Remembering Bobby Ball 1944-2020: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hoxp2cGMidXUZJs.html

@deemdoubleu

3 жыл бұрын

I never realised how much I loved them two. RIP Bobby.

This man influenced me and my mates humour in the 70's and 80's, none of us would meet in the pub come Saturday night until after their show. We used all his one liners and sayings, 'you stupid bird' , 'leave it, leave it' , and of course 'Rock on' . I am really sad tonight, I loved the man. Ans I have lovely memories of my late Mum and Dad crying with laughter as they sat together watching the show. There will never be another Bobby Ball. RIP.

As I understand it, Bobby passed away only very recently, and judging by the comments here and on other sites, he will be sorely missed by fans the world over. I have only recently found Cannon & Ball here on KZread, and I have never laughed so much for a long time while watching Bobby and Tommy. I am from Australia, but I love watching the old British comedians, and this duo were one of the best. R.I.P Bobby, and ‘Rock On’, wherever you are.

R.I.P Bobby Ball and thank you for the laughter .

RIP Bobby, no doubt at the gates of heaven you’ll be making them laugh.

Bring me sunshine. Bring me laughter. My 80s hero. RIP funny man x

As a kid growing up in the 80s, Bobby made me cry with laughter. His timing, his looks at the camera, and threats to the audience.....were simply hysterical. More than once did I cry with laughter....and it was sad news hearing that he passed. They simply do not make them like him anymore...and the world we live in today is all the worse for that.

@veganvocalist4782

3 жыл бұрын

Yea we all need to laugh MORE than ever . Beautiful man he was ♥️

Omg just heard the news 😢 RIP BOBBY... U WERE A TRUE LEGEND AND A JOY TO WATCH. HEAVEN HAS GAINED ANOTHER COMEDY ANGEL 🙏💙

My parents and me and my sister loved these guys. It was almost like a religious thing to sit down together on a Saturday evening and watch their show as a family group. ‘Rock on Tommy’ you will be missed x

RIP Bobby Ball, and thank you for decades of laughter.

He always seemed like a really nice, humble man in all of his interviews over the decades.

Casting Bobby in Not Going Out was a master stroke. RIP Bob.

What sad news went to see them many years ago RIP sir condolences to his family and friends

Found out before 10:30 this morning that Bobby Ball had passed away after being diagnosed with COVID-19. I remember going to see Cannon and Ball at the North Pier Theatre in Blackpool back in the summer of 2015. This wasn't the first time I'd been to see them: The first time I went to see them was back in 2009 at the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough. Three years later, I saw them again at the same theatre. Anyway, I went to see them for a third time in 2015. The show was great as always and Cannon and Ball were really funny. After the show, I met Bobby at the stage door and the first words he said to me were, "Alright, pal! How are yer?" I'll never forget that moment. Then, in the summer of 2016 or 2017, I saw them perform again at a nightclub in Blackpool called Viva Blackpool. Interestingly, Bobby Ball's sons, who work as a double act, also performed that night. But the highlight of the show was Cannon and Ball's performance. They not only did some of their best routines, but they told some really funny stories about their lives in showbusines, which they'd told when I'd previously been to see them, but I still enjoyed hearing those stories. Every time I went to see them, they always sang a song to close the show called, "Through The Years" and they modified the lyrics a bit to make it about their friendship. It's a song that really sums them up. Another song that sums them up well is their signature tune, "Together, We'll Be OK", which is also a great song. Some of my favourite Cannon and Ball routines are The Trumpet, The Ping-Pong Table and The Ballad Of Molly Malone, routines which they performed time and time again and never fail to make me laugh. In all this reminiscing, I've forgotten something really important: After the show at the Viva Blackpool, I got the chance to meet them backstage. This time, I met both of them and I even had my picture taken with them. I also went to see them in Wakefield back in 2017 when they performed in Bobby Ball's stage play The Dressing Room. I didn't get to meet them that night, though. The last time I saw them perform was back in 2019 at The Forum Theatre in Northallerton. I only met Tommy that night, because Bobby had to drive back home to Lytham St. Anne's. So, in total, I've seen them perform five times. Tommy was a good straight man, but Bobby was a great comedy performer and not only that, but he was just as funny off-stage as he was on-stage. He was also a great comedy actor, as demonstrated in Not Going Out with Lee Mack. This is a sad day for me. He and Tommy were one of my favourite comedy double acts, but he was also a great performer in his own right and it's such a shame that this terrible COVID-19 thing has taken him away before his time. He was only 76 years old. Anyway, I'll still have my memories of him and I also have my Cannon and Ball DVD's, which I'll be watching in tribute to him.

