Paid Members Jazzy G Posted January 27, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 27, 2022 Really good obituary for him on the BBC website. BBC News - Obituary: Barry Cryerhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34041501
Paid Members Carbomb Posted January 27, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 27, 2022 Ah, man. Just for I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue alone, he was a legend, but with everything else he did, Houch is right - a Titan of comedy.
Factotum Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 The good thing with Cryer is he still kept up to date with comedy, he was never one of the 'in my day it was better' crowd. Also he liked to laugh at what other people said, again a rarity! Always great for a story. Helluva life.
Keith Houchen Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, Factotum said: The good thing with Cryer is he still kept up to date with comedy, he was never one of the 'in my day it was better' crowd. Also he liked to laugh at what other people said, again a rarity! Always great for a story. Helluva life. He never punched down. He is proof personified that good comedy and good comedy stylings are timeless. He didn’t need to change his stuff because he set out to be funny and get laughs through warmth.
Paid Members theironshake Posted January 27, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 27, 2022 One of the greatest Wits we ever produced. R.I.P Barry Cryer
Paid Members gmoney Posted January 27, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 27, 2022 35 minutes ago, Factotum said: The good thing with Cryer is he still kept up to date with comedy, he was never one of the 'in my day it was better' crowd. Also he liked to laugh at what other people said, again a rarity! Always great for a story. Helluva life. Comedian and writer (and Wrestle Me host and UKFF poster) Marc Haynes told a great story from when he was just starting out in comedy. He won a local new faces type stand up award and his local paper wanted to do a piece with him and Barry Cryer because they lived in the same area. The paper clearly wanted to do an "old comic doesn't think they tell them like they used to" type story, but Cryer really liked him and they got on great. He ended up being a bit of a mentor I believe and were friends from that point onwards.
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted January 27, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 27, 2022 True legend of British comedy, worked and wrote with the best and had amazing stories about them. Never heard a bad thing said about him, which is rare after such a career.
Just Some Guy Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 I have been very lucky to have seen Barry Cryer live on 3 occasions. As others have said it's a true measure of the man how engaged he was with younger generations of comedians. I was always highly impressed as well with how he spoke out against homophobia in comedy.
Chili Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 I never met Barry Cryer proper. Saw him in Edinburgh chatting with Arthur Smith nearby and I wasn't gonna be waltzing into that. Super mind for comedy, well good.
Just Some Guy Posted January 30, 2022 Posted January 30, 2022 It's been a bad week for comedy. Jo Kendall from I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again has died aged 83. TIL that she was Roland's mum in Grange Hill in the '80s.
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted January 31, 2022 Awards Moderator Posted January 31, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 6:08 PM, johnnyboy said: Richard Herring's put up the video of the show he did with Barry late last year with an added tribute at the beginning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtUMFdS-0IA Just watched this over breakfast. He does a cracking gag within 30 seconds of appearing. Sharp as a tack.
Paid Members BomberPat Posted January 31, 2022 Paid Members Posted January 31, 2022 Norma Waterson, folk music royalty and a Hull and Yorkshire institution.
TheSurgeon Posted January 31, 2022 Posted January 31, 2022 Dr Legg from EastEnders has passed away :(
WyattSheepMask Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 Bamber Gascoigne has passed aged 87 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60301687
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