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'Give this book to everyone you know – NOW!' Miriam Margolyes
'The wonderful Barry Cryer' Stephen Fry
'He was so funny and such fun and here he is again in all his rib-tickling glory' Gyles Brandreth
Foreword by Sandy Toksvig
'I 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 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 , and into more recent times as a stalwart of Radio 4's long-running I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue , where he worked with Rob Brydon and David Mitchell among many others, this book is a hugely entertaining insight into the life of a true comedy legend. Bob also shares a range of exclusive material unique to the Cryer family – including family photos, memorabilia, oral recordings, interviews with friends and colleagues (among them Michael Palin and Eric Idle ) – as well as Bob's own personal reflections on living and working with a comedy icon.
Laced with candour, warmth and filled with his trademark humour, Barry Same Time Tomorrow? is not just a wonderfully witty and affectionate biography of a father by a son, but a heartwarming insight into a vanishing era of comedy.
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'I'm insanely happy that the life of jokester Barry Cryer is to be lovingly detailed by his son' Emma Thompson
