For as long as I can remember, the catchphrases of comedians have fascinated me.

One of the earliest I can recall is Max Bygraves - "I've arrived and, to prove it, I'm here" - on the radio show Educating Archie about 50 years ago. "I wanna tell you a story" was Max's other famous catchphrase.

Sandy Powell's "Can you hear me, mother?" and Robb Wilton's "The day war broke out" were among other catchphrases that began life on the old Light Programme.

Bruce Forsyth's "Nice to see you, to see you ... nice" is surely the most popular of all in recent years.

The catchphrase was the comedian's trademark and would often appear prominently on advertising posters.

Tommy Trinder was short and sweet with "You lucky people" and Reg "Confidentially" Dixon always told us he was "Not well and feeling proper poorly".

I am compiling a list of famous catchphrases and know there are many I have forgotten or would have been too young to have heard.

Can anyone help me out with their own catchphrase memories? As one famous comedian used to say, "It's being so cheerful that keeps me going". I wish I could remember his name.

"Aye, aye, that's your lot", as Jimmy Wheeler, in his closing catchphrase, alway said.

-Michael Parker, Lewes Road, Brighton