Barry Cryer at The Oldie Literary Lunch

[@SussexDon1]

RIP Barry, had the pleasure of sitting next to Barry at a Golf Club dinner and he was a gentlemen and hilariously funny!

[@davidleaper5164]

I had a similar experience back in the 80's when he was an after dinner speaker at the Belfry, came on the p#ss with us afterwards, top bloke

[@MrColinjoyce]

Sometime later Quasimodo came out looking glum and simply stated "Who the hell is Camilla Parker Bowles?"

[@hyena131]

@Mike Garland I had the 'pleasure' of sitting next to cryer on a Leighton Buzzard bound train circa December 20121. It was a 1st class carriage and barry let rip, followed through and then promptly fell asleep drooling and snoring. As you can imagine I - and other passengers - did not find this remotely funny.

[@notsyort]

For those who want to know the punchline, it's this: Quasimodo comes out and says "I don't understand. Who's Ann Widdecombe??"

[@highdownmartin]

Or I’ve heard him tell it with” who’s Alan Sugar?”

[@notsyort]

@@highdownmartin Yes, i've heard him say that version on stage. But i think it only really worked because we were expecting Ann Widdecombe to be the punchline. Subverted expectations, et cetera.

[@interestedlen8823]

🤣🤣🤣Thank you. RIP Baz, always missed.

[@southerncomfort7490]

Thanks for that!! I was so pissed off!

[@MrColinjoyce]

Sometime later Quasimodo came out looking glum and simply stated "Who the hell is Camilla Parker Bowles?"

[@HaydnGuite]

A wonderful talent and a genuinely lovely man. He crafted scripts for a who's who of 20th century comedians and was also a great performer himself, most notably on I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue. He's reunited with all the comics he wrote for as well as his fellow colleagues. Enjoy your rest Mr Cryer ❤ 😊

[@gregcruse4647]

I met Barry at the BFI tribute to The Phil Silvers Show. A genuinely delightful man who kept nipping out every 10 mins for a Rothmans

[@skakdosmer]

Quasimodo: Who’s Boris Johnson?

[@georgewelsh7088]

It stopped short.