Family Fortunes a large electronic board, known as "Mr. Babbage", which famously sounds a wrong answer "Eh-uhh" sound effect and its accompanying X to signal the strike, as well as a "ding" (for a right answer). "Family Fortunes" was first hosted by comedian Bob Monkhouse (1980–83) then by singer and entertainer Max Bygraves (1983–85). After being rested for the whole of 1986, the show returned on 27 June 1987 with Les Dennis as presenter, and had a consistently successful run for the next 15 years. It was then moved out of peak time and became a daily daytime show hosted by Andy
Les Dennis in Aladdin. As of 2010, Dennis presents the children's TV series "Fee Fi Fo Yum" for CBBC. From 17 October 2011, Dennis was due to start a week-long stint in "Countdown"s Dictionary Corner. In 2011 he again worked with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, with recurring appearances as a fictionalised version of himself in the Warwick Davis comedy series, "Life's Too Short". From August 2012, he performed in the play "Jigsy" at the Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh) as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Dennis has been playing the part of King Arthur in Monty Python's "Spamalot" at London's Playhouse Theatre