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his close friend gyles brandreth paid tribute, saying, "wherever barry went he brought laughter witht 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 # 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. an early success was a novelty song which went to number one... ..in finland. # it looks like a purple people eater to me...# there was a comedy panel show on itv. good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome tojokers wild, a game in which some of the country's top comedians match wits to se

his close friend, gyles brandreth, paid tribute saying �*wherever barry went he brought laughter withys 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. down in london, he wrote gags for the drag artist, danny la rue, as well as performing himself. an early success was a novelty song which went to number one... ..in finland. # it looks like a purple people eater to me...# there was a comedy panel show on itv. good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome tojokers wild, a game in which some of the country�*s top comedians match wits to see who, if anybody, knows all the jokes. and hello cheeky on tv and radio. he wrote for almost every leading comic, from frankie hower

the broadcaster and writer gyles brandreth said...ething rare today as well, he has united the cesspit that is twitter. normally, twitter�*s a horrible place but today everyone has come together to say goodbye to barry. one of those messages that is really coming through very strongly is just how lovely he was to work with, just a genuinely gorgeous guy. absolutely true. he had time for everybody and i don't think you would find anyone had a bad word to say about him. given the horror of the comedy industry a lot of the time and all the backstabbing that goes on, no—one would speak ill of barry at all, because he was one of those people who could light up a cigarette and a room at exactly the same time. he was just a joy to be around and had a joke for every single occasion. even if he told you the same one six times, it would remain funny throughout. how did he do that, then? what was his uniqueness, given the longevity of his career? because he was still fresh and funny, everyone still laughed with him, and yet he had been around fo

would bring on the island, a among the many famous faces to have appeared on the show as a castaway is gylesse i think i_ looking almost a bit frosty because i think i was about two minutes late _ i think i was about two minutes late it — i think i was about two minutes late. it was all a bit dramatic, to be honest — late. it was all a bit dramatic, to be honest-— late. it was all a bit dramatic, to be honest. :, :, , :, :, be honest. how long did you get to re are be honest. how long did you get to prepare for — be honest. how long did you get to prepare for that? _ be honest. how long did you get to prepare for that? you _ be honest. how long did you get to prepare for that? you do _ be honest. how long did you get to prepare for that? you do get - be honest. how long did you get to prepare for that? you do get quite| be honest. how long did you get to | prepare for that? you do get quite a few weeks to _ prepare for that? you do get quite a few weeks to prepare. _ prepare for that? you do get quite a few weeks to prepare. it _ prepare for that? you do get quite a few weeks to prepare. it