Ref NoBSUCA/JC
CollectionJoseph Champniss Collection
TitleJoseph Champniss Collection
Name of creatorJoseph Champniss
Date1980s-2000s
Extent6 boxes + 34 large items
DescriptionMaterial collected by Joseph Champniss as a comedy fan and during his time working as a graphic artist and illustrator. Largely related to the work of Lee & Herring. Includes:

- Paper files and scripts related to Lee and Herring's work (including This Morning With Richard Not Judy (TMWRNJ), Fist of Fun, The Organ Gang, Lionel Nimrod), The 12 Ronnies, Red Dwarf, Cluub Zarathustra and others
- 28 full colour artworks for The Organ Gang, a spoof animated children's series from TWRNJ drawn by Champniss and narrated by Brian Cant.
- 6 posters for Stewart Lee shows - includes duplicates: Stewart Lee (1994) x5, King Dong vs Moby Dick (1997)
- Props: 1 can of beer w/custom label, Grey prop wig, prop cereal packet
PhysicalDescriptionpapers, flyers, posters, scripts, objects, artwork
Admin historyJoseph 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.

ArrangementThe collection has been arranged into the following series:
1. Champniss artwork
2. Lee and Herring
3. Other comedians
Access conditionsThis material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
LevelCollection
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