Barry Cryer - RHLSTP

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Bruce Forsyth’s Tobacconist
Richard is shedding body parts in his dreams, but making the most of the first class medical treatment that comes from having the Big C in your Big T. His guest is comedy legend and parrot joke expert Barry Cryer.
Barry reminisces about the many stars he’s worked with over the 60+years of his incredible career including Bob Hope, Graham Chapman, Kenny Everett and basically any big name comedian you can think of. Plus Morecambe and Wise’s views on Monty Python, what it was like doing comedy in between nude tableaux, Tony Hancock’s ashes, the delight of getting a birthday joke from Uncle Baz, the joy of spoonerisms and some first rate swearing from the 86 year old honorary gay man with the perfect smokescreen.
Absolute class.

[@cdoakley]

Well done, Richard, for telling him that everybody loved him. It's the truth. RIP Barry...

[@kevingray3550]

Barry used to say that as a lad in Leeds he remembered his dad coming home from work each day covered in coal dust and his mam having to scrub his back clean as sat in an old tin bath in front of the fire.....he could never understand whay as his dad worked in a bank.

[@68MalKontent]

OMG, another good hearty laugh even *after* the show ended 😄👍

[@Taucher19791979]

In the early noughties my brother attended an awards ceremony for his industry. This industry is not even close to entertainment or comedy - think wholesale paper merchants and you’d be close. Anyway Barry Cryer was booked to talk and present the awards. He was great. The awards part of the show finished and Barry found a table (at which my brother was sitting), asked if he could join those seated, and stayed. He had some food, some drinks, and told many stories. He also asked people about themselves and laughed uproariously at jokes and funny comments. He stayed until near the end of the evening. He laughed at one of my brothers comments and my brother rates it as one of the best evenings of his life. As I said, this was not an event that Barry should have been interested in and he didn’t know anyone there but just seemed to love being around people and interested in anyone and everyone. A real one-off.

[@GudieveNing]

Sounds like the Queen who is the same way around people.

[@SasquatchAtTheSpaceDisco]

I've not watched the whole video yet, so I don't know if he says it here, but he described himself as "terminally gregarious." Loved being around people.

[@gladtobeangry]

I'm going to miss him. I'm from the Netherlands, so discovering I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue was a bit of a fluke, discovered it some 20 years ago on Soulseek, looking through people's shared folders for comedy shows and music. Folders full of Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue episodes kept showing up in the shared files of people who also shared things like Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, which I love, so I just took a chance, downloaded it and fell in love with it. Those shows were my real entry point into british panel shows, that I still spend most of my time watching and listening to. Barry Cryer feels like a family member. I'm sad to hear he's passed away, but I'm mostly just in awe of him and grateful for the many many times he made me laugh.

[@jameswilliams9104]

Ah, Sven! So glad you and Samantha have enjoyed the odd old twelve-incher together. Barry will be much missed. All the best to you.

[@alecquail9275]

First we lost Tim Brooke-Taylor. Now Barry has left the building. “I’m Sorry I haven’t a Clue” will never be the same again. Sad day💐

[@DunnCarnage]

@@teetomthomas and before that Willie Rushton.

[@daruddock]

I wonder how Graham Garden is doing? It must be an awful thing, to see your friends and long-time colleagues pop off around you.

[@NorrisHistoryCorner]

Also Humph and one of the producers. Graeme is the last of the originals

[@iseeolly9959]

And Jeremy Hardy x

[@ToniLCD]

@@iseeolly9959 🥲

[@1630revelloify]

Thank you Richard. I met Baz a couple of times in the beer garden at Hatch End, and he was not just a brilliant writer and performer, but a truly lovely and generous man. His shows at the Harrow Arts Centre were like a family gathering. We knew all the jokes, but his enthusiasm and sheer enjoyment of live performance made every punchline seem like new. We'll not see his like again.

[@Ucofatoffski]

Hear, hear - was that the beer garden at the Moon and Sixpence? I took many a SIlverlink line train alongside him from Harrow and Wealdstone to Euston. So warm, friendly and had time for everyone.

[@bobhope5773]

Anyone remember "Crosswits"? It was first shown on 3 September 1985 originally hosted by Barry Cryer for the first 2 series. Always fantastic on "Sorry I Haven't A Clue" and many other BBC radio and TV programs, Jokers wild, Hello Cheeky,No - That's Me Over Here and many more. A sad day for British comedy! R.I.P. Barry

[@stevenpremmel4116]

Very sad, we've lost another legend who bridged old comedy and new.

