wrote "Colin Crompton, who for a while has been working for the C.W.S. as a traveller and engaging in lucrative concert work in Lancashire Clubland, is not accepting a Butlin offer of a resident job commencing July 6 at Ayr Camp. Much as I love the profession, I am not resigning from a well-paid all-the-year-round job for a 10-week season" he told me. Just the same, Colin plans to motor up to Ayr every Saturday to contribute regularly in the Camp's week-end programmes: 400 miles, there and back.

From 1974 to 1977 he was also the "club chairman" in another Granada programme, ''[[The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club]]''.<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba13d5e0b|title=Colin Crompton|website=BFI}}</ref> An attempt by producer [[Johnnie Hamp]] to reproduce the atmosphere of the [[working men's club]]s in a television studio, Crompton was famous for ringing a hand-operated fire alarm bell and telling the audience to "give order" when making announcements from "the committee" in between acts. He wrote his own scripts, with occasional additions by [[Neil Shand]]. The [[MC]] for the show, [[Bernard Manning]], claimed he was cast in the role because he "had been on ''The Comedians'' and he had that gormless look about him so he was ideal".<ref name="offthetelly">{{cite web | url=http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=1038 | title=Give Order! | last=Diamond | first=Chris | date=September 2001 | accessdate=13 October 2012 | publisher=offthetelly.co.uk | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114085400/http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=1038 | archivedate=14 November 2012 }}{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}</ref>

According to [[Johnnie Hamp]]: "Colin was criticised by real club chairmen for the way he acted. One actual club chairman wanted to appear and have it out with him on the show. He came along and met Colin, who was dressed in a very good suit, very smart, and here was this man looking more of a caricature than Colin ever did."<ref name="offthetelly" />

Crompton also had a small role as Roughage in the film ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp]]'' in [[1977 in film|1977]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bcb0d3e|title=Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)|website=BFI}}</ref>

A favourite moment during ''The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club'' was when he rang his bell to interrupt [[ventriloquist]] [[Ray Alan]] halfway through his act: "...excuse me Mr. Allen we've had some complaints that they can't quite hear you at the back. Could you hold your dummy a little closer to the microphone please?" This particular joke, like the character of the club chairman itself, owed a heavy debt to the comedian [[Norman Collier]].

Crompton bought and ran a pub called the Birch and Bottle in [[Whitley, Cheshire]].

==Death==
On 24 August 1985, Crompton died of [[lung cancer]] at the age of 54.<ref name=bfi/> He was survived by his three children, Cheryl, Erica and John.

==Books==
*''More Best Jewish Jokes,'' Wolfe Publishing (1970), {{ISBN|978-0723401650}}.
*''Best West Country jokes,'' Wolfe Publishing (1970), {{ISBN|978-0723403906}}.
*''Best nursing jokes (The Wolfe mini ha-ha books),'' Wolfe Publishing (1970), {{ISBN|978-0723404200}}.
*''Best motoring jokes (The Wolfe mini ha-ha books),'' Wolfe (1970), {{ISBN|978-0723404194}}.
*''Best fishing jokes (The Wolfe mini ha-ha books),'' Wolfe (1970), {{ISBN|978-0723404187}}.
*''Best Yorkshire Jokes (Mini-ha-ha Books),'' Wolfe Pub. (1970), {{ISBN|978-0723403913}}.
*''Best Seaside Jokes (Mini-ha-ha Books),'' Mosby-Wolfe (1970), {{ISBN|978-0723403920}}.
*''Best Newly-wed Jokes,'' Wolfe (1971), {{ISBN|978-0723401605}}.
*''Best Office Jokes (Mini-ha-ha Books),'' Mosby-Wolfe (1973), {{ISBN|978-0723405184}}.
*''Best After Dinner Jokes,'' Wolfe Pub. (1973), {{ISBN|978-0723405191}}.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=188641|name=Colin Crompton}}
*[http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1970s/wheeltappers-shunters-social-club/ Nostalgia Central on The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club]

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[[Category:English male comedians]]
[[Category:English stand-up comedians]]
[[Category:Comedians from Manchester]]
[[Category:Butlins Redcoats]]
[[Category:20th-century English comedians]]
[[Category:Deaths from lung cancer in England]]