Barry Cryer was the greatest supporter of The Oldie, as a performer and contributor. His friends pay tribute
Craig Brown: Has there ever been such a funny man who was also so lovable and so generous?
Years ago, a friend of mine, who happens to be a High Court judge, pointed out that, of all the panellists on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, it was Barry who always laughed loudest and longest at other people’s jokes.
Barry loved jokes as David Attenborough loves wild animals – and, I suspect, for much the same reason. He saw in
