and john would walk around, waggling his glasses. what a lovely audience! where are they? oh, there they are. yes never mind, they ll do. i saw them arriving on the coaches. did you really? yeah, with their blankets over their heads. - # my short term memory s shot to pieces # and i ll tell you something else # my short term memory s shot to pieces.# he was still performing well into his 80s. a man whose trade was quite simply making people laugh. # ha ha ha.# applause barry cryer, who s died aged 86. let s speak to comedian rory bremner. rory, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. you worked with barry cryer on radio four. what was he like a? he cryer on radio four. what was he like a? . , cryer on radio four. what was he like a? ., , ., ~ cryer on radio four. what was he like a? ., , ., . ., like a? he was wonderful. when a comedian died, like a? he was wonderful. when a comedian died, he like a? he was wonderful. when a comedian died, he would - like a? he was wonderful. when