[@willsilverside9369]

Dick Vosburgh (the American) was my grandad! Lovely to hear him mentioned in this podcast. Barry was a lovely bloke and a great friend to my family. He’ll be missed.

[@hilaryepstein6013]

Your grandad was another great comedy writer. He must have had some wonderful stories to tell.

[@kallisto9166]

One of the funniest, cleverest and most charming men you could ever hope to meet. Barry was a real comedy legend. Not only was he tremendously funny, he was always incredibly supportive of new performers. Many comics of Barry's era were extremely hostile toward the new generation of "alternative" comedians back in the 80s, but Barry took them under his wing. I will miss his generosity of spirit and that familiar laugh. RIP Barry.

[@cmitchell6927]

Thank you for putting this up Richard, it's really wonderful.

[@gregh378]

My dyslexic brain just read that as "Thank you for putting up with this Richard", rather insulting!

[@allmac7504]

Met him at Edinburgh festival after a show and he was absolutely lovely just what I’d hoped. We chatted for a few minutes which was so gracious as he was with a crowd of celebs but took time to speak to a long term fan..I’m 67 now so had the pleasure of watching him for decades as well as unknowingly listening to a lot of his jokes! He wrote for so many greats! I’ll miss him

[@alexday5892]

Thank you Richard for posting this. I was lucky enough to enjoy an evening in his company and just loved every second of it. Superbly funny man and very much missed. Listened to him on Clue for decades with his compatriots and hearing him laugh always made me smile. So many heartwarming tributes were paid to him and it perhaps wasn’t fully appreciated how much of a linchpin of comedy he was.

[@Chris_34]

could listen to Barry talk about all the people he worked with, for hours. Nice interview, Richard👍

[@allanneuvonen8571]

It seems he met EVERYONE who was funny.

[@Chris_34]

@@allanneuvonen8571 Yeah, the guy was at the top for so long.

[@allanneuvonen8571]

@@Chris_34 Isn't that what a beautiful life is?

[@Chris_34]

@@allanneuvonen8571 Indeed🤗.

[@redroadstar2366]

Great upload. Barry Cryer - the nation mourns his passing but what a tremendous and generous comedy legacy he leaves.

[@simonwoodthrillerwriter]

Thanks for putting this up on such a sad day. Been a fan of Barry's since I was a kid. As a 10yr old, I loved him on I'M SORRY because he was the naughty one. Like so many of my favorite comics, I'm glad to have seen him live. RIP Baz.

[@lisa1446]

I am learning more about him by his passing he sounded like a fantastic man. Also sounded like he was always on the phone to other people making them laugh! So I'm delving into Barry Cryer a bit more given the wonderful things people are saying about him and wasn't it a privilege to have him here? And giving people these wonderful memories and laughs. Wonderful.

[@VonBlade]

Barry Cryer, the man besides (rather than behind) most of my favourite comedy. Everett inspired my whole life, and ISIHAC is the most legendary radio show there will ever be. Really gonna miss him.

[@JonesyLufc]

Thank you so much for putting this up Richard. Been so incredibly upset by the news of his passing today and this has managed to put a slight smile on my face. What a true force and legend of the comedy business. RIP Barry

[@jimmy-stourbridge-fc8980]

An absolute genius of a man I only listened to it last night aswell thoughts are with you Richard and all his family and friends. Rip legend & genius.

[@sugarbertie1143]

What a lovely guy, he seems to have been part of the furniture for ever. So sad to hear of his passing, he was a very talented chap.

[@andyhoudini]

Thank you so much for putting this up. I could listen to Baz all day and not get bored. What an amazing gentle man. He will be missed.

[@alibizzle2010]

i was working at the Liverpool Neptune around 2006 when he was doing his "First Farewell Tour" and Barry turned up early and had us all in stitches as we set up the bar. I was lucky to see so many great comedians but none took the time too get to know the staff like Barry did

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

I chatted with Barry along and the late Ian Davidson at a Monty Python Party in the 90s and he was an absolute gent. And my favourite quote was when asked for a sketch to fill in a gap in the Russ Abbott show was - "Do you want in now or do you want it to be funny?"

[@hilaryepstein6013]

This is such sad news and my heart goes out to his family and friends. It really is the end of an era. Barry seemed to have known (and was loved by) everybody and was one of the last links to an amazing group of talented people, the likes of which we'll never see again. It was always such a joy to listen to him. Keep them laughing in heaven Barry with all your old mates who I'm sure are waiting for you.

