Les Keen: The Man Who Invented a Catchphrase
14 February 2026
Les Keen, a comedian, writer and tv producer with more than 680 hours of primetime TV in his locker, came up with the catchphrase "NO LIKEY, NO LIGHTY". But that was 10 seconds out of a stellar 35 year career in comedy. Now Les wants to redress the balance.
He doesn't want his tombstone to read "Here lies Les Keen, NO BREATHY, NO LIVEY"
"His best gags are faultless" Chortle
"Easily the funniest comedian you've never heard of" Omid Djalili
He doesn't want his tombstone to read "Here lies Les Keen, NO BREATHY, NO LIVEY"
"His best gags are faultless" Chortle
"Easily the funniest comedian you've never heard of" Omid Djalili

