| Collection | Joseph Champniss Collection |
| Description | Paper files, scripts, and publicity related to Stewart Lee and Richard Herring's early work. Includes material related to the Oxford Theatre Group, C.H.T. [Coat Hanger Tim], Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World (BBC Radio 4), and End of the Roadshow (BBC Radio 4)
Champniss was given this material by Lee and Herring when the Avalon offices moved from Leicester Square to Ladbroke Grove. They had selected any material they wanted to keep, so invited Champniss to come along and take anything of interest (as long as he could do it quickly!) |
| Admin history | Joseph Champniss is a graphic artist and illustrator. He worked with Lee and Herring, producing artwork for their TV series. He is an avid comedy fan and co-created the website 'Some of the corpses are amusing" (SOTCAA) with Mike Scott. |