Ronnie Corbett
- Scottish
- Actor 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 2024Anne Hart, widow of comedian Ronnie Corbett, dies aged 90
Former West End musical star Anne Hart, the widow of comedian Ronnie Corbett, has died at the age of 90, her family has announced.
Peeblesshire News, 6th November 2023Jaguar once owned by Ronnie Corbett up for sale
A luxuary Jaguar once owned by comedy legend Ronnie Corbett is on the market for just £17,995.
Tom Duffy, The Sun, 13th May 2023Kray twins nearly beat up Ronnie Corbett
Ronnie Corbett once risked a beating from the Krays after hitting one of them in the face with a bread roll, Barry Cryer has revealed.
The 5ft 1in comic accidentally struck gangster Ronnie in the mush at a West End cabaret show. But Corbett, who died in 2016 aged 85, avoided a bruising because he was so loved by Ronnie and twin Reggie.
Rod McPhee, The Sun, 23rd July 2021Reviews: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes; This Way Up
Reviews of The Two Ronnies: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes (5 stars) and Aisling Bea's sitcom This Way Up (4 stars).
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 15th July 2021Reviews: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes; This Way Up
Reviews of This Way Up (3 stars) and The Two Ronnies: Ronnie Corbett's Lost Tapes (4 stars).
Carol Midgley, The Times, 15th July 2021Ronnie Corbett's widow shows the man behind the star
The late Ronnie Corbett's widow, Anne, and his family and friends will discuss how wonderful the comedian was in real life on ITV.
Claire O'Boyle, The Mirror, 13th July 2021Two Ronnies make modern lefty comics look like toddlers
Fifty years after their incomparable TV show began, Christopher Stevens celebrates the genius of The Two Ronnies... and argues they make today's Left-wing 'comedians' look like foul-mouthed toddlers.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 14th April 2021The Two Ronnies at 50
The rare double act who actually liked each other, Ronnies Barker and Corbett turned wordplay and innuendo into high art. Why did they stop?
Martin Chilton, The Telegraph, 9th April 2021The Two Ronnies' 50th birthday
What are the ingredients that turned the sketch show into a long-running comedy classic? To find out, we asked those who contributed to some of Corbett and Barker's most famous routines.
Mark Braxton, Radio Times, 5th April 2021