Barry Cryer
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
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Obituary: Barry Cryer
Cryer was proudly an "old-fashioned" comedian in that he wrote gags and was an accomplished raconteur.
Veronica Lee, i Newspaper, 14th February 2022Barry Cryer obituary
Prolific light entertainment writer and elder statesman of comedy.
Anthony Hayward, The Independent, 6th February 2022Fond farewell to Barry Cryer, giant of comedy
Barry was the most universally loved comedian, talented writer and performer I've every met, writes Karen Koren.
Karen Koren, Edinburgh Evening News, 3rd February 2022Funny how he wasn't Jewish... farewell to beloved Barry Cryer
The community mourns the late comic Barry Cryer, 'the most Jewish non-Jewish person' ever.
Mathilde Frot, The Jewish Chronicle, 3rd February 2022Family back plaque for Barry Cryer in Mornington Crescent
Barry Cryer's family are hoping that a New Journal suggestion of a plaque being erected at Mornington Crescent tube station in his memory could gather steam.
Harry Taylor, Camden New Journal, 3rd February 2022Barry Cryer: looking back at a lifetime of laughs
Barry Cryer was the patron saint of comedians, the figurehead with a pint in his hand and a gag for every occasion.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 28th January 2022Slapstick remembers festival stalwart Barry Cryer
Among the many tributes to the late Barry Cryer was a heartfelt one from Bristol's Slapstick Festival.
Robin Askew, Bristol 24/7, 28th January 2022Derren Litten on Barry Cryer's comedy gold
"I'm proud to say I once knew this comedy legend".
Derren Litten, i Newspaper, 28th January 2022Barry Cryer showed us all the benefits of embracing silliness
Barry Cryer, who has died at 86, was one of Britain's funniest-ever comedians but also, importantly, one of its silliest.
The Scotsman, 28th January 2022Barry Cryer asked for this hilarious message to be read at funeral
"I'll pop up on a screen saying, 'I know where you're all going later - the pub! But I'm off for a drink with Eric Morecambe and Tommy Cooper'. I want my ashes scattered in the garden of my local pub."
Alison Maloney, The Sun, 27th January 2022