The actor and comedian John Bird has died aged 86.
Bird died peacefully on Christmas Eve, his representatives have confirmed.
Following news of his death, fellow comedian Rory Bremner paid tribute to “one of the greatest satirists”.
Together with the late John Fortune, Bird and Remner made up the trio of the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune.
The satirical show ran between 1999 and 2009. Across its 16 seasons, it was nominated for numerous Bafta TV Awards.
In the Sixties, Bird was part of the satire boom. He appeared reguarly in shows such as BBC’s That Was The Week That Was, which was presented by David Frost, and was one of the first BBC programmes to mock politicians.
The Nottingham-born comedian’s death follows almost nine years to the day after his co-star Fortune died at 74 years old (on New Year’s Eve 2013).
In a 2004 appearance on Desert Island Discs, Fortune described...
Bird died peacefully on Christmas Eve, his representatives have confirmed.
Following news of his death, fellow comedian Rory Bremner paid tribute to “one of the greatest satirists”.
Together with the late John Fortune, Bird and Remner made up the trio of the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune.
The satirical show ran between 1999 and 2009. Across its 16 seasons, it was nominated for numerous Bafta TV Awards.
In the Sixties, Bird was part of the satire boom. He appeared reguarly in shows such as BBC’s That Was The Week That Was, which was presented by David Frost, and was one of the first BBC programmes to mock politicians.
The Nottingham-born comedian’s death follows almost nine years to the day after his co-star Fortune died at 74 years old (on New Year’s Eve 2013).
In a 2004 appearance on Desert Island Discs, Fortune described...
- 12/28/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
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