@terencebarrett2897

3 жыл бұрын

Billy it was a wonderful story and lovely memories , billy on TV now I can't recall,remember anything regarding entertainment etc,maybe Lee Mack, its just everyone wants to be offended, ordinary girls like say "pans people, Benny hill,tommy cooper,Leonard Rossiter, rising damp etc they wouldn't be shown,and these artists had tread the boards and done there graft,and entertained people,imagine all those entertainers through music halls,early TV and radio" and clubland,,they entertained ,kept spirits up,you switched off your worries,nice to read your stories billy,and god Bless, RIP Bobby Ball, love and peace

You have made me laugh from being a kid and you lightened up the world for a long time, you will be sadly missed but you will bring laughter to us all for a life time. God bless you Bobby RIP

When you spent all your life entertaining people and making them happy then it's a life well spent and big respect. Have a good one Bobby.

that man is funnier then most comedians today, pure class, R.I.P Mr Ball

If we had more people like him it would be such a nicer world to live in. RIP Bobby

@itchytastyurr

3 жыл бұрын

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I don't know about anyone else but I've just about had enough of corona. It has taken too many greats and Bobby has just been added to the list RIP

@paulmiles9102

3 жыл бұрын

matt so true there a sad world where liveing in now and now the news of bobby ball passing just heartbreaking what a great legend

Bless Bobby Ball, back when our country was great, how I wish those days were here once again... RIP 🙏

@billydevlinarboegallery6271

3 жыл бұрын

Kim .. . K

Even now - I still feel the pain of loss when I think of Bobby. My mother absolutely adored him. She had a similar personality to Bobby and had the same sense of humour. There is a generation that is sadly dying now and that generation had a fantastic sense of humour that sadly - the snowflakes of today - do not appreciate. I find that sense of humour to be the best. The same generation had to grow up in war torn Britain. They saw a lot of destruction and damage when they were children. So they chose to laugh at everything to remove the sting. It is a unique sense of humour that is sadly dying off now. Today's humour is just offensive sarcasm - with no imagination needed. Bobby Ball and Tommy Cannon were a warm friendly act. Truly genius in their own right. I still miss Bobby. I hope he is up there with God and having a good laugh. God bless ya Bobby and rest in peace.

R.I.P. Bobby. The word legend is banded about to easily these days but he is a true comedy legend. ROCK ON TOMMY!!!!

Watching them after all these years you realise how good they were.

I fookin love Bobby. We used to watch the lads every year when I was a kid and when I see them on KZread it's like seeing members of the family.

@GreenMorningDragonProductions

4 жыл бұрын

Me an' all. And I haven't lived in Granadaland since 1992, but I still fancy Lucy Meacock.

@bonesf200

4 жыл бұрын

@@GreenMorningDragonProductions haha. I've heard a few people say that about Lucy Meacock. No my cup of tea though.

@drundub73

3 жыл бұрын

1985 Christmas special , not seen it since I was a lad , found it on youtube laughed my arse off . never thought I would see it again . they were brilliant .

@bonesf200

3 жыл бұрын

@@drundub73 going to look that up. I have a proper childhood memory of them doing a Christmas special where Bobby played an Oliver Twist character called 'Twisty Ball'. I hope it's that one!!

Love you Bobby love to his family and friends at this sad time xx

a proper comic unlike the crap on tv now RIP bobby ball

I will miss you Bobby!! Always!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

Rip Bobby. You and Tommy made my TV childhood so great. Thank you both x

Another legend gone , a sad day .i had tickets to see them earlier this year but it was cancelled due to the virus , it was moved to feb next year , sadly i will never get to to see the man how brightened up my saturday night in the eighties , sleep well and rock on !x

R.I.P I will sad!y miss this man.

loved him...lovely man always made us laff! God bless Bobby xxx

RIP Bobby - Rock on!

RIP what a legend. Sad day, god bless you Bobby ball.

One of the best and sadly missed RIP Bobby

Made me laugh and cry this.. Rip Bobby Ball..

@mattinfullvision9598

3 жыл бұрын

Made me laugh, made me cry, made me cry with laughter, RIP Bobby

I was lucky enough to see Cannon and Ball many years ago at the Futurist Theatre Scarborough when they were in their prime, and again a few years later at Blackpool, So many laughs and what a double act they were. Sad time losing Bobby Ball

@yorkiesteve9453

Жыл бұрын

Wow, exactly same as me, I think it would be around 85 when I saw them at Scarborough, they're still not out of place watching their old shows today, timeless!

God bless you Bobby ....growing up in the 80’s you were my Saturday night prime time entertainment....RIP👍🏻👍🏻

R.I.P Bobby, Had many years of Laughter , thanks to you and tommy xxxx Rock On....

