Bobby Ball
- English
- Actor and comedian
Press clippings
Bobby Ball statue to be unveiled
A statue of Bobby Ball is to be unveiled in his Lancashire hometown on August 28, it has been announced.
Chortle, 17th June 2022Joe Wilkinson starring in farcical film romp A Family Affair
Joe Wilkinson, Colin Hoult, Laura Aikman and Jane Asher are starring in the farcical comedy film A Family Affair, about a failing spiritual retreat
British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2022Not Going Out, BBC1, review
Twelve series in, the comic timing is still spot on and the cast have great chemistry but the script just isn't funny as it should be.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 25th March 2022One year on - Tommy Cannon remembers Bobby Ball
Tommy Cannon spoke to ITV Granada Reports' entertainment correspondent Caroline Whitmore about his hopes for the future exactly a year since Bobby Ball passed away.
Caroline Whitmore, ITV, 28th October 2021Revealed: What the Bobby Ball statue will look like
The statue of Bobby Ball will feature the comic as he was aged 40, with a 'twinkle in his eye' and in his familiar 'Rock On Tommy' stance, tugging on his braces.
Chortle, 22nd July 2021Cannon without Ball as comedian returns
Tommy Cannon will make a welcome return to Barnard Castle later this year for a show which is sure to be tinged with sadness as well as full of smiles. The veteran funnyman's long time comedy partner Bobby Ball died last October aged 76.
Stuart Laundy, Teesdale Mercury, 20th April 2021Charity launches in memory of Bobby Ball
A charity in memory of the late comic Bobby Ball has been set up to raise money for charities close to his heart. To launch the 'Bobby Ball Foundation', a weekend of events celebrating the life of the Oldham comic are being planned at Blackpool's Winter Gardens this November.
ITV, 9th March 2021Bobby Ball's character to have funeral in Not Going Out
Tommy Cannon is being invited to play the priest at the funeral of Bobby Ball's character in comedy Not Going Out.
Andy Halls, The Sun, 29th January 2021Review: Not Going Out
Well I guess if one sitcom title sums up 2020 it's this one. And they've given us a sort of socially distanced lockdown episode to see out the old year and see in the new (albeit a day early) with the entire cast including Bobby Ball all in one room throughout the special.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th December 2020Not Going Out Christmas special review
Old-school festive chuckles, with the late Bobby Ball as cheeky as ever.
Catherine Pearson, Radio Times, 30th December 2020