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Foreword by Sandi Toksvig WATERSTONES'' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: ENTERTAINMENT''Give this book to everyone you know - NOW!'' Miriam Margolyes''This is a joyous, uplifting book'' Observer''He was so funny and such fun and here he is again in all his rib-tickling glory'' Gyles BrandrethI don't know how long I've got left I don't even buy green bananas anymore' When the legendary comedian Barry Cryer died in January 2022, there was a vast outpouring of grief, appreciation and anecdotes from the general public and fellow comics alike. Now, his son, Bob, is doing what Barry's humility did not allow: revealing the story of the man behind the jokes.This book is an ode both to Barry's incredible life and to the lessons he so generously imparted on the art of comedy during his sixty-year career. Stretching from the music halls of the fifties, via working alongside everyone from Morecambe and Wise to Kenny Everett and David Frost<
