LONDON, March 31 (APP/AFP): Ronnie Corbett, a successful British
comedian best known for “The Two Ronnies”, his double-act show with Ronnie Barker, died Thursday aged 85, his publicist said.
The show ran on the BBC from 1971 to 1987 and was one of the most
popular light entertainment shows of the era.
Its opening titles featured the two sets of spectacles worn by its
stars and it regularly closed with one of the best-known catchphrases on British television: “It’s good night from me… and it’s good night from him.”
A statement from his publicist said: “Ronnie Corbett CBE, one of the
nation’s best-loved entertainers, passed away this morning, surrounded by his loving family.
“They have asked that their privacy is respected at this very sad
time.”
While the cause of death was not immediately clear, it is thought
that Corbett had been in poor health for some time.
His other celebrated roles included in 1960s satirical comedy show “The Frost Report” and “Sorry!”, a 1980s sitcom about a
fortysomething librarian who lives with his mother and timid father.
Prime Minister David Cameron and British comedians rushed to pay
tribute to Corbett following his death.
Cameron said the star had “the rare talent of making all generations
laugh” and would be remembered as “one of the all time great comedians”.