God bless him. May he rest in peace. Part of my childhood that I will never forget. 🍻

What a lovely humble man who never forgot his roots a Comic legend RIP Bobby 👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏

God bless Tommy now you can keep the Angel's amused you were great ROCK ON BOBBY RIP

Hahaha 😂 always meks me giggle ♥️♥️♥️ LOVE ‘im 🤗

Rock on tommy will be on his gave stone, god bless him, gave us many years of laughter, always a legend.

This man Bobby Ball is Awesome, and a big part of Legend TV oldies 👌 I want a selfie with him.

Made millions laugh . What an achievement 👏

So sad he's gone. Looks like he had so much more to offer. Loved watching both of them back in the day. RIP Mr Ball. Sleep tight sir. X

Awwww, he was just a lovely bloke with a great sense of humour. My mother adored him. I genuinely feel upset at hearing of his loss. God bless ya Bobby. Rest In Peace

RIP Bobby what a legend.

Wonderful tribute #rockontommy #togetherwebeok

God bless you mate - Thanks for all the laughs over the years. R.I.P

Bobby Ball was and remains a legend. As school boys we loved the way he would get away with anarchy on prime time TV by being so charming about it. RIP

R.I.P. Bobby (28th Oct 2020)

A great comedian! Sadly missed

Very sad news that Bobby Ball has died, such a nice man and I for one will miss him. R.I.P

RIP Bobby.

He was a lovely wonderful funny man

Rock On In Heaven Bobby!! 😘😘😘

I adored Cannon and Ball, I saw them live in the 80s, I remember laughing so much my sides hurt! Xxx♥️

@billydevlinarboegallery6271

3 жыл бұрын

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It feels like I’ve lost an uncle!! I grew up watching Cannon & Ball as a child I went to see them both in Panto in Crewe last Christmas and the Christmas before they were brilliant such a great shame Love you Bobby RIP ❤️❤️

RIP Bobby. Gonna miss you pal x

just a wonderfull funny man

You will be sadly missed, thank you for making the Nation Laugh, God knows we could do with some laughter at this time of our lives. you made me laugh out loud over the years. God Bless to all your Family.....Rock On Tommy!!!!

Legends

God bless...funny man.

He was and is my comedy hero. Rock on Bobby RIP xxxxx

You will be missed sir xx

R.I.P Bobby 😢

I loved him sooo much.💔

"I'm fillin' up now."

He was a gd laugh rip in bobby sorry to his family and wife and friends you be making them laugh in heaven

R.i.p sir

I love cannon and ball they were my double act and would like to have met them but Tommy still going so who knows great interview and thanks for sharing

awwwwwww bless them x

RIP Bobby Ball 1944-2020

I honestly believe there is a “heaven” - Imagine getting to sit down in some future existence being able to sit down and break bread with Eric Morecambe, Rik Mayal and Bobby Ball.

RIP Bobby u always cheered everyone up sadly missed 💐

@peterbrennan9135

3 жыл бұрын

Well said!

What a down to earth gent....

A real genuine Lancashire lad RIP

RIP Bobby. Xxx

Seen em when l was7 years old my dad was the image off him not jokeing in Butlins and bobby said you are a look alike come on rock on barry

Lovely man.. So funny... R.i.p

Sadly missed. British icon

So,so,sad he will be missed,so funny

Rock on tommy

Great guy.

R.I.P Bobby.

God bless you Bobby. Rock on Tommy!! They don't make um today like they used to do

You ARE a sex symbol Bobby! 💋 But so is Tommy! 💋 I love ya both, wish I could get a hug! xx God bless you both xx

Legend

RIP Bobby,fantastic childhood memories, red braces rock on Tommy. Sadly missed xxx

@vickyhyde8173

3 жыл бұрын

I just heard about his passing away it's very sad

@vickyhyde8173

3 жыл бұрын

He used to make me laugh

@kathjobling3666

3 жыл бұрын

A legend Vicky,I'm gutted x

@vickyhyde8173

3 жыл бұрын

I will miss how he used to say rock on Tommy

@kathjobling3666

3 жыл бұрын

@@vickyhyde8173 me too,thoughts with his family and of course Tommy x

Still making us laugh 🤣 ! Rock on forever Tommy

Rock on in heaven

Rest in peace Bobby god bless🙏

BOBBY WAS A FUNNY MAN IN THE WORLD

Rock on Bobby. RIP

RIP Bobby and thanks for all the laughs

Fantastic suit.

R.I.P BOBBY going to miss you

RIP

Thanks for the laughs mr ball