michael mcintyre s dad. he s writing. partnerships mattered to him. yes, he was a performer, but you re doing any number of big sketch shows in particular, you want a variety of writers, and to have barry on your team, you know he was the gag father. the grandfather of comedy. the gag father. the grandfather of comed . ,, . the gag father. the grandfather of comed . ,, : :, the gag father. the grandfather of comed . ,, : ., the gag father. the grandfather of comed. ,, . ., , comedy. such a solid legacy in terms ofthe comedy. such a solid legacy in terms of the people comedy. such a solid legacy in terms of the people he comedy. such a solid legacy in terms of the people he brought comedy. such a solid legacy in terms of the people he brought together. l of the people he brought together. no trouble going through the archives. parentjokes, songs, and the show i m sorry i haven t a clue keeps on giving. it will live on for years and years. that s the wonder of it. he kept going for
# i know a fat old policeman # he s always on our street.# barry cryer, a mainstay of radio s i m sorry i haven t a clue, but that was only the beginning. what a lovely audience! morecambe and wise. never mind, they ll do. kenny everett, les dawson, frankie howard, the two ronnies he wrote for them all, and on radio 4, a 50 year comedy partnership with graeme garden. he was very convivial, very funny, loved telling jokes. and he loved to laugh, and he loved the sound of laughter. born in leeds, he d started out in stand up at the city varieties, but he was primarily a writer, working with everyone from danny la rue, jack benny and bob hope to the satire of rory bremner. i was very lucky when i started the bbc in 87, they said oh, barry cryer is going to write for you. that s incredible, because he d written, as you said, morcambe and wise and two ronnies, but he wrote satirical sketches for us as well. he just had such a variety and a versatility. in the 60s, the comedy writer oc
paid tribute saying wherever barry went he brought laughter with him and the bbc s director general tim davie described him as an incredible comedian and writer.if you heard or saw a great sketch there was always a good chance barry was behind it. sarah campbell looks back at his life. # i know a fat old policeman # he s always on our street # a fat and jolly red faced man.# radio 4 s i m sorry i haven t a clue, and barry cryer sings the words of the laughing policeman to the tune of as time goes by. # he s never known to frown # and everybody says # he s the happiest man in town.# barry cryer seemed a happy fellow too, and a lucky one. i spent my time mainly with people i liked and admired, laughing about something. he d started young, playing shakespeare s falstaff at school in leeds. down in london, he wrote gags for the drag artist danny la rue, as well as performing himself.
at the age of 86. during a long career he worked with a number of star names and was known to millions for his role on radio 4 s i m sorry i haven t a clue. his close friend, gyles brandreth, paid tribute saying wherever barry went he brought laughter with him and the bbc s director general tim davie described him as an incredible comedian and writer. if you heard or saw a great sketch, there was always a good chance barry was behind it. sarah campbell looks back at his life. # i know a fat old policeman # he s always on our street # a fat and jolly red faced man.# radio 4 s i m sorry i haven t a clue, and barry cryer sings the words of the laughing policeman to the tune of as time goes by. # he never known to frown # and everybody says # he s the happiest man in town.# barry cryer seemed a happy fellow too, and a lucky one. i spent my time mainly with people i liked and admired, laughing about something. he d started young, playing shakespeare s falstaff at school in leeds.
women s final since 1980. barty will face danielle collins on saturday. one of the most influential writers in british comedy, barry cryer, has died at the age of 86. during a long career he worked with a number of star names and was known to millions for his role on radio a s i m sorry i haven t a clue. his close friend gyles brandreth paid tribute, saying, wherever barry went he brought laughter with him, and the bbc s director general tim davie described him as an incredible comedian and writer.if you heard or saw a great sketch there was always a good chance barry was behind it. sarah campbell looks back at his life. # i know a fat old policeman # he s always on our street # a fat and jolly red faced man.# radio a s i m sorry i haven t a clue, and barry cryer sings the words of the laughing policeman to the tune of as time goes by. # he never known to frown # and everybody says