Barry Cryer
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings
Ronnie Corbett once hit Ronnie Kray in face with roll - but he had surprising reaction
A resurfaced interview with writer Barry Cryer for the My Time Capsule podcast recounts how the 5'1" star was performing at a Soho club called Winston's in the mid-1960s. The club was a typical late-night Soho haunt, frequented by actors and gangsters alike. Corbett was on stage as part of a revue called Travelling Light when someone in the audience threw a bread roll at him. In an attempt to throw it back, Corbett accidentally hit Ronnie Kray square in the face.
Michael Moran, Daily Star, 14th June 2024Barry Cryer's son reveals the secrets of his father's success - and jokes
The comedy legend who made us laugh for 70 years was as private as he was funny. His son talks about the man behind the gags.
Paddy O'Connell, The Sunday Times, 22nd October 2023Barry Cryer: Same Time Tomorrow? review
The late comedian's son, Bob Cryer, offers an intimate and astute portrait of his father's skill and wit, and the vulnerability beneath.
Andrew Martin, The Guardian, 16th October 2023Barry Cryer biography penned by his son to be published this autumn
Barry Cryer, who died last year, is to be commemorated in a new biography by his son Bob, with Barry Cryer: Same Time Tomorrow? The Life And Laughs Of A Comedy Legend featuring exclusive family photos, extracts from recordings and interviews with Cryer's friends and colleagues, including Sandi Toksvig, Rob Brydon and Judi Dench.
British Comedy Guide, 7th June 2023Barry Cryer: A Celebration review
Tears of a clown? Nobody, if the slew of comics and actors at this starry one-off celebration last night was anything to go by, had told Barry Cryer about it.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 14th June 2022Goodbye Baz: how stars celebrated the life of Barry Cryer
Friends, fans and family of Barry Cryer gathered in London's West End last night to remember the great gagsmith at a star-studded memorial gig.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th June 2022Barry Cryer: A Celebration - the comedian's last laugh at the Lyric Theatre
With Stephen Fry, Harry Hill and the cream of British comedy, his memorial show is sure to be a riot.
Paddy O'Connell, The Sunday Times, 1st May 2022ISIHAC: how radio's smuttiest show has beaten the censors for 50 years
Innuendo, tone-deaf singing and dreadful wages: as the cherished BBC panel game celebrates its half century, we look back at its finest moments - and its future.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 11th April 2022Advice from Barry Cryer... The secret of comedy? It's that special K
"You learn a few things. You know which words are funny? Words with a 'K' in it. You didn't know that, did you?"
Craig Brown, Daily Mail, 8th March 2022Barry Cryer's tours of joy recalled
A couple of months before he died in January, the comedian Barry Cryer began to record a podcast series with his son, Bob, and was said to be amazed there was anything that paid less than radio.
Patrick Kidd, The Times, 3rd March 2022