[@Varksterable]

What a wonderful, clever, fascinating, adorable man. In hard times when the world seems bleak, listen to and watch people like this. Life can be positive and uplifting. It needs more Barries and more Eric and Ernies and more Ronnie's and do on. We miss them all. But such brilliance can still be found online.

[@B3ntheboy]

I was so sad to read about Barry I’ve listened to him on ISIHAC since I was little and he’s always made me laugh. The world was rubbish anyway, but it’s so much worse without Barry in it

[@SleepyHeather]

Barry Cryer was one of those amazing souls whose comedy was absolutely timeless. You can watch stuff from 60 years ago, or last week and it's still fresh and hilarious Rest well, you legend.

[@dominicbriggs2418]

Well done Richard for just sitting listening and of course laughing, jobs a good un 👍👍

[@stepheng8779]

From Jokers Wild on Yorkshire TV when I was just a young lad to now, made me laugh probably more than anyone else throughout my life. RIP Barry 🍻

[@markunderwood6851]

He worked with and wrote for all the comedy greats. Nice to hear him talk about them all. I'll miss hearing him on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

[@bencornish6910]

Thanks for doing this Richard….so lovely…old school in the best possible way. A gent & very funny man.

[@NigelBlues]

Fantastic Richard. What a legend he is, comedy and in life. Thank You.

[@mistacoz]

An absolute treasure. RIP. Probably one of your most respectful interviews while still having a laugh and not kissing arse.

[@Motty1066]

“Please don’t die, Barry.” Gutting

[@dozysplot]

Laughing all the way through, but still a few tears of sadness in my eyes… Thank you for all these years of giggles, Barry…

[@solent7430]

Fabulous! Thank you so much Richard. I used to live in the same road as Barry in the 80’s & 90’s. He was a regular figure with his white hair in Hatch End. I only spoke to him a few times but this is the conversation I would have loved to have. RIP Baz thank you for the laughs

[@conkerman01]

Richard. This was magnificent!

[@Herring1967]

agreed

[@interestedlen8823]

I'd always hoped to see Barry perform live but never did. I'm sure I'm not alone in saying it feels like losing a beloved uncle, RIP Baz

[@BelligerentBurgers]

I'm glad you posted this today, what a titan of comedy he was.

[@H0MEM0VIE]

Thank you for sharing this, Richard. I travelled up to London to be there in person as this clearly was always going to be a special one.

[@rorrt]

We've lost another comedy great.. As well as being revered by the old guard, he gave so much guidance to new comedians starting out. I can't remember if it was on this podcast or somewhere else where a new comedian quoted him, to paraphrase "I like talking about the past, I don't like living in it". New comedy is the thing to get excited about and that's what excited him.

[@ebneigh5191]

That man may not know how he made the life of a working class boy, from a single parent home in Glasgow, that much better by the careers he touched and tv screens he reached. I cried when I heard the news of his passing. Rest in peace, Barry.

[@kinghani]

One of the greats. Never aimed bitter shots at younger comedians and, unlike lesser comedians, didn't spend his whole late-period career boring us by going on about woke-ism and cancel culture. As a result, remained funny and looked happier.

[@enrobhcit]

one more of my heroes gone , Barry thanks for all the laughs and i would expect that God has you writing his next script. Our most sincere condolences to all your family.

[@andybutcher6251]

Very very funny bloke, so talented, was behind so much comedy you weren't aware of, a true legend of his craft

[@michaelrobson3460]

Faster than radio 4. A true gentleman who knew how to replace a rooster.

[@stuartpowell255]

Saw Barry Cryer live a few years ago he was excellent, RIP to a comedy legend.

[@thehowlingterror]

What a real legend. we are all the better for having him in our life.

[@squirrelarch]

Thanks for putting this up. As ever a joy. I've been taken aback by how emotional I was around the news of Barry's passing. He seemed to be of and among the best of us.

[@PinkSallyProductions]

I still miss Barry Cryer on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. What a lovely man and great comedian 🌹

[@philipyoungs]

I had to pause the video when I looked over at my Mornington Crescent mug, that hit me quite hard. Thank you for putting this up Richard x

[@whathappenedtoclaudio]

Well done Richard, what a beautiful person. Relevant, entertaining and warm for his whole lifetime, never one to glory in nostalgia. A true inspiration for everyone who wants to stay 'fresh' in life. RIP Uncle Baz, this one's not been easy

[@simazar]

His generosity speaks even louder than his incredible humour. What a teary pleasure that hour was, and brilliantly interviewed by Richard.

[@gigteevee6118]

Thanks Richard, a very kind gesture to put this up today. Not many deserve the status of legend, but he did!

