Summary
Throughout his career, Barry Cryer has collaborated with all the greats, from Max Miller to Tony Hancock, Bob Hope, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, John Cleese, Kenny Everett, Tommy Cooper, Spike Milligan, Morecambe and Wise … in fact pretty much all the best comedians and comic writers since the mid-1950s. He has also collaboratively penned series like ‘Hello Cheeky!’, toured with Willie Rushton in their show ‘Two Old Farts in the Night’, and is a panellist on ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue’. This is his collection of completely true apocryphal stories from these fifty years, packed with jokes, fascinating asides and riveting portraits of the major figures in comedy.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752859194 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0752859196 |
| Author: | Barry Cryer |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2004 |
| Weight: | 41g |
| Dimensions: | 111mm x 178mm |
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Critics Review
What’s striking about this assortment of anecdotes and reminiscences is his [Cryers] good nature… There’s real warmth in his relationships with Thora Hird, Willie Rushton and others.
What’s striking about this assortment of anecdotes and reminiscences is his [Cryers] good nature… There’s real warmth in his relationships with Thora Hird, Willie Rushton and others. - MAIL ON SUNDAY
Strangely absorbing book… enough jokes to keep those down the pub amused for a couple of months. - KEIGHTLY NEWSBarry Cryer
Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer’s writing credits include material for Morecambe and Wise, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Bruce Forsyth, Rory Bremner, and Jasper Carrott, to name but a few. He has also collaboratively penned series such as Hello Cheeky and appears regularly on I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue and Just a Minute.
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