Whitlock And Penrose

Charles Penrose and his fellow comedian Billy Whitlock were a double act from 1914 off and on until at least 1926. As well as releasing sketches together as Penrose & Whitlock, they also released records as 'Two Old Sports' and 'The Jolly Jesters' amongst other names. The records Whitlock did with Penrose were usually sketches rather than songs. Following his huge success with 'The Laughing Policeman' Penrose turned solo again and got his wife to write many more Laughing songs in the same style. Whitlock also released a version of The Laughing Policeman and several other Laughing records himself without the success of Penrose.