With his unique and groundbreaking presenting style Kenny Everett: Licence To Laugh takes a look back at classic ‘Kenny’ moments from his successful TV and DJ career.

Using archive footage, Kenny plays an instrumental part as narrator giving viewers a unique insight into the life of this colourful character.

Some of the biggest names in comedy, music, television and radio share their stories about the man that had the nation laughing with his legendary characters such as Cupid Stunt, Sid Snot and Marcel Wave.

Contemporaries who knew and worked with Kenny such as Michael Parkinson, Billy Connolly, Cleo Rocos and Chris Tarrant to those who grew up watching and listening to him including Chris Moyles, Russell Brand and Leigh Francis all share their anecdotes and memories about the man affectionately known as Cuddly Ken.

As a successful radio DJ, Kenny first hit the TV screens in 1978 with the ‘Kenny Everett Video Show’ for Thames and then moving to the BBC with ‘The Kenny Everett Show’ in 1981.

“He was the best operator on British Television of that there’s no doubt he was as significant then as say (Ricky) Gervais is today,” reveals Michael Parkinson.

“He’s easily the greatest radio presenter of my lifetime” admits fellow DJ Chris Tarrant. “I just think he is head and shoulders, little head and little shoulders but miles above everybody else. The greatest strength that Kenny had is that everybody liked him, he was impossible to dislike.”

As a friend and regular on Kenny’s show, comedian Billy Connolly reveals: “I don’t think they’ll be another Kenny Everett and I don’t think there’s supposed to be. These guys come in ones, they’ll sell units and people always say how are we going to replace them, you don’t replace them. You count yourself grateful you saw it when it was there and if you were dead jammy you actually got to stand beside it when it was working. He arrived as a fully fashioned rebel, did his rebellious work and buggered off.”

Sunday 18 November 2007 10:00pm - 11:00pm on ITV1.