Sir Norman Wisdom once said that in Albania at least he is more popular than David Beckham. Yesterday came the proof. With perfect comic timing, the 86-year-old funnyman just happened to be in the ...

The comedies of Norman Wisdom, known as Pitkin, were by far the most successful. After 1973, even these were banned, condemned as “foreign manifestations…with a negative influence on the spiritual ...

Family and friends pay tribute to the funnyman, who was one of Britain's best-loved stars of stage, TV and film for more than 50 years - and also became a cult figure in Albania, where his films ...