[@frisnitfrisnit]

A sad loss but this was a delight to watch

[@abstractradio8329]

A wonderfully generous human being - full of love; a paradigm for us all. Thank you Barry.

[@aiferapple1246]

RIP Barry. You will be sorely missed. Thank you for all the laughter

[@m.j.nicholls]

Hands down, one of the funniest men who ever lived. An enormous loss. Thanks for this wonderful interview.

[@TheButtonMan]

What a legend. Thank you for sharing the video! I've been grinning and tearing up for an hour...

[@scootbenet]

Thanks for catching him summing it all up so close to the end. Phenomenal stuff.

[@tobywiddop4817]

This is a great interview. Fantastic program. Timeless brilliant Barry thanks for putting it out so quickly.

[@JezzyPrice]

Beautifully done - thanks for bringing back a lot of happy comedy memories

[@kathish]

What a legend. I'm so glad I got to witness his brilliance live and well as so much terrific radio, podcast and TV work. Thanks for posting this, Rich!

[@DavidDunneUK]

Thanks so much for posting this up. Lovely, talented man.

[@swordblaster2596]

Thanks for putting this up Richard. He seemed such a nice man in every interview or chat I ever saw him in.

[@johnnyfortpants1415]

First RHLSTP that made me cry

[@pemberwick]

Thanks, Rich - only saw the original posting recently and so his passing was felt all the more keener. Barry's an inspiration and always will be.

[@-Blackguard-]

Thanks for posting. Such a huge loss. RIP Barry.

[@Endominius]

Love to Barry. Thanks Richard, just what I needed today.

[@RMGLUCK]

Thank you, Richard - some much needed joy.

[@merlinsclaw]

Brilliant. Thank you for posting the video, Richard.

[@AdeDaviesWales]

Well done. Great tribute to a legend.

[@mumfnah]

Archbishop joke 38:19 made me laugh a lot. Thanks for uploading the chat

[@kr050]

Just wonderful. I watched this over two session after work with a glass of wine. What a fantastic way to be able to say goodbye.

[@SixEightySeven]

That was wonderful, Rich, Thanks for posting the video. Hard to believe Barry has passed, he was one of a kind,

[@heartandsoulcpftnhsft8172]

Brilliant - just what we needed. Thank you, Richard :)

[@shteevuk]

RIP Barry, what an absolute legend over decades of British comedy

[@living4ward2it]

Thank you...nice to celebrate and honor lovely Barry Cryer...we love you Barry!

[@johnmackay496]

Really really enjoyed this one, what an amazing through back to a time we can still celebrate and enjoy

[@Stratboy999]

Thanks Richard. What an absolute treat.

[@jamespotter3660]

great stuff, fab tales, the little wave at the end was poignant - some nice jokes about death along the way. Thanks Richard for sharing that one.

[@readventurekids]

I cried with laughter the first time I watched it. I will be watching it with tears in my eyes again...

[@oneworldfamily]

Thank you, very much indeed, for uploading this, Richard. I do hope you will carry on, for many many more years.

[@elaineparker6171]

what a genuinely warm and very funny man. thanks for uploading this x

[@frankbrodie5168]

Definitely a legend of the industry. Absolutely lovely to watch.

[@ledzep331]

What a funny, clever man Barry was. Your really need someone to interview you like this soon Richard. So we'll have something to remind us what a legend you were.

[@neverdiminished]

RIP Barry. Thanks for all the laughs!

[@CarlinConnolly]

One of my big regrets is not talking to him more when he played a venue i managed... He is still so sharp and full of language that still makes the jokes surf the stories... RIP My Cryer - let's hope for a re-incarnation sooner rather than later!

[@DMEB]

RIP BARRY CRYER!!!! A LEGEND THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!!!!!!!! GREAT INTERVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!

[@joelfildes5544]

That train gag! Cheers for the laughs Baz !

[@sparkstron73]

Lady on the train and archbishop jokes, very good. Sorry to hear he's passed, nice guy

[@angiejukes7373]

Fantastic - a wonderful time watching this!!

[@Mikeandtheboys]

Really enjoyed watching this, thanks for posting

[@OfflineSetup]

He had a type of respect that no money in the world could buy.

[@slothrr776]

Self-respect?

[@douglasbertram4477]

Could listen to him endlessly.

[@TheEliReid]

Awww that little wave in the end was so sweet.

[@brookewestonctc]

The best we can all hope for is to be this sharp and relevant right until the end.

[@heavymetalvegan6564]

Thanks so much for putting this up.

[@bestbites6705]

Magnificent. ♥️🤘 A true gentleman, and the quickest wit.