A generous-hearted jokesmith, Cryer created laughs for generations of comics, was a consummate performer and had a lifelong commitment to wit 'An honorary uncle to countless comics': Jack Dee on Cryer The best work of Barry Cryer, who has died aged 86, was in two different ways unseen. He wrote jokes for generations of comedians from Tommy Cooper and Morecambe and Wise through the Two Ronnies to Rory Bremner, and muc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PM on January 27, 2022