Ronnie Corbett
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| - | Scottish comedian, making up 50% (in numbers) and 30% (in height) of the comedy legend that is ''The Two Ronnies'' where his monologues and repartee with partner Ronnie Barker are fondly remembered. In the early days, he was a regular on clever BBC comedy series such as ''The Frost Report'' and, er, [[Crackerjack]]. In addition, he played repressed librarian Timothy ("Language, Timothy!") Lumsden in the 1980's BBC sitcom ''Sorry!'', having also previously played a similarly downtrodden character in the 1970's sitcom "Now Look Here...!" and its sequel, "The Prince of Denmark". | + | Scottish comedian, making up 50% (in numbers) and 30% (in height) of the comedy legend that is ''The Two Ronnies'' where his monologues and repartee with partner Ronnie Barker are fondly remembered. In the early days, he was a regular on clever BBC comedy series such as ''The Frost Report'' and, er, [[Crackerjack]]. In addition, he played repressed librarian Timothy ("Language, Timothy!") Lumsden in the 1980's BBC sitcom ''Sorry!'', having also previously played a similarly downtrodden character in the 1970's sitcom "Now Look Here...!" and its sequel, "The Prince of Denmark". Later TV work included the 2013 series ''Ronnie's Animal Crackers'' and starred in four series of a Radio 4 sitcom, ''When The Dog Dies''. |
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Revision as of 14:04, 16 March 2014
Biography
Scottish comedian, making up 50% (in numbers) and 30% (in height) of the comedy legend that is The Two Ronnies where his monologues and repartee with partner Ronnie Barker are fondly remembered. In the early days, he was a regular on clever BBC comedy series such as The Frost Report and, er, Crackerjack. In addition, he played repressed librarian Timothy ("Language, Timothy!") Lumsden in the 1980's BBC sitcom Sorry!, having also previously played a similarly downtrodden character in the 1970's sitcom "Now Look Here...!" and its sequel, "The Prince of Denmark". Later TV work included the 2013 series Ronnie's Animal Crackers and starred in four series of a Radio 4 sitcom, When The Dog Dies.
In 2014, following a health scare, he announced his retirement at the age of 83.
Trivia
His middle name is Balfour.
He stood in for Terry Wogan on "Wogan" for one week in 1987.
During his time on Small Talk, he was called a number of amusing things by the children, including "Mr Corset", "Mr Carpet", "Mr Courgette" and "Mr Carrot".
Appointed CBE in the 2012 New Years Honours list.
Contact
c/o International Artistes Ltd, 4th Floor, Holborn Hall, 193-197 High Holborn, London WC1V 7BD
