From 1983 to 1986 they didn't speak a word to each other except in rehearsals and on stage. When the dust had settled he and Ball had a meeting with the Inland Revenue to discuss payment terms. Dr Jim Gardner, medical director at the NHS trust which runs the hospital, said they are being overrun with patients and have been forced to cancel surgical procedures to cope. His heartbroken wife Yvonne said: "I will always miss him, he was so joyful, full of fun and mischievous. He also played Topsy Turner in Heartbeat and appeared in Mount Pleasant, Benidorm and The Cockfields. Their stage performances sold out up and down the country. "The comedy community is a poorer place without him. BOBBY Ball, one half of the comedy double act Cannon & Ball, has died aged 76 after testing positive for coronavirus. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Bobby stayed in the limelight after the end of The Cannon and Ball Show. "One was a night club and one was a disco. Prince of Leaves marks forty years since their first television appearance and a notable fifty years together as a double act. He immediately went home and confessed to wife Yvonne all the naughtiness he had got up to on tour and fortunately she forgave him. I said, 'Yes, can I help you?' He said, 'Come on.' Cannon, who had left his wife of 30 years for Hazel, a dancer in one of their shows, became a Christian eight years later. The duo met in the early 1960s while working as welders in Oldham, Lancashire. I walked into the kitchen to tell my wife Hazel. #RockOn #RIPBobbyBall". The company have previously staged the shows Ha Ha Holmes!, Ha Ha Hitler! Thoughts with Tommy, Yvonne and his family at this sad time. "Yvonne added that their need for privacy at this time has to be a priority. I will always miss him, he was so joyful, full of fun and mischievous.". 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Hi-De-Hi! Ha Ha Hood! And in the end I said I'd agree to be called Ball but just for that programme then after that we would change it. In their heyday the comedy duo were making more money than they knew what to do with [REX]. Creator Ben Langley, who also takes on the mantle of Robin, explains: "For me, what I saw in Ha Ha! He said: "It is with great personal sadness that on behalf of Yvonne Ball, and the family, and Tommy Cannon, I announce that Bobby Ball passed away at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on the 28th October 2020 approximately 21:30. It was like someone had switched the lights off. On Thursday, a top doctor said operations at the hospital could be axed unless coronavirus cases go down. And The Prince of Leaves is described by producers as "a brand new and all-out outrageous comic romp".. You'd go to a club and stand by the bar and in seconds they'd be around you in droves.". Ball was one half of the comedy duo alongside his long-time friend and colleague Tommy Cannon. A little older, the comedy Northern pair arrive at the British Soap Awards last year [WENN], Oh aye, there were plenty of women. "Tom said 'I'll be called Tommy "Tom said 'I'll be called Tommy Cannon.' Cannon & Ball's starring role in Ha Ha Hood! Ha Ha Hood! at Chelmsford Theatre. Hi-De-Hi! See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, And no less an authority than Eric Morecambe called them the next Morecambe and Wise. After the success of The Cannon And Ball Show he appeared in a string of TV series including as Lenny in Last Of The Summer Wine from 2005 to 2008. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. The winning act was called Steven Smith and Father, a charming father and son musical act of whom little more was heard but the men they beat were soon becoming stars on the club circuit. was a British version of The Reduced Shakespeare Company which, rather than taking the micky out of us, was embracing us and was very pro-British and was a tribute to all of the great comedy artists and routines that have made Britain funny over the last 50 to 100 years.". It comes as it emerged that the hospital where Bobby died has seen the highest number of beds taken up by coronavirus patients in the country. "We asked the taxman where our accountant stood in all this because he had been doing our books," recalls Cannon. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. View our online Press Pack. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. - we stopped speaking.". He said, 'You were singers. "We started on the shop floor as welders, we went through 18 years in the clubs and then we got big," says Ball. Ever ready with a one-liner the younger Ball quips: "I think I'll be burying you.". The irony was that while the duo had achieved the success they craved their own relationship had fallen apart. The 16 areas going into Tier 2 from Saturday from Oxford to the Midlands, Scared elderly woman saved from the streets after heartbreaking pic, Scores feared dead as 7.0 quake in Turkey destroys towns & sparks mini tsunami, Jaffa Cakes reveal we’ve been eating them all wrong – but people aren’t sure, Girl, 14, charged with murder after man, 24, stabbed to death in Crawley, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. They bought his and his Rolls-Royces, beachfront homes in the Canary Islands, even cabin cruisers. ", Bobby Ball, centre, starred in Not Going Out, The much-loved comedian passed away in hospital on Wednesday, Ball and Cannon, pictured together, passed away in Blackpool at 9.30pm on Wednesday evening, The pair starred in the hit show for nine years, Bobby Ball sings with NHS workers to support Covid-19 battle in March 2020, He is survived by two sons, Robert and Darren, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). For other inquiries, Contact Us. "But he had a peace about him. We always have done. Bobby, who starred in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity, as well as Not Going Out and Last Of The Summer Wine, was rushed to hospital after experiencing breathing problems. The pair were given three years to pay an amount that represents around £1.9million in today's money. and Ha Ha Hamlet!. What's On Su Pollard and Cannon and Ball to perform in Ha Ha Hood! When Ball invested in a nightclub in Rochdale and called it Braces in homage to his twangy trademark, Cannon - not to be outdone - bought the local Fourth Division football team. RIP Bobby". Published: Friday 20th June 2014. He said, 'I hope you can because you owe a million pounds to the taxman.' You sang South Of The Border Down Mexico Way.' Now aged 76 and 70 respectively Cannon and Ball have no intention of retiring. We came last.". Bobby's manager Phil Dale announced the devastating news yesterday morning. TV star Les Dennis described Ball as a "true entertainer with real funny bones". "His wife Yvonne said the hospital and staff could not have been more wonderful, as they were outstanding in their care of duty and they did everything possible for him and she cannot praise them enough. -, Cannon and Ball and Su Pollard star in Robin Hood comedy play. Apart from the regular Saturday night show there were Christmas and Easter specials, musical albums, pantomimes and even a film The Boys In Blue. star Su Pollard and comedy duo Cannon & Ball are to star in a new touring comedy play spoofing the story of Robin Hood. In short, he was - as he puts it - lost. You'd go to a club and stand by the bar and in seconds they'd be around you in droves. Crowds mobbed them wherever they went. As many as you wanted. Tributes have been flooding in for the star - who was famous for his bow tie and braces and catchphrase: "Rock on, Tommy!". The couple, who have been living in Lytham, Lancashire, and have been married for 46 years, have 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Blue singer Antony Costa, who took part in I'm A Celebrity alongside Ball in 2005, said he was "devastated by the news". The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). His death comes after the actor and comedian tested positive for Covid-19. In 1992 the high-ups at the TV network decided middle-aged northern comics had had their day, their show was cancelled and the taxman came calling.
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